stsáqwem Over at the instagram account, Amanda has, it seems, been spending a lot of time this week on her hands and knees, having lovely close-upencounters with all the creatures - from chocolate lily to calypso orchid to the slugs, who are making their spring appearances. She's also spotted some early saskatoonberry blossoms. Which is … Continue reading Good day, saskatoonberry. áma sq̓it, stsáqwem!

Recently on the Pemberton Food and Farm facebook page, someone asked a question I had never thought to ask. I knew it was important not to introduce potatoes to the soil here - as a seed potato region, no potatoes can be planted here that haven't come from here. This protects the seed potato farmers … Continue reading This is Spud Valley. So don’t chuck store-bought potato peels on your compost.

The Village of Pemberton offers you an opportunity to WIN! and to Have Your Say on the Village Community Climate Action Plan. Complete the online survey on Community Climate Action. Today! It's the last day! Your name will be entered into a draw to win a $25 gift certificate to a Pemberton business of your … Continue reading Do you care about climate change? Do you want your community to reflect that? Have Your Say, today.

If you ever ride the bus, or want to ride the bus, let the Lil'wat Nation leadership and our local authorities at the Village and SLRD know about your needs, desires and concerns. Lil'wat Nation, the Village of Pemberton and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District are undertaking a study to see how effectively transit is meeting … Continue reading Transit survey needs your input, before midnight tomorrow, April 28

Congratulations to Pemberton Farmers Market Board member, Lisa Severn, who was recognized for her above-and-beyond contribution last season, recently winning the BC Farmers' Market Volunteer of the Year award. Lisa is a writer, social advocate, and passionate food photographer, and a self-proclaimed "wannabe farmer". A huge supporter of local growers, she is also a regular … Continue reading Farmers Market Season is coming soon, and we’re lucky to have back to back award-winners on our side

At the end of March, Lil'wat Nation shared the announcement from St'at'imc Education and Training that 7 students had been awarded $1000 bursaries as Winter 2021 recipients of the St’át’imc Lifelong Learning Scholarship Awards Program, Congratulations: Katisha Paul – Lil’watAustin Whitney – Xaxli’pSteve Harry – Xaxli’pAurora Terry – XwistenNikki Wallace – Lil’watDylan Whitney – Xaxli’pShyla … Continue reading Shout Out – to scholars and level 4 carpenters for hard work and accomplishments

I feel as though one aspect of this strange pandemic period, is that we're getting some signals that the future could be quite different from what we're familiar with. At home, we've had the occasional conversation (mostly short in duration because it ends with a frustrated "who knows? and how can you know?") about the … Continue reading We might be moving into a world where fires are only for winter, not camp-outs

The Pemberton Children's Centre is raising funds to purchase new outside play toys for all their programs. Order hanging baskets, flower and vegetable starts through their fundraiser at https://pchildscentre.growingsmilesfundraising.com, before 5pm Tuesday April 27. (Pick up will be Friday May 14.) You can also support the Pemberton branch of the Women's Institute at their May … Continue reading Spring plant fundraiser supports Pemberton Children’s Centre (and other locally supportive ways to get some plant starts this spring)

Two years ago, I had the chance to speak with Skícza7ul Heather Joseph, of the N'Quatqua Nation, who is the language teacher at Signal Hill Elementary, about her remarkable work introducing the students, of all cultures, to Ucwalmícwts, the language of the people, of this land. She introduced me to this word, kwékwa7, as she looped … Continue reading Word of the week: learn to say kwékwa7 (“grandmother”)

On April 7, this was how Qwelísaoź, little hummingbird flower (or red flowering currant), was looking. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNYqawrssoz/ Ten days later, she's not feeling so shy. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyjZbcsPXg/ Ribes sanguinem is one of the first bee-friendly plants of the season to appear. Thanks to Amanda, who is running instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac at the moment, for her nature-loving eye and her … Continue reading This is the season, for watching things unfurl. 10 days of growth for Qwelísaoź (red flowering currant)