Someone asked me to rifle through the rust last week and chip off some memories about how Slow Food Cycle got started. I’m starting to think it might have been Linda Welsh’s fault. For this reason alone: sticky buns. In the time before Pemberton had a weekly Farmers Market, or Mile One Eating House, where … Continue reading Column: Honour Stands and Organic Roadside Attractions
Everyone in Canada should have the chance to read and engage with the Truth and Reconciliation Report. It shouldn't just languish on a shelf. To that end, a group of activists have rallied people from across the country to read from the report. Or.. read this great summary from Vice magazine. For seven years, the … Continue reading Read the Truth and Reconciliation Report. Or have it read to you.
After competing in the IRONMAN last summer, Wellness Almanac contributor Gary Martin elected to volunteer this year. He was awarded Volunteer Captain Award, and shared his account of the highs and (plummeting temperature) lows behind the scenes on his website. With permission, that's reproduced here. Beep beep beep, beep beep beep, a 4am alarm call … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at IRONMAN Canada
Ruben headed a little farther afield for this week's Photo, capturing a couple of pretty distinctive mountains from on top of the trail Howler.
To be eligible to attend, you must 1. be a teddy bear, 2. have a teddy bear or 3. like teddy bears an awful lot, and have teddy-approved snacks to offer. The Pemberton and District Public Library hosts a free teddy bear picnic on Friday, August 7, because they're rad.
Janet Ouchterlony started writing for the Wellness Almanac this year, after we got to chatting at the last Wellness Gathering. Her Facebook posts are more than status updates - often stories and chock with insights - not to mention, she's the only Pembertonian rad enough to be featured in SBC Resort Guide's "People of Whistler" … Continue reading Instagrammers of Pemberton: for a positive tip, check out @janetouchterlony
When Lisa asked if I wanted to contribute a monthly `Green Living for Busy Families` article, my first reaction was oh no, no, not me. I'm a fraud. An imperfect greeny, only slightly green, and I quote: I am sure there are many more parents out there who ride their bikes to work every day (even to Whistler, not … Continue reading Brand New Column: Imperfect Green Living for Busy Families
If you were at the DesLondes Barnstorm, or the Father Daughter Dance, the Barnbunrer Triple or the Farmers Markets this summer, you know that the Pemberton Downtown Community Barn is a pretty special space. Scene-setting. It's still in its infancy, as a Pemberton icon, and a blank page, in some ways, so I think it's … Continue reading Click once for love: the Pemberton Community Barn is nominated as a Great Canadian Place
As someone who has been on the slow-the-freak-down bandwagon for the past decade, this quote resonates. What can I say? I'm a slow learner. And still moving too fast. Process is hard. Compromise is hard. Waiting for other people to keep up is hard. Also in the challenging basket: talking about feelings, managing conflict and … Continue reading If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far? Go together.
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