A lovely tea recipe from Pemberton's Tadasana Yoga studio, that I stumbled upon, in pretty much the same way I stumbled upon this quote by their front door last week. From an ayurvedic perspective, tumeric is a wonderful herb to increase in the Spring as we slowly move away from the dominance of Kapha dosha and … Continue reading Recipe: Warming Turmeric Tea
I took a (new to me) shortcut to a friend's house the other day, and, like a tourist, stopped to read the sign about the Arn Canal. Sometimes, (a lot of the time), I realised, I walk around as if I have blinkers on. Busy busy busy. Focussed on my to-do list and wherever I'm … Continue reading The Interpreter (Signs Around Town): Secrets of Arn Canal
A groundbreaking collaboration between Lil'wat Nation, the SLRD and the Village of Pemberton, the Community Alcohol Policy is underway. Have your say about the impact and integration of alcohol into community life. A survey is now online at fluidsurveys.com/s/CAPSurvey Paper versions of the survey are also available at the front desks of the Village of Pemberton … Continue reading Survey: Have Your Say in the Community Alcohol Policy
Support a crew of super motivated grade 4/5 students, the Signal Hill Energy Ambassadors, save the planet and help the school win money towards the Intermediate Playground. Visit the Green Games website hosted by Science World and vote for the Signal Hill Energy Ambassadors effort to encourage us to save energy. Voting ends March 31. … Continue reading Support the Signal Hill Energy Ambassadors
Thanks to Liz Barrett who dropped us a note via TheWellnessAlmanac@gmail.com, to let us know that there are bald eagles hanging around by the river if you drive along the Lil'wat road.Born in South Africa, Liz is passionate about wildlife and nature. She tries to capture the essence of each special encounter with wild animals … Continue reading Seasonal Observation: Bald Eagles
A Community Information Meeting is being planned for March 3, 2014 at Xet’olacw Community School, for all parents of Xet’olacw Community School Students Dinner provided at 6:00 p.m. Prizes Information Tables Mount Currie Board of Education Members will be presenting how our students are achieving. Presenting Statistics on: Reading Writing Numeracy Student Attendance Statistics will show our School … Continue reading Lil’wat Community Information Meeting, March 3
The newspapers under the floor... Sounds like the title of a Nancy Drew mystery. What my husband found one wintery Sunday afternoon was nothing short of amazing. He was in the process of beefing up the floor of his wood workshop on our farm. He wanted to lift up the old lino in the building … Continue reading Finding History Under the Floor
The Hill Academy Pacific is an independent school for students who are dedicated to an active lifestyle through sport. Their team is pushing toward welcoming the first students to a Pemberton campus in September 2015, and according to their latest newsletter have been busy meeting prospective families, partners and investors as well as representatives from … Continue reading Info Night for the Hill Academy, Feb 26
On Monday, February 24, at 7pm, the Pemberton & District Library will host a talk by Garth Riess about his bike tour from Pemberton to South America and to raise awareness of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
Last week, during the arctic outflow, a sharp-shinned hawk stopped by. The eagle-eyed John Tschopp caught these photos, but didn't stop to ask any questions. The Sharpshinned Hawk was checking out our yard [the other] morning. To operate the camera, I had to take off my gloves. It was a short photo session.
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