Thanks to Arriya Kuiper for taking us on a tour of town, through her eyes. Here's her recap of a week behind the wheel of instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac. by Arriya Kuiper I had an amazing time taking over the Wellness Almanac for the week of June 19th-25th. My week was packed with exciting adventures. I had a … Continue reading Arriya Kuiper recounts her Wellness Almanac instagram takeover
Want a peek behind the scenes at what the blog's stats collector tells us? In the year ending June 30 2017, we shared 365 posts, generating about 100 visits a day to the blog. These were the 12 that saw the most visits. Thank you to our wonderful contributors for sharing their stories, images and … Continue reading The 12 most read Wellness Almanac blog posts of the past year
I ran into a friend in town the other day, parking her bike outside the grocery store. She looked refreshed, her hair was wet - she looked like she was on vacation. She wasn't. (She's a mom, so it's arguable that she's never on vacation...) "Just finished my Pemberton triathlon," she joked. She'd ridden her … Continue reading Summer biathlon out-takes. Photos by Victoria Saddleman
I wonder if, the next time my kid asks me for something, I can point him towards this - is there another way, to fill that need, that desire for a shiny thing... More to the point, I wonder if the next time desire rises in me, I can take a breath, pause, and … Continue reading Think before you buy, is there another way?
Katrina Onstad hates brunch. The Toronto-based journalist finds it to be a colossal time-waster, although she phrases it more delicately. “I’m a little ambivalent about it. I have had some really nice brunches. But the culture around it? And lining up? No. I hate it. It pushes you into a consumptive mode, and consumption is … Continue reading You don’t have time to volunteer, so maybe you should
Pretty as a picture. So goes the saying. And when an app can render a photograph of the Pemberton Valley as a painting, you kind of see where the saying comes from. Thanks to Dave Steers for sharing his work. Flashback to earlier posts for other renderings of local scenery: Nairn Falls splintering into a … Continue reading Prettiest valley in the world? It just might be. Dave Steers offers exhibit A to make the case.
The Pemberton & District Community Centre hosts a free evening of music, children’s activities, bubbles and socializing, on Tuesday July 18, and again on Tuesday August 15. This is the perfect family friendly event to relax, enjoy some delicious food from Snowline Catering, boogie to some music, and visit with your community. -Snowline Catering will … Continue reading The Pemberton Community Centre declares Tuesday to be Family Fun Night. July 18, August 15
I'm going to be dramatic and say that my heart broke today. It wasn't in the romantic sense or the grief-stricken sense, but from pure disappointment. My heart broke when I heard classmates attempting to justify the idea of not needing to teach creativity in the classroom. Let me give you some quick backstory. I am … Continue reading Will learning creativity making you less employable? Amie Le Blanc says Hell No, What’s Wrong With You People For Even Suggesting That?!
This is a guest post by Lara Wall, who was our guestagrammer the week of July 3, 2017. https://www.instagram.com/p/BWF03odgmPi/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac When I was asked to take over the Wellness Almanac Instagram for a week the first thing that ran through my head was “What the heck am I going to post?!”, the second was “Oh man … Continue reading What documenting a week in her life revealed: Lara Wall reflects on her instagram takeover
The Pemberton Arts Council invites you to inject some beauty into your weekend at the upcoming Art and the Garden Festival! Performing and visual artists will display and market their crafts in the stunning garden settings in the Pemberton area. Participants will have the opportunity to mingle and chat with the artists and gardeners. Last … Continue reading Art and Garden Festival, coming up, July 22 and 23
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