I love snakes. I am surprised to discover this about myself. And it's mostly directed towards Pemberton's very small, non-poisonous, non-lethal, rare and rather adorable snakes... which is why I feel appreciation to the efforts of the SLRD, Stewardship Pemberton and the PVTA to reroute a bike trail to accommodate important snake habitat. I will … Continue reading Sharp tailed snake protection underway

Hey planners, goal-setters and coaches! What are the best questions you ask people, to help them identify their goals? What helps people unearth their true purpose, and set out on that path? This question feels alive for me today because it's my birthday. And I've had this note on my unwieldy calendar of to-dos, to … Continue reading 10 years now

Acts of care bring us back into relationship, physical relationship, and it's only within the field of a relationship that repair can occur. At least that's what I've been thinking about lately - and when this Poem a Day poem landed, it amplified that. Poet Leora Kava names this push-pull tension of wanting to learn … Continue reading “Pulling syllables” – a poem about longing for your mother tongue and finding a way to pronounce it

Yellowleg. Photo by John Tschopp Writes our birding correspondent, John Tschopp, this week: "A year ago I was privileged to observe and photograph a rare bird for Pemberton, a Red-necked Phalarope. The date was May 19  2021. This spring I kept my eyes on that same puddle of water, on private property. One day, there … Continue reading Of miraculous anniversary sightings: the red-necked Phalarope

Charmaine Carpenter has stepped into the role of Curator at the Pemberton and District Museum and Archives. Charmaine moved to Whistler in 2017 and worked for Arts Whistler as the Street Entertainment Coordinator, Gallery Curator and Program Coordinator until the Pandemic shut things down. Immersed up until that point in the local arts and culture … Continue reading The Museum welcomes new curator

https://www.youtube.com/embed/a28JBIRJDVI While the cowboys and gals are heading home after a successful Rodeo weekend (congrats Lil'wat! especially after two years of not having a rodeo! what an accomplishment!), we're not quite ready to leave cowboy culture behind us. The BC Farmers’ Market Trail is a showcase of more than 145 BC Farmers' Market members, showcasing … Continue reading Ranch behind beloved local restaurant, Mile One, featured in new video series

via Sophie Strand. Something in this landed in me, even though I don't suffer chronic illness. But I think we're all on a healing journey. We all suffer separation sickness. In all of us, are things that warrant care, tending, repair, healing. Lost pieces of ourselves. Little bits of broken heart. Larger betrayals. The exhaustion … Continue reading Make my healing a celebration

I appreciate @kids.eat.in.color and their take on many things, including her generous approach to feeding small humans who don't necessarily ascribe to my aspirational values about kale chips being superior to mac n cheese, and who tend to make the hours of effort to soak cashew nuts to blend into a smoothie or meal pointless, … Continue reading How to explain a fat person to your kid (or, “they’re called tricky conversations for a reason”)

Thanks to Christine Andrew for sharing the Global TV news story about this, and bringing it to my attention. Liam Fisher is raising funds for cancer. (And making morning news TV hosts incredibly jealous of his beard.) I feel so exhausted at the thought of what Liam is setting out to do, that I want … Continue reading Liam Fisher’s Work Out To Conquer Cancer – Flip whatever you can – a page, or a tire, to make the most of where you’re at