If we destroy our environment, if we toss aside our traditional knowledge and spiritual values, we cannot be well. Evelyn Coggins This year, I've learned about devil's club, why being a stress-case can cause you to break out, why all those fashionable fall cleanses are not such a good idea, why the battle of the bulge … Continue reading Wellness Gathering presents Evelyn Coggins on Herbal Medicines, Nov 2, 11am
Today is the last day to nominate a Wellness Champion for a Winds of Change Recognition Award... The award is to recognize people or organizations who contribute to our communities in ways that promote healthy lifestyle options, model healthy, supportive relationships, or build bridges between our cultures and communities. It is not a technical criteria … Continue reading Last day to nominate a Wellness Champion!
Favourite things about fall? How about potatoes, carrots, onions, apples, pears, squash and garlic? Tonight is your last chance to stock up from local farmers on winter produce, enjoy some treats and Hug a Farmer.
In this interview with Winds of Change Steering Committee Chair, Sheldon Tetreault, at Choose Pemberton, we find out why the Winds of Change, originally a Drug and Alcohol Task Force, has focussed on Wellness, and why we want you to nominate the inspiring people in your life who exemplify the Spirit of the Winds of … Continue reading The Wellness Awards: Why Bother?
Please note that due to losses in the community, the first Speaker Series event has been rescheduled from tonight to October 23. Join us at the Ullus Community Centre at Mt Currie for a free talk from Dr Art Hister: Yes You Can: Easy Steps to Living a Happier, Healthier, Longer Life. Celebrity medic, Dr … Continue reading NEW DATE! Speaker Series: Dr Art Hister, October 23
September was a busy month for the Wellness Almanac as we acknowledged Reconciliation Week, made note of the changes that fall brings (new beginnings, preserving season and renewal, barred owls, coho salmon, and rosehips) and welcomed over 400 visitors to the blog. There were a couple of great fall recipes to add to the repertoire: … Continue reading Welcome October (and the September Round-Up)
If you know someone who Brings people and communities together in spirit of collaboration and cooperation, Empowers individuals and communities to make healthy lifestyle choices, Strengthens individual or community resilience through the provision of health or community services, and Exemplifies community caring and responsibility or who actively is working towards: Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices Increasing … Continue reading Nominate a Wellness Champion
This post is submitted by Erin Stewart Elliot on behalf of Communities That Care. Erin lives in Birken, and has three significant passions: a) collaboration and teamwork, b) individual and community capacity building, and c) being an artist. Erin is interested in conducting research, exploring how people learn, creating the potential for positive change, and … Continue reading Invitation: Learn more about Communities That Care, Sept 27
The Pemberton Farmers’ Market runs every Wednesday from 4pm to 7pm from June 19 to October 9, on Frontier Street (in front of the pharmacy and new liquor store), and features almost 20 different vendors, live music, community groups, and the most spectacular backdrop around. Find out what’s fresh by following them on twitter, @PembieMarket, or … Continue reading Faces of the Farmers’ Market: Camel’s Back Harvest and a recipe for Choc Chip Pumpkin Squares
I remember being 18 and travelling overseas - a maple leaf sewn on my backpack, proud to be Canadian. I remember when that changed. It took one day eight years ago when I attended a workshop filled with statistics. Among those statistics were items like: 90% of the Aboriginal population perished within two generations of … Continue reading Opinion: Why Reconciliation?
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