The other day some wonderful young people offered me a freezie at the Smoke Bluffs parking lot in Squamish, as a lure to share what My Sea to Sky is up to, trying to protect the beautiful watershed of Átl’ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound from multinational frackers. I started following them on https://www.instagram.com/myseatosky/ because I'm so … Continue reading Woodfibre LNG wants to change its permit so it can dump pollution into Howe Sound. Write a letter, won’t you?
I was having a conversation with my kiddo, about my aversion to his tech-time. My pitch was that, while I can see it is a way he can chill-out, relax, build skills, socialize and self-soothe, there is some research that has come out about highly addicted teens, who turned to their games/screens/devices when something in … Continue reading What’s in your toolbox?
The Casper Creek wildfire is now over 2000 hectares in size, and has prompted an evacuation order for more than 200 properties, extending recently to include the entire area of Seton Portage and Tsal’alh. The BC Wildfire Service reported yesterday that : "This wildfire is now estimated to be 2,000 hectares in size. Rank 4 … Continue reading Celebrating the rain, and the Lil’wat fire-fighters who have answered a call to help at Tsal’alh/Seton
This year's Barn Dance, presented by Pemberton Lions Club and Rotary Club of Pemberton will showcase THREE local bands with music from 7:15pm to 12:30am, Beer Vendors, Photo Booth, and more. Ticket demand for the September 16 Pemberton Barn Dance is so high, that the presenters have decided to host a lottery for all general … Continue reading 2023 Pemberton Barn Dance is on September 16 and the tickets are so hot, they’re going to be a lottery (and you need to enter before August 2)
While you're walking around town, Molli is out chalking around town. Gratitude to Ms Reynolds for sharing her gift in such a delightful way.
Having just written about health care, I was inspired to revisit this lovely post from one of my favourite yogis, owner of Village Yoga, Raelene Hodgson. Back in early July, she posted, "My neighbours knew I was on the single-parent train again this week and took P berry picking so I could go to a @villageyogapemby class … Continue reading Community care is the care you didn’t know you needed
So, I just saw on Facebook that gymnastics sold out within about 30 seconds of registration being opened, and I interrupted a multipitch rock climb to register my kid for one of 18 spots in after school bike clinics, having never successfully managed to get him into a swimming lesson since he was 5 years … Continue reading Please take 15 mins to advocate for your local health care, with this survey before July 31
On the topic of newsletters (yesterday we shared that the SLRD has a new monthly email newsletter, and on Friday we encouraged y'all to sign up for the Pemberton & District Library monthly newsletter), Speĺkúmtn Community Forest has also issued a summer newsletter, which is the way to make sure we are defending ourselves in … Continue reading Speĺkúmtn Community Forest launches its newsletter AND a project partnership fund with $329,000 to distribute
Lil'wat Nation welcomes a new Chiefs and Council after Saturday's election. Congratulations to the community for having so many folk willing to stand up and offer their energy and service. I was inspired, too, by the speeches I read (the ones that were shared online, afterwards), and can't help but wonder, what would it look … Continue reading Lil’wat’s Chiefs and new Council will be inaugurated at a community celebration at Ullus, July 25, 6pm
It's not easy for the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to keep people abreast of what's happening in the region - it's vast and diverse, when you consider that it includes everything from Britannia Beach, to Birken and Bralorne, so there's been a tendency to let people come to it, to pursue what's relevant to them... But … Continue reading Sign up for the SLRD’s new newsletter
The Wellness Almanac 