The Pemberton + District Chamber of Commerce worked extensively with BC Hydro to find an alternative date for the cancelled Planned Outage (from July 2021). Based on feedback from the community, BC Hydro has rescheduled the outage for Sunday, Oct 30th from 9AM – 5PM. Here's some background to the decision and negotiations, that will … Continue reading Scheduled power outage Sunday October 30, 9 – 5

Appreciating these words from the Pemberton and District Chamber of Commerce: Without truth, there can be no genuine reconciliation. “Achieving reconciliation is like climbing a mountain—we must proceed a step at a time. It will not always be easy. There will be storms, there will be obstacles, but we cannot allow ourselves to be daunted by the … Continue reading Truth and reconciliation: What’s your next step?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjX3W6KGwkE The Pemberton and District Museum is winding down its summer season, with just the rest of October to welcome visitors. In the meantime, they've released their first promotional video. The Museum is a great place to get your bearings and begin to build a sense of this place. They're an ArtHop venue until October … Continue reading Check out the Pemberton Museum’s new video

I've attended a lot of Susan Reifer's mindfulness classes over the past few years and recommend her highly. Her insight is deeply grounded and grounding, practical, accessible and backed by a ton of neuroscience. This partnership with the Pemberton and District Public Library, Whistler Public Library and Whistler Pemberton Literacy Partnership, is geared to provide … Continue reading Boost your parental toolbox, with free Everyday Mindfulness course at the library

Áma sq̓it | good dayJoin us for this historic event on Friday! Make sure to RSVP!Kúkwstum̓ckal̓ap | Thank you

I felt a lift in my heart yesterday when I saw the orange t-shirts moving around the barn, at the Pemberton Farmers Market. I thought: allies!! All these people are declaring themselves. Saying, I want to stand for a different kind of Canada. I want to stand with First Nations people, with my neighbours. I … Continue reading The day after, let’s keep walking towards each other

We can't always escape our obligations to sit by a mountain stream.But we can close our eyes and remember that we are a mountain stream.Our blood. Our bones. Our minds.Dark water rushing through caverns.Red, red iron carrying oxygen born of starlight and soft, green treetops.The nature we long to visit is out there. But it is … Continue reading We are a mountain stream. We are each other.

Maybe today, you're heading to the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, or wearing an orange shirt, or participating in a ceremony or an event. Maybe you're making a donation to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (irsss.ca) Maybe you don't have anything planned, and you're not really sure what to do, or even if you want to. … Continue reading How to acknowledge Orange Shirt Day – a few ideas