I was so inspired last Tuesday when Stay Wild posted this: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQu4JnhiW0/ Instead of a staff Christmas party, Leah Langlois, the owner of Stay Wild, opted to give each staff member $100 to Pay It Forward, in any way they see fit - be that buying 20 strangers a coffee or donating to a cause … Continue reading Pay it forward this season

Right now, I think there's a lot of good buzz around supporting small business. The convenience and temptation, though, is to go for online, delivery, mega-services. I get it. The less I have to leave my house to burn through my to-do list, the better. The less I have to navigate an uncertain world full … Continue reading Support small

Friends, On Thursday afternoon, the Wellness Almanac had the opportunity to present our year-review to the PVUS (Pemberton Valley Utilities and Services) Committee, a joint committee of the Village of Pemberton and the SLRD, and to make our pitch for funding support from the PFID fund for 2021. Our local officials and staff have had … Continue reading Growing connection: our mission, our mandate

This made me happy. 2 minutes that are entirely marvellous. This Life Force is within all of us. Doesn't that amaze you? I am thinking especially about local business owners who run gyms and yoga studios and how impacted you've been by these shifting health orders, and I want to honour your grace and community … Continue reading May you flourish

I'm thinking a tiny book... but is that too obvious? What else would you hang on the Library's Christmas tree? Wishes and compliments and stars and candy canes, your favourite character, the poem or mantra that kept you going in 2020, a love heart crafted thanks to helpful instructions at the SLCC? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPzF92gztkM&feature=youtu.be The creative … Continue reading Decorate the library’s Christmas tree! Drop off your decoration by 23 December and add to the tree in the lobby!

Holiday Hampers for those in need this season. If you are in need of a little extra help this season please contact the Pemberton Main office for Sea to Sky Community Services to fill out an application over the phone at 604-894-6101. If you would like to donate to help someone in need please click … Continue reading Spread cheer – give, receive, keep it flowing

In partnership with the Pemberton and District Library, we invite you to join Tanina Williams of Amawílc in this series of free zoom conversations aimed to provide a safe space to explore reconciliation, decolonization, white fragility and ask hard or awkward questions about how to share this unceded territory in a way that moves us towards a better relationship.  Our … Continue reading Next Sharing Circle is Monday, December 7

Attention local businesses! Join the Pemberton and District Chamber of Commerce online at 4pm tomorrow, December 2, for a free check-in session with Village of Pemberton mayor, Mike Richman. Let your community know how to support you best. RSVP to info@pembertonchamber.com to attend.

This guest post was written by Claire Fuller. I recently realised how much I was missing those eedy beedy blink-and-you-miss-them don’t-need-to-even-think-about-it social interactions that come from living in a pandemic-free small town. I was missing the little chats at the school gate, in the grocery store, and in the streets around town. Not having had the … Continue reading Claire Fuller would like to give you a hug. COVID-safe, naturally. Introducing The Kitchen Social. Sunday Dec 6 at 3:30pm

At Heart-Mind 2019: The Art & Science of Calm Conference in Vancouver, BC, held October last year, keynote speaker Lorna Wanosts'a7 Williams presented "Kat'il'a: Learning Stillness and Peace". The Director of the Office of Indigenous Education at UVIC since 2004, Dr. Lorna Williams has a legacy of promoting, restoring, and saving Indigenous knowledge and language … Continue reading Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams Presents: “Kat’il’a: Learning Stillness and Peace”