The community that reads together... converses together. So here's a community-wide question that is worth asking and chatting about, given we're at the start of our #50DayWellnessChallenge: "Where does your energy come from?" Asking it of a 95 year old athlete is even more interesting. (hint: think deep breathing.) This month, the One Book, … Continue reading One Book, One Corridor: let’s read What Makes Olga Run
Unicorn Picnic | Pretty Faces Teaser from Unicorn Picnic Productions on Vimeo. Celebrate International Day of the Girl, October 11, with a Premier Screening of All-Girl Ski Movie Pretty Faces, in Whistler, at the Rainbow Theatre, 6:30pm. 1,087 people contributed $113,534 to Lynsey Dyer's kickstarter campaign to fund the film, nearly doubling her ask and … Continue reading Event: Pretty Faces screening to celebrate International Day of the Girl, Oct 9
It was a simple email - "Hey everyone, I'm inviting you and everyone I've ever known in this or past lives to devise your own wellness challenge and post a daily-ish running commentary on the ups & down's of following it." This prefaced a terse "Best Lisa" and a virtual maniacal giggle. How could I … Continue reading Lisa’s 50 Day Wellness Challenge
We were at the Fire Hall for a birthday party. A dozen toddlers, in various states of awe, stunned silence and/or wriggliness, surrounded by their equally excited parents. Seriously. We were going to be allowed to get in the fire trucks. The kids were given their own fire helmets. To keep! As well as crayons. … Continue reading Happy Fire Prevention Week
The Winds of Change's 5th Annual Wellness gathering is set for November 22. That's about 50 days away. To help spread the word, and get people in our community thinking about Wellness, what it means, and how many different paths there are to it, I wanted to invite people to take on a #50DayWellnessChallenge. Call … Continue reading An Invitation: Join the #50DayWellnessChallenge
Not only is beauty not an accident of birth, it's barely related to your external appearance. Truly. But this is the part that I love the most: beautiful people do not just happen.
I cracked a filling. At first, I thought it was a chunk of actual tooth and my childhood nightmare of teeth crumbling out of my mouth was coming true. Maybe the dental hygienist was right, four years ago, when she suggested I might be a clencher. The jaw is incredibly powerful, she told me, as … Continue reading Column: Awareness First
B.C. Rivers Day, now in it’s 34th year, is a celebration of the unique rivers and watersheds that surrounds us. Stewardship Pemberton has been celebrating B.C. Rivers Day in our community for many years through community restoration projects, celebrations and events. A very big kukwstum̓ckál̓ap, Thank You to all of those who came out and … Continue reading Photo Album: 2014 Rivers Day
The Wellness Almanac 