When Maude Cyr was a girl, growing up in Rimouski, Québec, a friend of hers experienced domestic abuse. She confided in Maude. When Maude took this information to her parents, her parents did what was expected of them. They told Maude it wasn't any of their business. "Things that happen in a family, stay in … Continue reading Run towards hope

https://www.youtube.com/embed/zeYYwpAr8fM I don't know about you, but my Facebook feed effervesced with the announcement that a "Kym Fritz" from Pemberton had won the PNE Prize Home. Everyone seemed universally stoked that a local had won the house (if it couldn't have been them) and wondered who this mysterious Kym Fritz was... Check out this video, … Continue reading Lucky is as lucky does… PNE Prize home won by lovely locals, Heidi and Fritz Kym, and the community couldn’t be happier

Kelsey Bareham is a talented local writer and artist who grew up in the Pemberton Valley and now operates Whistler Tatttoo Company and is raising her own family. She recently shared a post to acknowledge World Suicide Prevention Day, which was Thursday September 10, and her articulation of the pain and ripple effects of suicide … Continue reading To prevent suicide, let’s talk about suicide, okay?

“Pal7míntwal i ucwalmícwa múta7 ti tmicw”The Land and People are together as one. We would love to hear your favourite memory of using our land in a traditional way, as well as stories and legends about Líl̓wat7ul practicing our traditions on the land in Líl̓wat territory. Share your story and win a t-shirt that contains … Continue reading The Lil’wat Lands and Resources Department is holding a story contest! Share a favourite memory of the land, by Sept 23

https://www.instagram.com/p/CECoJaGhKRd/ "Each year I aim to learn the names of at least 3-5 new beings that surround me," posted local wellness teacher, Natalie Rousseau, earlier this year. "And each year my sense of community grows. I know it can feel hard to be stuck in place but how might it shift for you if you … Continue reading 5 new names – the fall 2020 challenge

Five Little Indians is a beautiful book - the characters are so genuine they stay with you for weeks after you've closed the book itself. I highly recommend it. Dee Raffo has reviewed the book for the Whistler Writers Festival, where Michelle Good will be a guest. The review is below. You can register for … Continue reading Whistler Writers Festival will feature Michelle Good, author of Five Little Indians

Writes John Tschopp, our birding correspondent, "summer is not the time of year in Pemberton known for an abundance of birds. So anything that flutters by on wings draws the attention of the birder." One recent evening, in the flowers along the driveway, some flying object was feeding on nectar. It was the size of … Continue reading What bird is that? Hang on! That’s a moth!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y3Pb7t9I3E&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1tFuGN2fDSfzdd2e7dXLbkINQBJMxrkJka9eJ4zSOBlZmlYUHr6n3Dq4Y Breaking news! Drop what your doing, grab your lunch and click here at 1:30pm today to watch a livestream of Yvonne Wallace's play Utszan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y3Pb7t9I3E&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1tFuGN2fDSfzdd2e7dXLbkINQBJMxrkJka9eJ4zSOBlZmlYUHr6n3Dq4Y

I've been wrestling with the task of getting a 72 hour emergency preparedness kit together for years now. And still have made no real progress on that grab and go bag. On Thursday, as kids headed off back to school, the provincial health officer, Dr Bonnie Henry warned that the fall could be really challenging, … Continue reading To be prepared, ask a better question

I visit a little circle of trees most mornings and my usual spot is often bathed in sunlight as the sun crests the ridge, only this morning, the sun, (or maybe the planet) had shifted, and so I moved to stand in a different spot, so I could still be in the circle, but also … Continue reading Cucumbers are amazing