Kera Willis, writer, poet, singer-songwriter, dreamweaver, Mountain Horse School founder and teacher, shared a photo essay of weeds the other week and gave permission for us to post it here. Here are her ponderings, which are kind of a hymn, in my opinion, and no doubt will inform a song, because I dare you to … Continue reading Why weeds are an invitation to look again and see something else: a photo essay from Kera Willis

To honour National Indigenous History month, PORCA shared a three-part series interviewing three different women from the Lil’wat Nation who organized or participated in the recent Intro to Mountain Biking course put on by Indigenous Women Outdoors (IWO) in collaboration with PORCA. (Follow PORCA on Facebook for this kind of awesomeness. We're reposting this post, … Continue reading How are you showing up? A thought prompt from Sutikem Bikadi

How much water can a hot thirsty town down? A LOT, according to a recent post from the Village of Pemberton, advising that Level 3 Water restrictions have been brought for the Village, restricting watering to one day a week during off-peak hours (4am - 9am, or 7pm - 10pm.) (The next level of restrictions … Continue reading Village of Pemberton implements watering restrictions to protect the drinking water supply and fire flow storage

from the Pemberton Firefighters Association The Pemberton Firefighters have concerns with proposed changes to the ambulance service delivery model in Pemberton. The proposed changes, as understood by the firefighters, will result in the loss of a quick response ambulance for a minimum of 12 hours a day and this will result in a downgrade in … Continue reading Proposed Changes to Ambulance Delivery in Pemberton Raises Alarm

Do you celebrate or protest? On Tuesday, the Village of Pemberton Council considered that question, and I feel they came up with the right response. Mayor Mike RIchman posted to Facebook yesterday: Yesterday, Council and I were called upon to answer an important question. In light of the recent discoveries of mass graves at Residential … Continue reading What does Canada Day mean in 2021?

Lil'wat Nation has been awarded funding to construct an emergency women and children's shelter here in Mt Currie. There was funding for the construction of 12 such facilities all across Canada, and Lil'wat was chosen for the BC location/ Construction and operating costs are fully funded. Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash The press release announced this last … Continue reading Lil’wat receives funding for emergency women’s and children’s shelter

The Zero Waste Chef probably spends a lot of time singing to the choir... I imagine a lot of her followers already are fans of the idea of generating less waste and eliminating plastic from their lives and waste-streams. She (aka Anne-Marie Bonneau), cookbook author, fermenter, sourdougher, zero waster has a lot of practical tips … Continue reading Share a Zero-Waste tip, recipe or hack and WIN your own copy of the Zero Waste Chef book!

Writes Sandy Ward: With truth and reconciliation being some very commonly used words lately, have you ever asked yourself, how can I get outside in a respectful way?Come listen to a few ideas that I have been thinking of recently. As an Indigenous woman, I am in no way saying that I speak for all … Continue reading Can we recreate more respectfully? Lil’wat7ul Sandy Ward joins BC Adventure Smart, July 12, 7pm, to share her perspectives

𝗥𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 Playwright and actor Yvonne Wallace, of the Lil’wat Nation, shares a video performance reading from her next play, a work in progress titled, “Rezonance”. It’s a story told by Mixy, a mixed-raced Indigenous woman, who, along with the other characters, has been invited to participate in … Continue reading Rezonance: Join online screening of Yvonne Wallace’s newest play in development