New parents. Don't go it alone. One easy way, even for introverts, to find a little support, is to drop in to the Library on Mondays between 11am and noon, for the Parent Infant Drop-In with the Public Health Nurse. Guest speakers chat about dental health, post-natal yoga, and other topics, and the public health … Continue reading Parent Infant Drop-In at the Library resumes: Mondays at 11am
If you love the planet, kids, and finding practical ways to create a generation of environmentalists, and tangibly reduce waste in the corridor, this part-time contract position with the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District might be for you. Your role would be to deliver workshops throughout the community, predominantly for local schools, but also be for community … Continue reading Zero Waste Educator Wanted: Apply to SLRD by September 20
Time to get the brain back into school mode, and that means more than memorizing the alphabet. Safety first, folks. Let's make people the number one priority.
The blood-orange sun for the first few days in September, when the smoke returned, brought a spooky Apocalyptic vibe. Then the rain. Like a blessing. That allowed everything, including the brittle grass beneath my feet, to soften, relax, unfurl. When your mood swings as wildly as the weather (as mine has been of late), it's … Continue reading Rain. Before and After. Polek Rybczynski captures the mood
Cathy Benns, registered massage therapist, gymnastics coach, mama, and co-founder of Growing Great Children spent a week at the helm of our instagram account. Here, she shares her reflection on the experience. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYExL0-Apyz/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BYHxl-zgT8I/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/BYKrsQzgnnw/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac Doing the takeover was a thought provoking experience. Sometimes we go about our lives making decisions though not always … Continue reading Choose to be better, not bitter: Cathy Benns’ first step for wellness
Molli Reynolds has taken over the instagram account this week, to share a little more of her farm-fresh, oven-fresh love. "To me, cooking seems more than an art and baking seems more than a science. May I call the culinary arts a form of alchemy? Turning beautiful ingredients into 'gold'? Whatever the case, I am … Continue reading Hug a farmer, baker, musician or maker today at the Farmers Market, from 3pm
via the Village of Pemberton news release of August 29 VILLAGE OF PEMBERTON RECEIVES GIFTED LAND FROM THE DEN DUYF FAMILY Lands to Be Used for Recreation Amenities PEMBERTON, BC – As of Thursday, June 22, 2017, the Village of Pemberton became the new owner of a 20-acre parcel of land off of Pemberton Farm … Continue reading Village of Pemberton acquires 20 acres of land for recreation use from den Duyf family
I’m writing a will and representation agreement - a little overdue but I’m getting to it. With this planning has come a lot of thought. I have a folder on my computer entitled ‘T’s fun.er.al’ which, among other things, contains some thoughts on music to play at whatever death ceremony ends up happening (if … Continue reading Death, appreciation and the things we leave unsaid
My kid woke up twice in the night with an ear-ache. I realized then how lucky we are these days – this side of infancy to get such uninterrupted bouts of sleep – as my husband and I fog-walked zombie style through the next day. But at one point, in the night, as I was … Continue reading Are you prepared for an emergency (that forces you to have your stuff together at 1am?)
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