Are you interested in community, connection and conversation? Last year, the Vancouver Foundation launched a project called On the Table, inviting people to host small gatherings designed to anchor conversations. The 2019 offering will take place September 26 - October 3. If you're interested in being a catalyst  for positive change, why not think about … Continue reading Want to host an On the Table community conversation?

The Pemberton and District Chamber of Commerce has been organizing a range of different networking events, from pop-ups at Stay Wild, to social media seminars, to meetings in different establishments through the community. The latest event will take place June 12, and is a chance to BBQ and warm up the Visitor Information Centre, as … Continue reading Open House, June 12, celebrates opening of the Visitor Centre for 2019

Would you like some useful ideas on how to help your child manage their big emotions? Signal Hill Elementary School's PAC is bringing the well-known Childrens’ Counsellor Suli Ackhurst to present an Emotion Coaching Workshop. She will be sharing a variety of skills and understandings to help parents support children through life's emotional ups and … Continue reading How to help your child manage their big emotions: Signal Hill PAC presents an emotion coaching workshop June 10 6:30- 8:30pm

Saturday, June 8 is the day for the Pemberton Breeding Bird Survey. In the morning all are invited to join the serious ornithologists to look at and identify the beautiful birds of our valley. It's part of the 2019 Bioblitz, in which humans head in out in force to unleash their wonder on the natural … Continue reading Pemberton’s Breeding Bird Survey takes place Saturday June 8. Meet at 7:30am

Kick off the weekend and gather under the great roof of the Downtown Barn this Friday, the first of market season. Everything that's awesome about Pemberton under one roof.  

Thanks to my friend, writer Danielle Baker, for sharing this beautiful rendition of the Beatles' classic Blackbird, in Mi'kmaq, recorded by students at Allison Bernard Memorial High School in Eskasoni, Cape Breton, to bring awareness to the fact that 2019 has been declared the International Year of Indigenous Languages by the United Nations. The aim of … Continue reading What happens if your favourite song is translated into a First language?

I was snagged by this poem when I first read it. My baby was brand new then. And I read it slowly as he slept. Or more likely, as he nursed, as he did endlessly, and there on the couch, I had to ride the wave of all my surging emotions, thinking, I can't believe … Continue reading Mother vs Tornado

First, you probably need to know that these are a small handful of the things that Ricardo Lau, our latest guestagrammer at instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac, loves to do: fishing, shredding, mountain biking, shooting. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxxjy7yhuDm/ His images are exuberant, cheeky, and full of amazing light. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx5ekdKBsf-/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx1Z-sjBGwa/ Then, you'll understand the power of his final confession: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx8lEdtBmR9/ Being … Continue reading How to be invincible. (Spoiler: you can’t.) Ricardo Lau’s beautiful takeover reminds us that it’s okay to be human.

The Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre will host a travelling exhibit from the Museum of Anthropology on Monday, June 3 from 1pm to 5pm, featuring baskets made by Lil'wat elders and ancestors.   1pm - 3pm: Exclusive viewing for Squamish and Lil'wat Nation Members 3pm - 5pm: Viewing open to general public; including an introduction by … Continue reading Basket Viewing special exhibit showcases Lil’watul technology at SLCC, June 3

presented by the Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council  Common Burdock is a biennial plant, meaning that it flowers and goes to seed on its second year. It is upright in shape, highly branched, and it has a thick, fleshy taproot. Its flowers are globe-shaped, purple, and covered in hooked bristles. When the flowers go … Continue reading Weed of the Week: Common Burdock