https://www.instagram.com/p/BKiy_uJAug2/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac I asked Carlee Cindric to takeover our instagram account because she manages to always have her hands full (twin girls, for starters), but to behave with real grace and positivity. She's an event organizer - and she's the whirlwind of good vibes behind Winterfest. She took on the Slow Food Cycle this year. I … Continue reading The week Carlee got her instagram on

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“Being a perfectionist in retail, school or business is an asset, but man, try to apply it to parenting? It’s hard.” Bree Thorlakson has the take-no-prisoners energy of someone invincible and a little bit ball-busting. “I’ve always known what I wanted,” she admits. Being taken down by an infant was not part of her game … Continue reading The first rule of Bike Club is tell EVERYONE

Once a year I'm asked by an English/journalism teacher to address his students. I try and go, when I can, because, you know, it's really not that often you have a captive audience, and because the invitation alone gives me a chance to ruminate on what I think I know. (Not much.) I do like … Continue reading Life hacks

  A camera seems like the perfect invitation to go exploring, an excuse to see the world a different way, or simply to see it. Gary Martin went out exploring last week, and this was the fruit of his efforts.

As the days get shorter and colder, I enjoy the comforts of home more and more. Meanwhile, outside, the natural world follows its own rhythms: Mom and her two cubs have been feasting in the oat field for over a month, now. They follow a distinct path out of the woods at about nine o’clock in … Continue reading A Bear’s Life

This is going to be sitting on my coffee table this winter. And I'll turn the pages, to mark the days, that Polek shot his photos, as a reminder of two things: 1. what a beautiful place we live, and 2. how much can be accomplished when you build upon the power of a daily … Continue reading The Valley of Light project comes to fruition

As the days begin to get shorter and autumn chills the air, the museum will be getting ready for Halloween. The museum will be hosting another Halloween Event for children under the age of 12 on Saturday Oct 29th. There will be hot dogs, marshmallows and hot cocoa to warm little hands and toes. There … Continue reading Spookfest at the Museum for the kiddies, October 29

via the SLRD Mount Meager, 60 kilometres northwest of Pemberton, is a volcano in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt that last erupted explosively 2426 years ago. It is considered dormant. In the summer of 2016, sulphur smells and sightings of volcanic openings, or fumaroles, in the vicinity of Mount Meager were reported. Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) and academic partners … Continue reading Mt Meager activity is under review