Join the Pemberton Multicultural Network for a free workshop on beekeeping for adults. Learn from local Pemberton bee keepers! Space is very limited so please register early through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bee-keeping-workshop-tickets-63154109642 In this free bee keeping workshop you will learn about the importance of bees, closely examine beehives, learn about honey extraction, apiary management and honey … Continue reading Free Bee-keeping workshop August 24 – limited spaces

It's not every often you glimpse an owl by daylight, but the ever watchful John Tschopp was blessed with such a sighting on Wednesday July 24, and happily had his camera at the ready, to capture these amazing shots of a Barred Owl. It was perched in his walnut tree, waiting for a fat squirrel, … Continue reading Spotted: Barred Owl

Pull Shakespeare of his pedestal and raise funds for the Pemberton Farmers Market on Saturday, from 4pm to 5:30pm. This afternoon of humorous Shakespearesque theatre and music will answer that question you didn't know you were asking yourself:  how Kids in the Hall might approach the historical Julius Caesar by Shakespeare? 🎭The actors have been … Continue reading Bard in the Hall: theatrical fundraiser for the Pemberton Farmers Market at the Community Centre, Saturday, 4pm

The Pemberton Fruit Tree project will be harvesting three crabapple trees on Collins Road, on Saturday morning, August 3, 9:30am. To sign up for the harvest, email pembyfruittree@gmail.com. Bring shoes suitable for climbing ladders, a bag or box to take your share home, plenty of water, and if you have it, a ladder. Go home … Continue reading Crabapple feasting: harvesters welcome, Saturday, August 3

Several hacks from natural navigator and author Tristan Gooley, on how to orient yourself in the world, using water. Yes. A puddle can be a compass.  

On July 17, CBC reported that Hinterland Who's Who nature videos are being translated into six indigenous languages, led by the Canadian Wildlife Federation in partnership with Environment Canada, which provides funding.    

Pemberton Hotel & Wellington's Store Welcome to Flyback Friday - a glimpse into Pemberton’s past! The Museum is taking a look back to the first days of town through the lens of historic photos and comparing these to current views through Google Maps. Here's the first in the series - the Pemberton Hotel and Wellington's … Continue reading Museum juxtaposes now and then, with new Flyback Fridays series

Do you follow the Pemberton & District Public Library on Facebook or instagram? I love their weekly recommendations from staff - Here's Brennan's first: Reporter: a memoir by Seymour M. Hersh. “Seymour Hersh is a legend. The man responsible for breaking stories like the My Lai massacre and the abuses of Abu Ghraib (along with … Continue reading Summer reads, weekly staff picks and stories hidden in unlikely places: why our library rocks

Co-Creating a Sustainable BC is a brand new initiative from the non-profit BC-based Fraser Basin Council (FBC), developed to encourage and support youth sustainability leadership in BC. This initiative will be starting this summer in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor, designed for youth between the ages of 16 and 30. A cohort of up to 12 youth will be engaged … Continue reading Passionate planet lovers needed! Sea to Sky youth 16-30 invited to join a sustainability leadership program. Apply by July 31.