Here are a few people who deserve a shout-out for their contribution to Wellness in the 'hood: The Pemberton BMC Club crew: Jessica and Graham Turner, Lara and Dan Wall, Ernesto Cruz and Turner Montgomery. Jessica Turner, in this inspiring Q+A at Choose Pemberton, also recognised a host of amazing volunteers who supported the Board this … Continue reading Shout Out: Pemberton BMX
This guest post was written by Village of Pemberton Councillor, local dad, and Winds of Change Committee member, James Linklater. My daughter Anne recently paddled for Canada in the Outrigger Sprints in Calgary with a large contingent of Pembertonians. The positive impact this has made on her has been outstanding. I think of the TV commercial … Continue reading Coaches Corner: The Power of Sport, A Parent’s Perspective
Nice to see a couple of local characters being called out for their kindness to strangers in need, in this week's Pique Letters to the Editor. Visiting from Winnipeg, I had come to visit my best friend, in Lions Bay. It has been four years since I've been to B.C., and we decided we needed … Continue reading Shout Out: Gentlemen of the Road
Congratulations to local artist Ashley Joseph - his beautiful artwork was the winning design for the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler's 'Spirits Within Festival' Sept 29.
Governments, as a general rule, are more likely to win awards for obfuscation and jargonisation than good communication, which is why it's nice to see the Village of Pemberton being recognised for Dave Meslin's "Dazzling Notice Award" - an effort to design the mandatory public hearing and public notices to actually be useful, penetrable, English. … Continue reading Shout Out: Village of Pemberton
The Pemberton Public Library hosted a group at the beginning of the summer that drew 5 young people to come and explore ideas on how they could influence their community, and change the world. Arriya and Hayden, Olive, Kate and Emma worked really hard and were very inspiring to the adults around them. Inspired by … Continue reading Shout Out: Junior World Changers at the Pemberton Library
Featured in this week's Question are local youth, Tashayna Peters from D'arcy and Attila Nelson from Mt Currie, who have just returned from a four-month stint in Africa after being selected as two of 10 participants in this year’s International Aboriginal Internship Program administered by the Victoria International Development Education Association (VIDEA). Now home, they … Continue reading Shout-Out: Humanitarians Tashayna Peters and Attila Nelson
So awesome to see these local athletes were the cover-stars of the last-ever special "Pemberton edition" of the Question.
Dragon-boaters, your community is proud of you! At this weekend's Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, Pemberton paddlers once more proved their might. The Laoyam Eagles continue their winning streak, taking their 14th consecutive junior title. The Laoyam Falcons placed third in the same Championship final, putting both teams on the podium. Congratulations, too, to … Continue reading Shout-out: Laoyam Eagles, Falcons and Pemberton’s legendary paddlers
The Wellness Almanac 