Orange shirts and hoodies have arrived at the Cultural Centre store at Ts'zil in Mt Currie for Orange Shirt Day, September 30. The store also stocks adults and kids masks. Hours are Monday to Thursday 9-430. Please sanitize upon entering and sign in for contact tracing purposes. In a recent conversation with Tanina Williams, I … Continue reading Orange Shirt Day is September 30. It’s a way to say we share this healing journey.

One day, we killed a snake with the lawnmower. It was a big deal for me. (I wrote about it here. ) I wasn't able to throw it off easily - you know, collateral damage for a lovely lawn. That just didn't jive. So when I discovered this poem, a few weeks ago, it snagged, … Continue reading Be careful with each other

Did you get the chance to read the feature in the Pique earlier this month, sharing some of Lil'wat Nation's pride and opportunity building work? Click on the link or the photo to read the entire feature. Thanks to Braden Dupuis for writing this story. For your morning skim-read, I wanted to share some of … Continue reading “I have paid with my heart and soul. There is no free.”

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1LCP5GieV7c Thanks to Tanina Williams for sharing this video of Lil'wat elder Vera Edmonds sharing her expertise in basket-weaving. You can also purchase a 2 hour instructional DVD from the Lil'watul Cultural Centre that was created from 200 hours of interview footage with knowledgeable elders.

I have had the chance to talk with Bruce and Brenda Miller a few times over the years and have always enjoyed those conversations - they've always struck me as being dry-humoured, genuine and incredibly creative people, with no shortage of amazing ideas. They were the first farm to experiment with the just-started CSA (community-supported … Continue reading Ryan River Conservation Area created

It starts with a cheese board and bannock and gets better from there. Zero Ceiling family dinner. Order now for your Oct 3 feast.

This is a repost/update of a blog post originally published in 2017, by Veronica Woodruff. It's been updated to incorporate new data since 2017, and we're sharing it today, given the atmospheric river that is forecast for tomorrow. by Veronica Woodruff Like all good Canadians I love the weather. Almost to the point of obsession, … Continue reading What does this week’s fall storm mean for us? Veronica Woodruff gives us flood-plain dwellers some context (and a reason to keep one eye on the rain gauge)

When Maude Cyr was a girl, growing up in Rimouski, Québec, a friend of hers experienced domestic abuse. She confided in Maude. When Maude took this information to her parents, her parents did what was expected of them. They told Maude it wasn't any of their business. "Things that happen in a family, stay in … Continue reading Run towards hope

https://www.youtube.com/embed/zeYYwpAr8fM I don't know about you, but my Facebook feed effervesced with the announcement that a "Kym Fritz" from Pemberton had won the PNE Prize Home. Everyone seemed universally stoked that a local had won the house (if it couldn't have been them) and wondered who this mysterious Kym Fritz was... Check out this video, … Continue reading Lucky is as lucky does… PNE Prize home won by lovely locals, Heidi and Fritz Kym, and the community couldn’t be happier

Kelsey Bareham is a talented local writer and artist who grew up in the Pemberton Valley and now operates Whistler Tatttoo Company and is raising her own family. She recently shared a post to acknowledge World Suicide Prevention Day, which was Thursday September 10, and her articulation of the pain and ripple effects of suicide … Continue reading To prevent suicide, let’s talk about suicide, okay?