Reading the beautiful, spare and emotionally compelling book, Indian Horse, written by the late Richard Wagamese, was my point of entry to understanding the legacy of residential schools. I appreciate that about fiction - you're so immersed in the character's world, you lose your grip on the things that distance you from other people's suffering, … Continue reading Join a friendly discussion and dinner gathering after watching Indian Horse film, April 22 4-7pm
When I first met Misun, I spoke to her very slowly in a very loud voice. I know I tend to speak hyper-quickly. And I'd lived in Austria when I was in high school and spent a lot of time missing pretty much everything that was being said around me, or to me, even though … Continue reading Misun Lammens gives a peek into life as a Korean-Pembertonian
Here's why, despite my privacy concerns, I'm not quite ready to abandon Facebook. How else would I have learned that Leah Daling, one of the prime instigators and movers and shakers of the Pemberton Boomerang Bag collective, just dropped off 250 recycled pillow case bags to Signal Hill Elementary on April 9. Amazing Boomerang Bag volunteers … Continue reading Boomerang Bags head to Signal Hill for Earth Day
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The SLRD is in the process of updating the Pemberton Valley Recreational Trails Master Plan. It's a long-term strategy for recreational trail use in the Pemberton Valley, and is being updated to accommodate all the changes that have taken place in the region since 2009, including a new land use plan from the Lil'wat Nation and … Continue reading Provide your input on the region’s Trails Master Plan
On Thursday, April 12, we shared an update, via John Tschopp, of western toads mating, and invited people to share the things that signal spring to them. Here's what spring looks like, through our collective eyes! Baby Stellar Jays - Diane Zaste Hummingbirds come looking for your feeder - Tat7ush Peters The song of the … Continue reading Spring Things
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155457633060496&set=a.10150439816935496.360322.612450495&type=3&theater The incredibly talented David Ward has become one of my favourite photographers to watch, and I'm grateful he allowed us to share this image on the Wellness Almanac. #cawcaw
Food is an amazing way to bring people together, so I think it's ingenious that the Pemberton Multicultural Network is hosting a Community Kitchen, with cooking demonstrations and classes. On Thursday 26 April, 6pm - 8pm, Misun Lammens (our most recent guestagrammer and a pretty fabulous cook) will teach people how to make Bi Bim … Continue reading Learn to cook Korean, Thursday 26 April
Great Earth Day initiative from the Pemberton Valley Supermarket to help us make bringing our own bags a habit. Positive reinforcement for good behaviour comes in a free entry to a draw to win a SUP board, just in time for summer. Get one entry, per shop, every time you bring your own bag, between … Continue reading Bring your own bag next time you buy groceries and you could win a SUP Board!
My favourite correspondent, John Tschopp, has broken away from his usual orthithological themed observations to share this one, for our collective phenology journal. Phenology, derived from the Greek word phaino, meaning "to show or appear," is literally "the science of appearance." It is a segment of ecology focused on the study of periodic plant and animal lifecycle … Continue reading Seasonal observations: It’s spring and love is in the air
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