So, what does the Paris UN Climate Change Conference actually mean? Elizabeth May, leader of the federal Green Party, addresses the tough questions head-on, on Thursday, at the Whistler Conference Centre, as a guest of AWARE. Sea to Sky Mayors and MLA Jordan Sturdy will join her, as the community at large tackles what … Continue reading Elizabeth May is speaking in Whistler tomorrow night
I read an article that said the single best way to win the dinner party (ie make a positive enduring impression) is to ask people what they do for a living, and then say: “That sounds hard.” Apparently, this social ninja move is the fail-proof opening gambit. Three simple words to bypass tedious small … Continue reading The Dance of the Doula
Consider the following New Year’s Resolution: pressure self to achieve everything self knows that self must achieve. Noted: clever use of third person so self won’t know self is at risk of being pressured into doing anything self considers to be a little over ambitious or that self simply has no interest in doing. It’s … Continue reading Resolutions that lead one straight to the pond
It was a hideous pinky-purple with sponge-painted stars. The walls were plastered with quotes cut out from magazines that were haphazardly pasted out of context next to hundreds of photographs of friends and posters of punk bands and wakeboarding. There were at least 200 of those glow-in-the-dark-star and moon stickers on the ceiling, enough … Continue reading The Life Changing Magic Of Eating Croissants In Bed
Last I heard of Pemberton’s stalwart dentist, Anne Crowley, she had put on a backpack and was about to solo trek across the country. I didn’t really expect her to be offering an eight-week wellness course at the Pemberton Community Centre, starting Jan. 18. “I made it to Lillooet,” she said. She’d set out with … Continue reading Group therapy could be fun
I read a quote over the holidays that stuck with me: "We have to cure our faults by attention not by will." I was drawn to this idea... that's it's not the brute force or mental muscle of willpower that we need, to be able to follow through on our resolutions. It's something quieter. Paying … Continue reading Willpower won’t cut it. If you want to embody wellness, you need some people in your corner. This new course at the Pemberton Community Centre might help.
I’m working on a new stress management strategy. Gritting my teeth and just getting ‘er done has backfired. Compulsive clenching has begun to undermine the fillings in my molars. So much for the grin and bear it approach. So, impromptu dance parties it is. I mean, how good does it feel to crank the tunes, … Continue reading Dance parties for stress relief
Treat colds and coughs at home with homemade Elderberry Syrup!
Breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day. Even more so, on Wednesday, 9 December, when the Pemberton Secondary School Interact Club will be hosting a fundraiser breakfast. Yes. Teenagers. Up early. Making you breakfast. To make the world a better place. How could you not take up that invitation? 12 students from Pemberton … Continue reading Interact students invite you to eat breakfast at the Pony on Wednesday 9am for Syria
My house, it seems, is in a wind tunnel. Wind has howled around us for the last week. It's making me even more of a hermit, reluctant to expose any part of my skin to that wind, but I also think, wow, how lucky I am for these four strong walls, for this fire place, … Continue reading Cold winds blow warm thoughts
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