I ignored the first black glove but the second one required intervention-I scooped it up and went back for its mate, only to discover that they were not a pair. The almost fully composed posting for the community forum, reuniting some snowmobiler with a favourite, perhaps only pair of gloves, tumbled from the page I … Continue reading Lost and Found
YouthCo is an organization of youth leading the HIV & HEP C movement. Yúusnewas is an Indigenous peer-led education program that provides workshops on HIV and sexual health in urban and rural communities across British Columbia. We approach the topic of sexual health by centering Indigenous perspectives and incorporating traditional teachings. Yúusnewas means 'taking care … Continue reading Free film-making retreat for indigenous youth, apply by March 15
Change the clocks (and your smoke alarm batteries while you're at it) before you hit the hay tonight. The clocks will officially move ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday March 11 as Daylight Saving Time begins, so set your clocks ahead an hour before you go to bed. And add an extra shot to … Continue reading Spring forward: Daylight Saving Time begins tonight in the wee hours of March 11
Do you have a passion for parks and conservation? Do you live between Vancouver and Lilooet? Are you over 60 years old? If you answered yes! to these questions, then CPAWS-BC invites you to apply for our Take Back the Wild conservation campaign training program. Take Back the Wild: Raising the Voices of Sea to Sky Seniors is a … Continue reading CPAWS is looking for some radical planet-loving elders – apply by March 18 to attend two free summits on participant-led conservation
Pemberton's 18 year old sit-skier, Ethan Hess is racing the 15km in the Paralympics at 5pm tonight. If you feel like cheering him on in a social environment, where jumping up and yelling at the TV is completely okay, head down to the Pony, and join the rest of his fans. His races are: Saturday, … Continue reading Cheer on Paralympian Ethan Hess at the Pony
I asked Anastasia Chomlack to do a takeover of our instagram because she's an inordinately talented photographer who moved her family to Pemberton, she hosts all kinds of workshops and gatherings geared at empowering women, and she's lived through her own health struggles, so I figured she'd have some insight into wellness. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfrK5IZjEtu/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac I didn't … Continue reading Happy International Women’s Day
Richard Wagamese's incredible book, Indian Horse, is being made into a film. My book club read it. A lot of local book clubs read it. One friend said it was the only book that their group read that was rated a 10/10 by everyone. I had the privilege of seeing Richard Wagamese tell stories at … Continue reading Challenge or Invitation: read a book by an indigenous author
Pemberton's Seedy Saturday is returning again this year! Get a Spring in your step by coming down to the barn to trade seeds, take part in our workshops, visit our vendors and get inspired for the summer ahead! There will be the seed trade table, vendors including West Coast Seeds, the Pemberton Seed Library and … Continue reading Seedy Saturday seed swap and workshops, March 24, 11am – 3pm at the Downtown Community Barn
If we're going to talk about getting loud for mental health, as Bell Canada urges us to do every year on 31 January, we should talk about the 364 days in between. And the importance of listening as well as talking, airing and sharing. Thanks to Christine Cogger for permission to repost this fantastic blog … Continue reading The 364 days in between Bell’s Let’s Talk Day
Mid February, Ryan Scoular was our guestagrammer at instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac, and gave us a peek inside his studio as he works to complete a 20 foot totem pole commission. So grateful for his willingness to share, his generous words, and for Ed Witwicki's photography of the process. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfHO48eDzWt/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BfUP-XYjn5o/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BfRMXr4jeGZ/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BfMcQJ3DgQ5/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BfJmIcrjDSj/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BfUP-XYjn5o/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac
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