The 4th annual Winds of Change Wellness Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, November 2 at the Pemberton Community Centre. The Wellness Gathering will once again include the very successful Wellness Trade Show. The Trade Show will take place from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm in the Great Hall of the Pemberton Community Centre. New this … Continue reading Exhibitor Call-Out: Wellness Gathering Trade Fair, Nov 2
Please note that due to losses in the community, the first Speaker Series event has been rescheduled from tonight to October 23. Join us at the Ullus Community Centre at Mt Currie for a free talk from Dr Art Hister: Yes You Can: Easy Steps to Living a Happier, Healthier, Longer Life. Celebrity medic, Dr … Continue reading NEW DATE! Speaker Series: Dr Art Hister, October 23
September was a busy month for the Wellness Almanac as we acknowledged Reconciliation Week, made note of the changes that fall brings (new beginnings, preserving season and renewal, barred owls, coho salmon, and rosehips) and welcomed over 400 visitors to the blog. There were a couple of great fall recipes to add to the repertoire: … Continue reading Welcome October (and the September Round-Up)
The Pemberton Welcoming Communities Partnership and Pemberton Cultural Roundtable have partnered to develop a free workshop series for community organisations and volunteers. Download the brochure, here. Brochure CD&L series Pemberton 20132014 It comprises a 10 week Community Development & Leadership Program that volunteers are encouraged to register for ASAP, supplemented by 9 workshops that are … Continue reading Community Development and Leadership Program: Register Now
If you know someone who Brings people and communities together in spirit of collaboration and cooperation, Empowers individuals and communities to make healthy lifestyle choices, Strengthens individual or community resilience through the provision of health or community services, and Exemplifies community caring and responsibility or who actively is working towards: Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices Increasing … Continue reading Nominate a Wellness Champion
One of the classic questions in the Pique's Best of Pemberton survey (now underway) has been "where do you get the best view of Mt Currie?" I suspect they took the question out because everybody said, "from my living room" - the truth is, there isn't a bad view of Mt Currie, and that's one … Continue reading Behind the Name: Mt Currie
There is nothing better than fresh corn which is now in season in BC (August to October) and is available in the supermarkets and on the farmers market stalls. It is one thing that I look forward to each year and a recent blog post that I read about "how to shuck a corn" got me excited … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: White Chicken Chili with Cornbread Muffins
Cool to see Lil'wat ambassadors Holly Joseph and Theodora Sam featured in the Pique. Check out the full article, (plus a recipe for bannock), here. (All text below by Alison Taylor.) Holly Joseph and Theodora Sam know about food; food that most people don't know about. Raised in Mount Currie, Joseph and Sam spent their … Continue reading Seasonal Observations with Holly Joseph and Theodora Sam
This post is submitted by Erin Stewart Elliot on behalf of Communities That Care. Erin lives in Birken, and has three significant passions: a) collaboration and teamwork, b) individual and community capacity building, and c) being an artist. Erin is interested in conducting research, exploring how people learn, creating the potential for positive change, and … Continue reading Invitation: Learn more about Communities That Care, Sept 27
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