So it's been a while since I posted a recipe post, but that's because my kitchen has been out of action for much of the year and there's only so many one-pot and barbecue recipes in my arsenal! But now my kitchen renovation is almost complete and the new oven seems to like not burning the bottom … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Summer Chicken Pot Pie Galette with Herbed Crust
Those pretty weeds blooming on your property might look innocuous, but they could be particularly harmful to Pemberton farms if they’re not controlled. The Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council (SSISC), along with the Pemberton Farmer’s Institute and the Pemberton Seed Potato Growers Association, have identified the five worst weeds that affect farmers in the … Continue reading Wanted: for crimes against native ecosystems
You are Invited to the Pemberton Community Forest Information Open House. The Open House will be held at the Pemberton Museum in conjunction with the historical logging display in the Soo Logging Building. Please come, review the information presented and share your thoughts on a Community Forest for Pemberton. Background info @ http://www.pemberton.ca/municipal-hall/village-projects/: * An … Continue reading Learn about the possibility of a Community Forest for Pemberton at an Open house at the Museum, Wednesday September 16, 3pm – 8pm
Snow in the alpine hit early September, so Dave Steers headed up Whistler Blackcomb, out of the valley, to get a closer look. I wasn't sure if one marmot was running in circles around me or if I was encountering different ones but everyone says there are lots and lots of them this summer, way more … Continue reading Marmots take over the mountains, Photo of the Week for 13 September wtih Dave Steers
Based on observations I have made in the course of cleaning my short term rental suite over the past year, I have come to the following brilliant albeit totally unscientific and sweeping conclusions: Nobody knows your personal habits better than your housekeeper. When it comes to nature, Europeans use less and appreciate more. They use … Continue reading Less and More: what a European’s room on check-out reveals about them, us and the place we call home
You'd think, from his instagram account, that Gary Martin always has his head in the clouds. Having seen the way he tackles a training plan or a design job, I know that's not true, but I still wanted to ask him if he's like obsessive compulsive or something. What do you like about Instagram? I've … Continue reading Instagrammers of Pemberton: featuring @garypmartin
Well here it is: the annual sinking feeling that the overly-worshipped scales of work-life balance are tilted heavily to the side of stress, over-work, and bone-tiredness. Pretty certain the situation is not unique to farming and no-one requires elaboration on the actual sensations? If by some chance you don’t know what I am talking about, … Continue reading Pemberton’s favourite farmer strikes again: Anna Helmer wants you to whack some weeds, by hand, even if you’re worn out. Even then.
from the Museum's blog: On August 11th, 2015 we had Randy Bouchard, Dorothy Kennedy and Johnny Jones at the Museum. Randy Bouchard, Dorothy Kennedy and Johnny Jones' presented on the Lil'wat Nation's first trails. One of the themes in the museum’s collection mandate is “Those who were here first” and to provide accurate information about … Continue reading Those who were here first: New exhibit at the Museum features First Trails of the Lil’wat Nation
The SLRD Alert service strengthens communications during emergency events whenever there is a heightened threat from a natural hazard. The most common natural hazards facing residents of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District are forest fires, floods, debris flows and landslides, extreme weather, earthquakes and avalanches. SLRD Alert enables the regional district to communicate timely and relevant … Continue reading SLRD Alert is a new emergency notification service for Area C residents
The Wellness Almanac 