Tatum Monod is one of the pro athletes presenting at the opening nightfor this weekend's Raven Backcountry Festival. I sat down with Tatum last week to craft her bio for her new sponsor Arc'teryx, and followed that up by watching this cringe-inducing short film she made in response to a traumatic knee injury. (Cringe-inducing because … Continue reading Pemberton pro skier Tatum Monod reflects on coming back from injury

You have the opportunity to provide feedback on the Recreation Sites and Trails BC (RSTBC) on updating the Provincial Trails Strategy. Part of this process is gathering data from the public through an online questionnaire . The more input the better. Survey is open until Feb 28th 2020. https://engage.gov.bc.ca/trailsstrategyreview/ The Trails Strategy for B.C. was … Continue reading Trail users! Let the province know what you know, and inform the revised BC Trails Strategy

When someone has the courage to share their story, we are invited to step into circle, listen, witness, acknowledge. Myra Pierre's story might make your heart ache... she and her brother were the first children from the Mount Currie community to be sent to residential school in Sechelt. She has shared some of her story … Continue reading Celebrate Lil’wat poet, Myra Pierre

via https://www.nathalienahai.com/24-resilience-nature-connectedness-the-transformative-power-of-psilocybin-dr-sam-gandy/ I listened to this podcast last week - an interview between Natalie Nahai (a wonderful interviewer whose voice I have an ear-crush on) and Dr Sam Gandy, a doctor of ecological science and collaborator with the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London. Dr Gandy shared that earlier last year, the intergovernmental science … Continue reading Science says: The most resilient places on Earth right now, are the ones under indigenous stewardship

"If we hold the story of the world as this dead thing, a source of resources, a dump for our wastes, we create a world that is dead. Our stories are our most powerful creative tool. They tell us who we are and why we are here. And maybe we need to replace the rhetoric … Continue reading The story you tell creates the reality we live

  I sat down this month with local artist Seija Halonen for a story that will come out in the forthcoming Mountain Life. Seija lives at Lillooet Lake Estates, and one of these days, I hope, she'll take up an invitation to do a Wellness Almanac takeover! She inspired me utterly with her exuberance and … Continue reading Don’t massage one emotion. Let them flow.

Share your views about the future management of Meager Creek Hot Springs and Keyhole Hot Springs (two popular destinations in the Upper Lillooet River Valley near Pemberton) in a new public survey. The survey is hosted by the Fraser Basin Council for the Province of BC and Lil’wat Nation. It is open now through February … Continue reading Hot Springs survey invites your input by Feb 28

This story from the CBC (Jan 24 2020) is important reading. Massive respect to New Brunswick student Kiona Osowski for tackling this topic so constructively. Thanks to friends who shared it via Facebook, so that it bubbled up to my attention. New Brunswick 'We're constantly asked for pictures': Teen researches why sending naked pics is … Continue reading Student tackles toxic media, masculinity

Some events become icons, because they return us, every single year, to a place of deep community and celebration and belonging. Sunday brings the 29th annual Spud Valley Loppet. Register in advance by Friday, or pay a little more and register at the race.

The first time I tried Vision Boarding, it was so hard. I mean, you're just ripping out pages from magazines to make a collage. What's so hard about that? But my head kept getting in the way, asking unhelpful questions like "what is the point of this?" and "how is a picture of a model … Continue reading What might free rein at a room full of art supplies unleash in you? Find out February 5 at Art Asylum. RSVP!