PORCA is stoked to announce the return of the Toonie! Village Yoga Pemberton will be sponsoring the course with a little warm-up stretch to get you started. Bring your toonie* and tight hamstrings to PORCA's first in-person event in 18 months! It's all happening tomorrow, Tuesday, September 7th!  Meeting location: One Mile Lake beachSign in starts: 6 pmYoga … Continue reading Toonie Races are back! And they start tomorrow

I acknowledge that a Collective Trauma Summit doesn't sound like a barrel of fun. But, last August, I found myself tuning in to an online summit on "trauma" and it was the most game-changing and mind-blowing experience. I've been trying to understand the mess our world is in, and finally, here was an explanation. And … Continue reading Want to come to a trauma conference with me?

The first/biggest argument my husband and I had about our newborn was not helped by the internet. Husband didn't want a thumbsucker, so wanted to go out and buy a soother. (He's a planner.) I wasn't keen on soothers, so didn't want him to. We argued for a bit, while the baby was asleep, and … Continue reading The internet is not helpful: how can we both we right?

This. via Lois Fay, who is always inspiring to me. '"Finding Yourself" is not really how it works. You aren't a ten dollar bill in last winter's coat pocket. You are also not lost. Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people's opinions, and inaccurate conclusions you drew as a kid … Continue reading Spent a lot of time “finding myself” and finally worked my way here (close to where I started)

I do not like being the first person to make an apology. So this poem, from John Roedel, who is currently winning the internet, as far as my feed is concerned (he's moving so many people and being shared so widely), kinda resonated. Is it your turn to forgive meoris it my turn to forgive … Continue reading Is it your turn to forgive me? A poem by John Roedel

    To honour young women, and to restore fluency in ucwalmicwts, a t-shirt is being printed... After starting with a t-shirt that featured a greeting, this shirt is part of a larger series, offering t-shirts emblazoned with the words that express the way we are related to one another. The t-shirt will have the … Continue reading Kíka7! N’Quatqua honours young women. Order your t-shirts before Sept 23

The Pemberton Arts Council is partnering with Diving In: The Art of Cleaning Lakes and Oceans to turn trash into treasure! This October, Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans will be working with Pemberton locals to remove trash from One Mile Lake. Date to be announced.  The Pemberton Arts Council is looking for a local artist to … Continue reading One Mile Lake to be de-trashed by Divers for Cleaner Lakes, in partnership with Pemberton Arts Council

https://www.youtube.com/embed/-EdRR0ZLofQ There's a word David says in this beautiful eye-candy video that is sitting with me. Wholesome. I went digging a little, to find the origin of the word. Back in the 1200s, it meant "of benefit to the soul," from whole (adj.) in the "healthy" sense + -some (1). I love this. I love this because, if you … Continue reading Hands up for those who grow our food. Slow Food Cycle Sunday video series presents Plenty Wild Farms

Meesh Moran shared this on Facebook, and gave us permission to repost. I loved it for the constructive way she spun her frustration into a positive action plan, and shared something helpful to everyone. My takeaway: my vehicle definitely needs emergency chips. Ironically, when I asked her permission to share, paving work in Squamish had … Continue reading Is your vehicle packed for an emergency, or for life going suddenly sideways, or for endless roadwork highway delays?

A provincial grant (administered by the Northern Development Initiatives Trust (NDIT)), is funding a new position at the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, devoted to supporting businesses and local organizations. Mandy Rousseau, a Pemberton-raised local and now-Whistler resident, is bringing her lifelong familiarity with the region and her skills as a marketing contractor, events organizer, and fund … Continue reading How’s business? Support IS available. Call Mandy and ask what’s there for you.