Things I am loving about fall and this high pressure system: the chance to put the garden to bed and get some garlic in. Such a good feeling to have dirt on my hands and under my nails. taking an evening walk around One Mile Lake, past the Pemberton Community Garden, which looks so beautifully … Continue reading Shout-Out: Lil’wat Community Gardeners
Tomorrow's free talk with Dr Art Hister will be held in the Ullus Community Centre in Mt Currie, and will start with welcome drumming and prayer, giving everyone a chance to sense the power of song and dance, gathering and celebration. Dance your own dance. Everyone has their own dance, also. It's really a way … Continue reading Video: Song and Dance of the Lil’wat
Today, we introduce therapist Lesley Marple, another of the frontline folks working most directly in our communities in the service of wellness, mental health and drug and alcohol issues. (Check out our previous profiles of Ursula Carus, Sgt Eric Rochette, Lindsay May, Kerrie Palmer and Juanita Jacob.) What is your job title? My official title is Concurrent Disorders Clinician, though … Continue reading On the Frontlines: Lesley Marple
There are a few recognition awards in our communities: the chamber awards, the citizen of the year, the Lil’wat employee awards, even the Pique's Best of Pemberton. As Sheldon Tetreault, Chair of the Winds of Change Steering Committee said recently, None of these specifically recognizes contributions to building healthier, more resilient communities. And resilience might be … Continue reading Winds of Change Recognition Awards: Nomination deadline extended to October 21, Noon!
It's the last trail run of the season - the annual Lumpy's Epic Run in Pemberton turns 15, and takes place on Sunday, Oct 20, at One Mile Lake. Meet at the beach for registration from 9am. Adult will run Lumpy’s Epic trail, Youth run is new Sea to Sky trail to Nairn … Continue reading Event: Lumpy’s Epic, Sunday 10am
Tonight's full moon, (the full moon that follows the autumn equinox) is called, according to the Farmers Almanac, the "Hunter's Moon", or Blood Moon or Sanguine Moon. Chinese lore also describes this moon as the Kindly Moon, reports the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, and the Lakota Sioux called it the Moon When Quilling and Beading Were … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: The Hunter’s Moon
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Happy International Day of the Girl. By popular demand, after a sell-out screening of the film Girl Rising, the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre is hosting a second screening on Wednesday, October 23, from 6:30 - 9pm. Tickets are $10, with proceeds going to the Girl Rising Fund, and can be purchased online here: http://www.girlrisingwhistler.eventbrite.com Girl … Continue reading Event: #GirlRising Screening at the SLCC
The Wellness Almanac 