How do I be less racist, in my every day reality? It's a question that has surged to the forefront this year, and has left many people feeling uneasy and uncertain and, in some instances, unsure what they're allowed to say. Instead of opening up dialogue, some of the media framing of these issues, shuts … Continue reading What might you learn from a Sharing Circle about being a better communicator, conversationalist, friend?

There is a reason that rape is a weapon of war and genocide. There is truth to the Cheyenne proverb, “A Nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it’s finished; no matter how brave it’s warriors or how strong their weapons”. In her essay, Rib Cage: The … Continue reading The hearts of the women: why violence against indigenous women is genocidal

At the Mouth of Lillooet Lake, 202016 x 20 inches. Oil on canvas.by Levi Nelson Levi Nelson is sharing some of his recent school projects, as he takes a "plein air" painting class with artist Damian Moppett. As Nelson explains, Plein Air painting is the traditional method of painting landscapes out in the wild. It … Continue reading Levi Nelson takes in some fresh air

Discovering great stories from the Sea to Sky region – from Horseshoe Bay through Squamish and Whistler to the Pemberton Valley inclusive of Birken and D’Arcy. The Whistler Film Festival has just debuted the Sea to Sky Shorts Showcase, a new regional filmmaking competition with a $2,000 prize for the winning film.  The showcase aims to … Continue reading Win $2000 for a short film! Local filmmakers invited to showcase their perspectives at Whistler Film Festival

On September 30, School District 48 invited Dr Mark Lysyshyn, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Vancouver Coastal Health to a zoom information session to help address the onslaught of parents' concerns, as kids wrapped up their 3rd week at school. It was later posted online to the SD48 website, and I sat down Thursday … Continue reading When VCH and SD48 host a zoom chat

Have you given any of your attention to the warnings being put out at senior levels of government and public health? What I hear reverberating through my news feed is this: The fall could be wickedly challenging, courtesy COVID-19. I don't want to say "Brace for it" - because I don't think that feeling of … Continue reading Make friends with maybe

This post is republished from @bentlily, a poet who began writing a poem a day when her son was born. It spoke to me, and I wanted to share it. My little guy had an epic 9-year-old meltdown the other day.I’m a classic conflict avoider so I hate standing in these storms. I always want … Continue reading So many storms later – a poem by @bentlily

An alternative approval process is a weird kind of public process that is cheaper than holding an election or referendum but easy to miss, so we wanted to share this here, via SLRD. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) is seeking participating area approval of electors by way of Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to fund the … Continue reading If you don’t support the borrowing of $800,000+ to relocate the Pemberton Transfer Station, you MUST vote by 4:30pm October 13

On Wednesday, October 7, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m, live via ZOOM, the Whistler Public Library hosts a conversation with Styawat, Squamish Nation ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph, founder of Sḵwálwen Botanicals, (one of my favourite instagram pages.) Learning about plants can be one of the most beautiful inquiries with potential to improve your own health, your … Continue reading Gathering Medicine: A Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Perspective on the Role of Culturally Important Plants in Indigenous Resurgence