Anyone else?   Thank you to Diane Zaste for bringing this to my attention.

Settling in to sleep, I'm invited into the night by a riot of crickets. A Great Horned owl choruses, "Hoo-hoo-hoooo-hoo, Hoo-hoo-hoooo-hoo - beckoning me in further. And, in the background,  the eternal silence of the night reminds me that I am. I'm serenaded into belonging as nature's lullaby sings me to sleep. The wind caresses … Continue reading Midnight Serenades

This year's Terry Fox Run will take place Sunday, between 10am and noon, and is being hosted by Kufuka Fitness. Choose between a 1 km or 5km distance, with "base camp" located at Airport Park, just past the Meadows Golf Course. If you are interested in volunteering on the day of, or donating baked goods, … Continue reading Terry Fox Run September 16

Two Pembertonians will take to the stage at the 2018 Whistler Writers Festival on Friday, October 12, from 6:15pm, for the reading event Cooks with Books: Passionate Locavore Edition. Traced Elements contributor Nidhi Raina’s samosas and chutney have become famous at the Pemberton Farmers Market. And new Pembertonian Nicolette Richer is the creator of the … Continue reading Locavores on stage at the Whistler Writers Festival

Anyone who has lived in this area for a little while is aware that our community is going through some growing pains.... nowhere has responded as quickly, positively and proactively (in my opinion) as the Pemberton & District Public Library. I wonder if that's because staff have such constant and direct contact with so many … Continue reading Library upgrades underway. Support the next phase at Oktoberfest, October 13. Tickets on sale September 14.

The Whistler Film Festival has just announced a new sponsor that will cover the $1250 participation costs for the 2018 Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship, for travel and accommodation and 2018 program fees. The only fee now required by Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship applicants is the $50 application fee. The application deadline has been extended to September 17, to … Continue reading Got a short film or webisode script you’d like to workshop? Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship applications due September 17, with $1250 cost covered by sponsors

It's apple and pear season! If you have a fruit tree in your yard and are worried the bears will get to it before you can use all that fruit, send an email to pembyfruittree@gmail.com. The Pemberton Fruit Tree Project team will get the fruit off the tree for you and they will leave a … Continue reading The Pemberton Fruit Tree Project is ready to glean your tree…

Are you willing to challenge your perceptions about First Nations? First Contact, a new documentary, explores this question, by taking six Canadians, all with stereotypical opinions about Indigenous People, on a unique 28-day exploration of Indigenous Canada. It's a reality TV show, like the Biggest Loser, only what people are invited to shed are not excess … Continue reading First Contact documentary blends reality TV with reconciliation, airing on APTN September 11-13