There was a point during Signal Hill Elementary School's Xmas concert that I got all choked up and on verge of weeping - my kid wasn’t even on stage at that point and it had nothing to do with the fact we nearly didn’t make it there, (the six year old having  arrived home from … Continue reading Making Spirits Bright – put a Christmas concert on your calendar because kids embody the magic of the season

Last year, I went on a vision board making kick. Out of nowhere, I suddenly found myself cutting and pasting and clipping and collaging and what made it fun was the social, the letting go, the holding space to wonder what images spoke to me and what they might add up to, if I gave … Continue reading Vision Boards for 2020 – opportunities

Did you know that Winterfest has evolved into our community's free family New Year's Eve celebration, from its roots as a pre-2010-Olympics event? Once upon a time, the province handed out money to communities to build their Olympic spirit. The money dried up when the Olympics moved on to its next location, but the volunteers … Continue reading Winterfest: a free family New Year’s Eve celebration

Sometimes when I tell myself to breathe, it triggers panic – as if by drawing attention to this innate, unconscious, automatic action, breathing in and out suddenly becomes improbably difficult. Meditation, swimming laps, yoga… all these experiences often contain a few extremely panicked moments when I gasp, unable to catch a breath that has suddenly … Continue reading Unearthed

Last week the Pique reported that the PEMBERTON Museum is repatriating the Lil'wat Nation cultural items in its collection. To see the online database of Indigenous items at the Pemberton Museum visit pembertonmuseum.org/collections/objects/. If you have objects to repatriate to the Lil'wat Nation, email info@lilwat.ca or call 604-894-6115. Here's the story by Alyssa Noel: Last January, Lil'wat Political … Continue reading Got artefacts? Bring them home

So many beautiful ways to celebrate local makers and artisans this weekend and gather with friends and community members, or take a ride on a reindeer. And don't forget that Monday 16 December is the last day to donate PJs or toys for Super Ty's Holiday Toy Drive. December 13: Signal Hill Elementary Holiday  Market, … Continue reading All the festive things this weekend

How do we educate visitors to this territory? Lil'wat Nation developed this Leave No Trace video, to start the conversation. #XzumsTiTmicwa - Respect the land, and everything about it, the water, the animals, the forests. #LeaveNoTrace Before you come up to Joffre, you should remember that what you carry in you carry out, leaving the … Continue reading Let’s learn to say #XzumsTiTmicwa

A non-binary person responds to angry or rude social media messages with kindness and compassion. And proves that most people are angry because they're afraid because they're ignorant and don't know how to approach the things they don't know about... That's what I got out of this remarkable text exchange between Rain Dove, a non-binary … Continue reading The opportunity of online openness