Lillooet lake on the evening coming back from the Stein. Not sure what but there is something very special about that lake. ~ Photo and words by Dave Steers Check this out in instagram by clicking below: https://www.instagram.com/p/BZUpuktg4zc/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac
Friends have been listening to audiobooks for years; if a bookclub date should roll around faster than anticipated, someone would plug in an audio version whilst driving a child to hockey/gymnastics/voice lessons/orthodontist appointments and turn the highway 99 drive into her own personal writer’s festival. For some reason, I never tried this but I always … Continue reading Dabbling in Neuroscience…
99 years ago, on November 11, the "war to end all wars" ended. The poppies at our local stores have attracted my 4 year old's attention. "What's that?" "They're poppies." "What are they for?" Oh man. How do I explain this? "They're to remember the wars. And all the kids who went to fight in … Continue reading Remembrance Day 2017, Parade commences 10:30am Saturday, November 11
WEDNESDAY November 22, 6pm-9pm will see another Boomerang Bags Sewing Circle take place at the Community Centre. All are welcome to join the movement to help make Pemberton plastic-bag free. This session will be a Ski School pinnie bonanza, with the aim of beating last month's 57 bags sewn! Come anytime during those hrs, even … Continue reading Boomerang Bags Sewing Circle takes place November 22
Stockpile your books and reschedule your workouts! The Pemberton Community Centre and Library will be closed Thursday November 9 to Monday November 13. The building will reopen at 6am on Tuesday, November 14. The closure is to repair the geothermal heating and cooling system. via https://www.slrd.bc.ca/inside-slrd/notices/service-interruption-notices/pemberton-district-community-centre-and-public-library-close-repairs-nov-9-nov-13 You can still place and collect holds on library books … Continue reading Community Centre and Library closed, November 9 -13
Much of Meager dropped into the valley at the beginning of August seven years ago and the result is still very evident. We flew up there that morning and I remember it like it was yesterday. We knew something had happened but had no idea of the scale and when we flew around the last … Continue reading Remember the Meager mudslide
A few years back, I was wasting time on social media, when a friend posted this message to all her friends: Step away from the computer and take a look outside. I followed her advice and witnessed a sunset that etched itself onto my mind’s gallery. Photos commemorated the sight but only the one in … Continue reading It doesn’t do it justice, but…
Don't forget to turn your clocks back an hour before heading to bed on Saturday night.
I'm immensely grateful for Natalie Langmann's exquisite instagram takeover this week, which kicked off with some of her images from the Ground Breaking Ceremony last Friday for Lil'wat Nation's new Gas Station. Thanks to Natalie for her permission to share the images here, too. https://www.instagram.com/p/BaxgaDxDph7/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac
Rally around a local family who've been dealt an unenviable hand, at the Pemberton Clothing Swap at the Community Centre on Saturday, November 4, from noon until 2pm. $10 entry fee if you come with clothes to swap. $20 if you're empty-handed. As explained on the Facebook event page: Swap your previously loved pieces for … Continue reading Clothes Swap for a Cause, November 4
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