What is the good life now? Why, look here, consider the moon’s white crescent rounding, slowly, over the half month to still another perfect circle– the shining eye that lightens the hills, that lays down the shadows of the branches of the trees, that summons the flowers to open their sleepy faces and look up … Continue reading Patience. A poem for late summer, by Mary Oliver

The first time I read The Marrow Thieves, the award-winning dystopic YA novel whose author Cherie Dimaline will be at the Whistler Writers Festival this year, I missed the whole point. I was drawn deeply into the story of Frenchie, a Metis teen who was on the run with a ragtag band of kids, and … Continue reading Have you ordered your copy of The Marrow Thieves yet?

The Village of Pemberton has been undertaking some work on affordable housing, updating the information on hand from the previous 2009 data, and filling in gaps from the Affordable Housing Background Report, July 2019 with a lens specifically on Seniors. Now, the Village would like your feedback on its DRAFT Age-Friendly Affordable Housing Needs Assessment. Your feedback will … Continue reading Take the Village’s affordable housing survey, provide feedback on the opportunity to age in place

Join Indigenous Entrepreneur and Keynote Speaker Teara Fraser at the Kick Off of the Indigenous Tourism Startup Program, helping boost Indigenous Tourism from Lillooet to Fraser Valley and beyond. The event takes place on Monday September 9, 6pm - 9pm, at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, and admission is FREE. Teara Fraser from … Continue reading Celebrate the kick-off of the Indigenous Tourism Start-Up Program, with guest speaker Teara Fraser of Iskwew Air, September 9

It’s an ugly truth. When I first encountered climber Craig DeMartino, I felt a little bit sorry for him. He was inspiring, for sure. Remarkable in his resilience, absolutely. But, with his right leg amputated below the knee, I saw the absence more than his remarkable presence. DeMartino was a professional climber and one of … Continue reading Imperfect, but adapting to it

I am always gratefully stopped in my tracks when Shayla Wallace posts a new image to her feed. May you be lit up in this moment, too.  

Show your Pemberton Library card at the admission gate of the PNE Fair on Wednesday August 21 and receive entry for just $6! Then head on down to the Library Zone! An End-of-Summer Tradition with  attractions and shows including Knights Jousting, Mechanical Bull Riding, “Live” Dinosaurs, Pig Races, the Strong Woman, Drag Shows, Agriculture Displays, … Continue reading August 21 is Library Day at the PNE Fair