Stewardship Pemberton presents the fourth family-friendly field trip on Sunday, September 9, as they head to Anderson Lake for a N'Quatqua guided tour of the Gates Creek Spawning Channel at Anderson Lake. Meet at the Community Barn at 10am to carpool, or at the spawning channel in D'Arcy at 11am. A huge thank you to … Continue reading Gates Creek Sockeye Salmon Spawning Tour for families, leaves the Community Barn at 10am, Sunday September 9
Originally from N’Quatqua, Jill Patrick returned home in September after an extended world walk-a-bout pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Guelph, travelling through Europe, and working as a freelance writer in England. Now home, Jill is propelled by the urge to effect change and give back, using her language and writing skills … Continue reading Launching into the writing business: profiling the Business Start-Up program’s Jill Patrick
Election Day is Saturday, October 20. Find out where your VOP & SLRD candidates stand, who they are, and get answers to your questions, at the All Candidates Meeting, Wednesday October 10, 7-9pm, in the Great Hall at the Pemberton & District Community Centre. If you're curious about running yourself, the Village of Pemberton is … Continue reading Election 2018 Key Dates: Candidates Information meeting September 10. Nominations Close September 14. All Candidates Meeting October 10. Election October 20
This year Pemberton is turning 160 years old as a place name on European Maps - it was 160 years ago that gold brought 30,000 gold-rushers through this region, en route the Harrison-Lillooet gold rush trail. To honor this the museum has been putting out a series of Throwback Thursday blogs. This post about the … Continue reading Pemberton Museum recalls the earliest schools
I missed this, mid August. In case you did too, enjoy the winning Crankworx' Dirt Diaries film, "Mother Earth," which was shot on Líl̓wat Territory, by Damien Vergez, featuring cultural performers Alex Wells, Daniel Wells, Jenice Wells, Oyiyek Wells, and Ted Bonaparte. Six filmmakers were featured in Dirt Diaries, with short films that ran four to … Continue reading When mountain biking and Lil’wat cultural performers come together… Dirt Diaries winning film
Writing for public consumption is a new gig for me. It's an exciting adventure now, but in the beginning it was nothing short of intimidating. I tend to write about personal experiences, so the intimidation level was higher than say, writing about a tree. I've enjoyed writing since grade school. My first composition was about … Continue reading Reframing
Over the next two years the Pemberton & District Museum and Archives will be trying to complete their pioneer village, fundraising to bring the Pemberton Station School and the John Arn Cabin to the site by 2020. Tickets for the School House Stomp, a bluegrass and corn roast dinner, are $40 each. The Pemberton Station … Continue reading Pemberton & District Museum fundraises to add two pioneer buildings, with September 8 Schoolhouse Stomp
The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Líl̓wat Stl’atl ́imc Business Start-up Program (SLSBSP) is a new program launched in early 2018 by the Whistler Centre for Sustainability (WCS) in partnership with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Líl̓wat Cultural Centre (SLCC). This program supports new business start-ups for locals from regional Indigenous communities including the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation, Líl̓wat, Lower and Upper Stl’atl ́imc Nations. … Continue reading Entrepreneurs rising: Business Start-Up program students seed new ventures
Why wait until October before you start turning your squash into art... Grab one of those zucchinis and turn it into a high-speed vehicle for the Pemberton Farmers' Market's second annual zucchini derby. There will be a few supplies available to decorate on site; however you can also bring them in all ready to go. … Continue reading Soup up your zucchinis for tomorrow’s Zucchini Derby at the Farmers Market
Quick pop-quiz to get you ready for school? When is it okay to sneak around a school bus, that is stopped to pick up or drop off kids? only if you're in a hurry? if you've made eye-contact with the driver? if you're in the passing lane? if you're coming in the other direction? NEVER. … Continue reading When to stop for the school bus
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