We Were Made For These Times "My friends, do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered. They are concerned about the state of affairs in our world now. Ours is a time of almost daily astonishment and often righteous … Continue reading We were made for these times

Spud Crusher, Women's Enduro: Registration Opens, Feb 27th 9pm. We know you’ve been craving those tasty Pemberton spuds, so we’re back Saturday May 9th, with “all that and a bag of chips”! Registration Opens Thursday, February 27th, 2020 at 9pm,  https://ccnbikes.com/#!/events/the-spud-crusher-pemberton-womens-enduro-2020 Cost: $80 for 2020 PORCA members, $115 for not-yet PORCA members. WAY more info to come, so … Continue reading Registration for the Spud Crusher Women’s Enduro opens Feb 27th at 9am (and other news from PORCA)

via my favourite podcast For the Wild (whose latest episode is a rebroadcast of a conversation with Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, to provide some background for those who are just learning about TC Energy’s (formerly TransCanada) $6.6 billion proposed pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory and on what Unist’ot’en Camp represents, https://forthewild.world/listen/eriel-tchekwie-deranger-on-solidarity-with-unistoten-159?fbclid=IwAR2bNsrWrS-wyJto4pZ2rvPFZTVOjfMeI7jvA5UjuPM_boK7LqNsFFQEDqw) A practice for dreaming things whole again: … Continue reading Lend the Earth the power of your imagination

Virtual copy of the spring recreation guide is at the link: HERE  Registration for spring programs opens Tuesday February 25 at 9am.    

I walked tentatively into the temporary dance space. Dozens of people were there already, sprawled on the floor, stretching casually. I could tell from looking at them that they were “body” people, the type of people who naturally gravitate towards a 5 Rhythms movement workshop, “a moving practice for Freedom” promoted with a photograph of … Continue reading Sweat Your Prayers

I just read the first story of Katherine Fawcett's new collection, The Swan Suit, of fairy tales with a modern (and dark) twist. Fawcett, a former Pemberton resident who is now based in Squamish, will release her book at our library! Her humour is darkly funny, her stories are like bedtime tales for grown-ups. I'm … Continue reading Former Pemberton resident, Katherine Fawcett, releases her second short story collection here, Saturday March 14

  Gratitude is like a wheel - the more you cultivate it, the more momentum it is able to build. If you can build it into your days, as a habit - giving thanks before a meal, dancing, making a gratitude jar that you can open up and read through on a special occasion (Thanksgiving?), … Continue reading Take a spin on the Gratitude Wheel

In 2007, David Shepherd, Travis Price and their teenage friends in small-town Nova Scotia organized a high-school protest to wear pink in sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied [for wearing a pink shirt]… [They] took a stand against bullying when they protested against the harassment of a new Grade 9 student … Continue reading Wear PINK on Wednesday February 26 to stand against bullying