Spending the spring in some version of "lockdown" might have given you cabin fever, or a frustration about the inadequacy of your living situation (annoying roommate? too small a yard?) but what if you have no home? I think a symptom of privilege is that we can end up wearing a set of blinders to … Continue reading Win a Whistler Staycation, support Zero Ceiling’s work to end youth homelessness. Enter before July 31.
The Mayor's Task Force, instigated by the Village of Pemberton. wants to know what your most pressing issues have been during the pandemic. Your responses will assist to collectively identify and prioritize issues and opportunities and begin to develop community-informed solutions. Reflecting on your experiences, how might we create a stronger community moving forward? … Continue reading What has been your most pressing issue during the pandemic? Let the Mayor’s Task Force know where to focus their attention
Squamish Climate Action Network presents Zero Waste Wednesdays. In their second video they demonstrate how to make beeswax wraps.
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSLCCWhistler%2Fvideos%2F743413863132424%2F&show_text=1&width=560 You might have heard that Levi Nelson was voted Favourite Artist in the 2020 Best of Pemberton. Three weeks ago, he chatted virtually with SLCC Curator Alison Pascal, about life as an artist and exploring the question: what does contemporary indigenous painting look like, and can he, as a Lil'wat artist, navigating painting, … Continue reading Breaking Bannock with fave local artist, Levi Nelson
COVID-19 Message from SLRD Board Chair July 13, 2020 via https://www.slrd.bc.ca/inside-slrd/notices/other-notices/covid-19-message-slrd-board-chair-july-13-2020 More than ten years ago, I visited a friend who lived in a house made of straw bales. I wasn’t sure of what to expect and was surprised to see thick, painted walls, a wooden floor and the convenience of modern appliances. The house … Continue reading What could we rethink? A provocation towards imagination, from SLRD Chair Tony Rainbow
When I read this article the other day, I nodded so vigorously, in recognition and appreciation for the points it raises, about why a news media (or social media) diet is so destabilizing and unhealthy. I thought it had been written expressly for these times, when I log on, hoping for some clarity, and gain … Continue reading What would happen if you took a news-cleanse?
Squamish Climate Action Network debuted Zero Waste Wednesdays on June 17. In their first video learn how to make two different kinds of natural all-purpose cleaner.
Phase 3 fitness looks like this: The Pemberton & District Community Centre is re-opening in a COVID-19 modified format. Things are definitely different, according to the Village of Pemberton's latest newsletter. Here are the details, and don't forget to be kind to other patrons and staff. Nothing about this is normal or easy, so bring … Continue reading How to get your work-out done: Pemberton Community Centre reopens, with no drop-ins, a few changes, a lot of relief
In early March 2020 The Warrior Within Team (Darren Brule and Scott Ward) traveled to LilWat First Nation in Mount Currie, BC. The youth came out for a weekend and shared their rich cultural heritage to us and we could see that their Lil̓wat7úl culture, traditions and language was dear to their hearts. We hope … Continue reading Amàmínts – check out this Lil’wat youth music video
I requested a copy of the book White Fragility from the library, and happily, it wasn't available. I say happily, because I am so heartened to find myself in a queue of 10 other people in our community who have gotten the memo that this is an important book to help white-bodied people understand our … Continue reading The answer to the question ‘where do I even start?’ is always: the library
The Wellness Almanac 