via the Village of Pemberton news release of August 29 VILLAGE OF PEMBERTON RECEIVES GIFTED LAND FROM THE DEN DUYF FAMILY Lands to Be Used for Recreation Amenities PEMBERTON, BC – As of Thursday, June 22, 2017, the Village of Pemberton became the new owner of a 20-acre parcel of land off of Pemberton Farm … Continue reading Village of Pemberton acquires 20 acres of land for recreation use from den Duyf family
I’m writing a will and representation agreement - a little overdue but I’m getting to it. With this planning has come a lot of thought. I have a folder on my computer entitled ‘T’s fun.er.al’ which, among other things, contains some thoughts on music to play at whatever death ceremony ends up happening (if … Continue reading Death, appreciation and the things we leave unsaid
My kid woke up twice in the night with an ear-ache. I realized then how lucky we are these days – this side of infancy to get such uninterrupted bouts of sleep – as my husband and I fog-walked zombie style through the next day. But at one point, in the night, as I was … Continue reading Are you prepared for an emergency (that forces you to have your stuff together at 1am?)
Early in August, the fence in the back of John Tschopp's field looked different. He got out the binoculars and zeroes in on some Turkey Vultures. Many Turkey Vultures, in fact. Usually, explains Tschopp, the presence of so many turkey vultures indicates a carcass, but not in this case. No dead animal to be found and … Continue reading Just a couple of turkey vultures sitting on the fence
On August 14, I got this wonderful emailed Bird Update from John Tschopp: A resident on Collins road in Pemberton came home today to find a beautiful live sculpture floating on his garden pond. A single American White Pelican decided to test the waters of Pemberton. This is a first for Pemberton and will be added … Continue reading Meet the pelican who took a right turn at the beach and ended up in Pemberton
Do you live near Gates Lake Park? Love books? And adept at fending off wasps, spiders or other critters who might find this an appealing abode? Could you help the Pemberton Library? The Little Free Library at Gates Lake Park is so popular that they are looking for a volunteer to regularly check on the … Continue reading Book-guardians wanted!
Last week, we shared the news story, that in response to some missing vegetables, the Pemberton Creek Community Garden had come up with a produce sharing tool: an overflow box. It's now installed. And in full swing. The photo and details below come via Molli Reynolds: If you are passing by the main entrance to the … Continue reading Deposit your garden bounty here: New Harvest Box installed at the Community Garden
A month ago, we shared a call for entries Líl̓wat7ul photographers to submit photographs to be incorporated into the 2017 Líl̓wat Nation’s Annual. The winners have been selected. Congratulations to Jaime Pascal and Levi Nelson. (Levi was our guestagrammer in early July. You can bet we'll be inviting Jaime, too.) https://www.instagram.com/p/BWY46k-glOy/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac Jaime won the Grand … Continue reading Celebrate Líl̓wat Life Photo Contest winners announced
This story in last week's Whistler Question made me super glad to have Dawn Johnson and Stewardship Pemberton's Crabapple Project team at the helm of our instagram account this year. They are working to make a dent on food justice and food security issues, which are fancy buzzwords for the idea that everybody should have … Continue reading In the news: Pemberton Community Garden’s missing vegetables suggests there is a lot more need in the community than we are meeting
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