Here's your chance to share what is top of mind, or the most important understanding you'd like to provide visitors to the Sea to Sky corridor. The survey below provides opportunities to rank certain educational messages, to help develop campaigns and communications that might help address some of the negative impacts of tourism on the … Continue reading If you could tell tourists just one thing, when they’re visiting this region, what would it be? Fill in survey by April 9
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Three week circuit breaker for BC starts today
Yesterday, at 1pm, the Premier, Minister for Health and Provincial Health Officer shared some sobering news: rising counts of COVID-19 in BC, and particularly in our region (which has seen a worrying number of the Brazil variant which has been seen to be more transmissible and less amenable to the vaccine), have warranted a three … Continue reading Three week circuit breaker for BC starts today
Covid vaccinations at the Pemberton Community Centre, April 7, for seniors over 70 and First Nations over 55
To book your appointment, call 1-877-587-5767, between 7am and 7pm. This is part of the third phase of BC's COVID-19 Immunization Plan.
PORCA incites you to get back in the saddle, with the April 30×30 Bike Challenge
30 MINUTES. 30 DAYS. ANY BIKE. Covid got ya down? Do you need some incentive to get back in the saddle?Are you training for the Pemby Fifty?Want to bike to work or school more consistently?Want to win awesome prizes? PORCA is excited to invite you to participate in a 30 x 30 bike challenge from … Continue reading PORCA incites you to get back in the saddle, with the April 30×30 Bike Challenge
To heal, you need more than medicine. You need care.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/LWQfe__fNbs My fella is laid up right now with an injury, so that has altered my clicking patterns. "Is there scientific proof we can heal ourselves?" asks Dr Lissa Rankin in her TED talk. Click, I go, down that rabbit hole, and what I learned is that there has long been evidence that healing has … Continue reading To heal, you need more than medicine. You need care.
Send a postcard, be part of an exhibit – deadline June 15
The Pemberton Art Council has a fun idea - to create a collaborative community exhibition, called STRONGER TOGETHER. And YOUR are invited to be part of it. Postal art is an art movement centered on sending small scale art works through the postal system. Create a small work of art on the back of a postcard … Continue reading Send a postcard, be part of an exhibit – deadline June 15
Recovered long-eared owl released on Friday!
On Friday afternoon, a Long-eared Owl who had been in rehab for three months after being hit by a vehicle near the Ryan Creek bridge, was ready to head back out into the world. John Tschopp and friends helped return him to the original location and shared this video of the moment of first flight! … Continue reading Recovered long-eared owl released on Friday!
Plant your spuds but make sure you get them from a local grower
Thank to Michelle Beks for sharing this reminder to love local spuds, and make sure you get them from a local grower, to protect our local farmers and their livelihoods: Hello everyone. Now that spring is almost upon us and thoughts are turning from skiing to gardening just wanted to put out this little reminder … Continue reading Plant your spuds but make sure you get them from a local grower
Write a haiku in honour of Spring
To celebrate spring, which sprang/was sprung (?) officially on Saturday, the Pemberton & District Library invites you to effuse and wax lyrical (or not so lyrical) about the season, with their Haiku Contest. Pemberton in SpringAt the public libraryA haiku contest ✍️Write a haiku about spring in Pemberton—what you love; what you notice; what inspires … Continue reading Write a haiku in honour of Spring
Happy World Doula Week
Happy Doula Day! Today, March 22 marks the first day of "World Doula Week". This day was originally chosen in 2011 because it was the Spring Equinox, a day celebrated in many cultures as the return of fertility. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMkyfGtpjpy/ The purpose of World Doula Week is to show support for Doulas in their roles. To … Continue reading Happy World Doula Week