Lil'wat Nation shared this helpful infographic on their Facebook page this week. I was mostly excited to see Dr Henry's guiding mantra translated into Ucwalmictws. But it got me thinking... I'm behind the curve on mask-wearing. My sense is that it's mostly a social signal, something you'd wear to signal to others that you take … Continue reading Is it time to wear a mask?

To the Graduating Class of 2020, I want to express a very heartfelt congratulations for having completed high school under VERY unique and challenging circumstances (to say the least). Your year-end celebrations may not be what you envisioned. Your grad ceremony and prom are looking a lot different than the usual. Personally, I also feel like I’m … Continue reading Message for the Class of 2020, from Pemberton’s Mayor

June 5, our local bird guru, John Tschopp, reports that he took advantage of phase 2 to hit the road and go bird spotting along the Thompson River, the day after the campsites opened. Waiting for his delight, a great-horned Owl that had chosen that deserted campground to raise its family. "I'd like to draw … Continue reading Don’t let a great-horned Owl tickle you: birding update with John Tschopp

via SLRD Phase Two of the province’s pandemic response, BC’s Restart Plan, has been rolling out for three weeks now. With cautious re-openings of some businesses, a modified return to school and the gradual expansion of people’s social interactions, we’re all watching the case numbers hoping they continue to remain low and we’re anticipating Phase … Continue reading Dare we imagine moving towards something even better than the old normal? A message from the SLRD Board Chair

The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre has developed the new COVID19 protocols to enable it to reopen to the public on Friday, June 26, after opening for exclusive access to Squamish Nation and Lil‘wat Nation members on Thursday, June 25, 11am – 5pm The revised hours of operation will be Thursday through Sunday, 10am – 5pm … Continue reading The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre reopens to public Friday June 26 after special access to Lil’wat and Squamish Nation members on June 25. In the meantime, meet Tanina for virtual bannock and real chat, on Friday, June 12.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAybo9lpCOd/?utm_source=ig_embed&fbclid=IwAR3BO7_2sZSOGOceGfG0IdbaKYnblfu7eIhzOrtMMUEDZihibxZFWnpUcQw This is a heartbreaking video of the conversations that black parents have to have with their kids. I imagine there have been decades of conversations like this in First Nations families and communities, too. Conversations that never took place in my home, where I was taught: if you don't feel safe, call the police. … Continue reading Conversations parents shouldn’t have to have with their kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulK_GE9XjO8 Lyla June Johnston is one of my favourite thinkers and influencers right now - I appreciate her writing and thinking so much. In a recent short film she created, out of her experience running for Congress in the US, she says that we're seeds. I reflected on this language, as I watched her music … Continue reading What does it mean to think like an ancestor?

Bettina Rothe, who is a coach and an instructor in movement medicine, 5 Rythyms, shared: "Emotions are connected with movement. We need to move the emotion." Dance, walk it off, shake it off, do yoga, exercise, move it into creativity. "Whenever we successfully move an emotion through, we have a sense of clarity and freedom, … Continue reading Feel it to heal it. Emotion needs motion

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=75&v=vJBKAYRTeBU&feature=emb_title There are some beautiful ideas shared in this podcast, Secrets of the Motherworld, about crafting rituals to help your kids make these transitions, in the absence of the ordinary rituals. There is a lot of loss, in this moment, of our traditions, our old ways of gathering or getting together or acknowledging change … Continue reading Grad2020 looks a little different, so PSS will parade June 13 at 10am. Let’s give them a big cheer.

If you're feeling isolated (I mean, who isn't?) and are aged between 16 and 24, Zero Ceiling has partnered with Vancouver Coastal Health to help resource youth to manage these uncertain times, through a new online support group. Anyone aged 16-24 from Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie and surrounding communities is invited to join the Thursday … Continue reading Announcing Youth Connections: A new mental help support group for youth in our region