To the farmers, firefighters, day camp coaches, event workers, frontline service people, road re-pavers, emergency responders, investigative reporters, I need to apologize. I’m sorry. I see how hard you’re working to keep the wheels turning. I’m not pulling my weight. “No thinking in August” is my friend Mike’s mantra and the moment I heard it, … Continue reading On the guilty pleasure of checking out
It's hard for me to talk about the library without getting a bit soapboxy... I suspect most people who had a strong nerd-streak as a kid found safe haven in a library. But it wasn't just for nerds... Since I moved to Pemberton, the library was always a place of welcome, the kind of place … Continue reading Pemby Library kicks off their week as our guestagrammer
I read a tweet from the BC Wildfire Service about the conditions in California, I read this Adam Frank piece in Orbiter, about how we need a new myth, and maybe it's my friend Kilii's tweet, about the fact that indigenous people have been telling grand stories about the environment all along, that I wondered, … Continue reading An alternative vision of the future
When my mother asked me why I was limping, of course I blamed my brothers. We had been practicing karate kicks after watching Bruce Lee movies at Grandma Campbell’s and I surely was on the receiving end of those inexpert but earnestly aimed whacks. But there was more to it than my limp - I had taken … Continue reading What the Smoke Revealed
At 6pm on Wednesday, August 22, the SLRD announced an upgrade to the evacuation alert, issuing an Evacuation ORDER. The Grouse Creek fire, which has been burning since August 11, continues to exhibit increasingly aggressive behaviour. The following is shared from https://www.slrd.bc.ca/inside-slrd/notices/emergency-notices/update-anderson-lake-grouse-creek-fire-k72289-evacuation-order-issued. For updates, visit slrd.bc.ca, or follow https://twitter.com/slrd_bc. You can also subscribe to SLRD Alert, if … Continue reading Anderson Lake fire becomes more aggressive. Community Info Meeting at 6pm Friday Aug 24 at N’Quatqua Community Hall
I'm not always courageous enough to carry out the adventures I dream of on my own, but there are times when I need to be alone to recharge my spirit and reconnect to an unconflicted space within. Today's adventure rewarded me with a spiritual hug. I braved a 3.5 hour, solo kayak exploration of the … Continue reading On the Water – Solace in Solitude
“Advanced Women’s Climbing”, an all-day clinic offered at the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy in Squamish July 21-22, seems innocuous enough when I sign up. I have taught enough women’s only ski clinics to know that an all-yin environment can instigate some great breakthroughs. What I hadn’t anticipated was that our guides, Arc’teryx endurance athlete and mountaineer … Continue reading Falling therapy
Once a month, or so, an invitation lands in my inbox. This month, the invitation came courtesy of Professor Shirley Williams who was born and raised in Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island and now resides in Peterborough. She has lectured across Ontario promoting Nishnaabe language and Culture. She received her B.A. in Native Studies from Trent … Continue reading Take the Indian Horse challenge to learn a phrase or two in Ucwalmicwts
Shayla Wallace paired this stunning image, with this quote, and agreed to let me share it here. Today's meditation. Your life is a reflection of your thoughts. If you change your thinking, you change your life.
Media Release, July 30 2018, via The Village of Pemberton THE VILLAGE OF PEMBERTON & Líl̓wat Nation TO PARTNER ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY FOREST Village and Lil’wat Nation Form Spel̓kúmtn Community Forest Corporation PEMBERTON, BC – Earlier this week, Líl̓wat Nation and the Village of Pemberton signed incorporation documents for the formation of … Continue reading Village of Pemberton and Lil’wat Nation to partner on Community Forest
The Wellness Almanac 