Our Wellness Worker Q+A is a new series of profiles of frontline service workers in our region, who are dedicated to wellness. Last week, we met NNADAP counselor Juanita Jacob. Today, meet therapist Kerrie Palmer. What are your job titles? I have three different jobs in the area of therapy. My job titles are as … Continue reading Q+A: Meet Wellness Worker, therapist Kerrie Palmer
Village of Pemberton taxes and utilities are December 31, and homeowner grants must also be claimed by that date. Note the Village's holiday hours.
Passionate about the Pemberton Community? Part of any of these groups who are putting regional culture on the map? Enjoy working in a group? The Village of Pemberton is looking for community members from the Village of Pemberton, SLRD Area C and Mount Currie to sit on the Cultural Roundtable Committee. The role of the … Continue reading Culture Keeners Wanted! Info Session on the Cultural Roundtable, Dec 13, 7pm
Find out more about the Pemberton Multicultural Network in the lastest Choose Pemberton Q+A.
For helping to make the 3rd Winds of Change Wellness Gathering a success, thank you to the following supporters: The Village of Pemberton, Lil'wat Nation, the Squamish Lillooet Regional District, the Union of BC Municipalities, Rotary Club of Pemberton, Whistler Blackcomb, Al LeBlanc, Pedrini Construction, Mountain Glass and Mirror, Dave Steers Photography, Art Junction, North … Continue reading Thankyou!
Congratulations to Lindsay May, Pemberton & District Library (represented by Marnie Simon & Shannon Ellis), and Henry McDermot, the recipients of the 2012 Winds of Change Wellness Recognition Awards. And thank you to all the nominees and nominators, who are championing wellness in our communities.
On October 18, 2012 at 10:18 AM, thousands of British Columbians participated in “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in The Great British Columbia ShakeOut, the largest earthquake drill in BC history! All British Columbians were encouraged to participate in the drill.British Columbia is located in a seismically active region where a few thousand earthquakes occur … Continue reading Be Prepared for any Emergency or Disaster!
X’et’olacw dump will be closing soon. This weekend is the chance to clean up Mount Currie before it fully closes. You clean it up, leave everything at the curb and it will be picked up and hauled to the dump for you. It's a beauty-blitz of Mount Currie, with prizes for the cleanest yard in … Continue reading Event: Community Clean Up Weekend, Mt Currie, Oct 13 + 14
October 11th has been declared the International Day of the Girl by the United Nations. This day is specifically to enhance awareness around issues that affect girls and to take action. • In Canada young women aged 15-19 are subjected to dating violence at a rate of 10 times more than young men. • 70% … Continue reading International Day of the Girl, October 11
Exciting to read in the Question this week that the Pemberton Valley Trails Association is moving full-steam ahead with its dream of building a hiking trail up Mount Currie. The province has granted the necessary approvals, and the PVTA hopes to get started on the first 2km of trail before the snow flies, with the … Continue reading Shout Out: PVTA
The Wellness Almanac 