I do not participate in organized religious practices and have no affiliation or experience with attending at place of worship. My nuclear family celebrates Christmas with time together and food, Hannukah with candle lighting, friends and food, Easter with friends and food and Passover with more food and friends. There’s a theme building here and … Continue reading Do unto others
The Whistler Film Festival has opened up its 2016 Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship for up to six emerging Aboriginal Canadian film artists with short film, webisode projects or television pilots. Recipients will attend a three-day creative and business immersion experience to be held from December 1 to 3, 2016 during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit, and gives … Continue reading Fellowship opportunity for Aboriginal filmmakers, apply by August 29
Signal Hill has one of the highest ratios of aboriginal students in the province - 40% of the elementary age kids come from a First Nations background. That means, two out of every five kids in the school come from a culture for whom school is not a safe place – not a refuge … Continue reading The bravest day of the year
Last week, I met with Clare Hanbury, the Vice Principal at Signal Hill, and Tanina Williams, an Aboriginal cultural support worker, to hear about a Blanket Ceremony I'd caught a glimpse of via Facebook. More about that tomorrow. I'm so thrilled Clare agreed to write about that incredible initiative for the Wellness Almanac, and look forward … Continue reading The Blanket Ceremony at Signal Hill
"Mt Currie shed a layer and made a big rumble a few days ago," says Polek Rybczynski, who caught the action. "It was humbling and a reminder of the raw environment we live in. But it's all about the One Mile Lake Water Lilies this time of year for me. They steal the show. With subtle … Continue reading The yin and yang of summer, so far, is caught by Polek Rybcyznski’s lens
"Don't be angry with the rain, it simply does not know how to fall upwards."~ Vladimir Nabokov
When I first started running, I definitely did not classify myself as a runner. In my narrow mind, the only narrow thing about me, a runner was lean and mean and somewhat obsessive. My friend Kathy fit that image, and she felt that I should reap the benefits of running too, so she asked me … Continue reading How I learned to call myself a Runner
This is going to be so fun. Check out all the details at the event's Facebook page.
In the spring, Stewardship Pemberton Society was invited to a workshop in Vancouver: Finding Common Ground hosted by the Sustainable Food Systems Working Group who aim to get more BC food on more BC plates. Long story short, the B.C. Agri-Food and Seafood Strategic Growth Plan put forward by the Provincial government aims to increase domestic … Continue reading Collaboration (as told by the stars)
The Wellness Almanac 