At the library on Tuesday April 16th at 7:30 pm, enjoy an inspiring evening with Naomi Prohaska. Naomi Prohaska is 17 years old and lives in Pemberton BC. She has been skiing her entire life, and started mountaineering three years ago, with a big goal. In May 2017 she reached her dream and became the … Continue reading Naomi Prohaska’s Mount Logan Summit, April 16, 7:30pm – Slideshow at the library

@pvtatrails and @porcabikes trail day is on Saturday! Pancakes at the Bike Co parking lot at 9am will fuel you up, then head out to clip and rake some of your favorite trails. Please bring plates, mugs and cutlery for breakfast to reduce waste. Food graciously donated by Pemberton Valley Supermarket. Pemberton Valley Coffee Co … Continue reading Trail Maintenance Day Saturday April 13, rain or shine!

Here's what's not new: Joffre Lakes Provincial Park has grown in popularity as an outdoor recreation and camping destination. That pressure we've all noticed has been numbered by the province as  170,000+ visitors annually. Obviously, this growth has resulted in concerns around impacts to the park environment, visitor experience, and public safety. So, the news: BC … Continue reading Have Your Say: Joffre Lakes Provincial Park Visitor Survey

An audio cassette digitization program proposed by Lil'wat Nation and the Lil’wat7ul Culture Centre (LCC) has just been awarded $10,000 from Indigitization, a B.C. based collaborative initiative between Indigenous communities and organizations, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the Museum of Anthropology, Northern BC Archives (UNBC), and the School for Library, Archival and Information Studies, to … Continue reading Congratulations! Lil’wat Nation Cultural Centre gets grant to digitize language

"What's this?" asked my clutter-resistant husband, observing the giant mason jar of oily plant matter on the counter. "Ohh, it's medicine! It's called Balm of Gilead," I explained. "Oh. But what is it?" "Cottonwood tips in oil." "Hmm. And what's it good for treating?" he asked, in an impressively neutral manner, eyes scanning to the … Continue reading Wildcrafting Balm of Gilead

Arts Whistler offers Student Art Bursaries - gifts of between $100 and $200 - to local grade school students in Pemberton and Mt Currie, who wish to take a course, workshop or camp this year, in visual, performing, literary or media arts. If financial hardship risks holding back your creative one, look into this opportunity! … Continue reading Arts bursaries for grade school students

via Village of Pemberton (March 18 2019)   After receiving a Letter of Non-Compliance from the BC Conservation Officer Service about the bear conflict created by the memorial crabapples planted along Portage Road, the Village of Pemberton has advised that the trees will be cut down, with non-fruit bearing trees to be planted in their … Continue reading Village of Pemberton to remove crabapple trees on Portage Street this spring

Nicola Jones is a smart cookie. The local mom-of-two is a science writer and editor, with a masters degree in journalism, and the ability to speak intelligently about particle physics and oceanography, amongst many other things. She opens up about realizing how much she didn't know, about the place she lives, and the people of this … Continue reading Not so stupid questions about Indigenous Canada – a guest post by Nicola Jones

How can you tell a boy Pileated Woodpecker from a girl? John Tschop captured these shots yesterday, thanks to an accommodating model who dropped by the house. The red spot below the beak marks this visitor as a male. John also advises local birders that the hop field sin the upper valley are currently a good spot to … Continue reading Sightings: Pileated woodpecker