I've been drawn more and more of late to language I've been seeing about creating an ecology of care... thinking about our role in the world and on the Earth, and naming and honouring the importance of care - as a critical contribution, and as a way of being worth cultivating. So maybe it's this … Continue reading The work of remembering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH5zJxQETl4 I am a huge fan of Lyla June - as a singer and artist, as a writer, as a political candidate, as an activist. She recently delivered this TEDx talk, inspired by her doctoral research into Indigenous food systems. I'm here today to share a message of hope. This hope comes from what I've … Continue reading Lyla June’s TED talk on 3000 year old solutions to modern problems

The Constitution Express was a movement organized in 1980 and 1981 to protest the lack of recognition of Aboriginal rights in the proposed patriation of the Canadian constitution by the Trudeau government.  A group of activists led by George Manuel, then president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs chartered two trains from Vancouver that eventually carried approximately one … Continue reading New article from Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams celebrates the role Lil’wat/St’at’yem’c people played in the most successful direct action in Canadian history, the Constitution Express

There's something that my mindfulness teacher (Susan Reifer, I might have mentioned her here before? Like a hundred times?! :)) has said that has stayed with me... (this is in my words) - that mindfulness tools can help create a little bit more space in our operating systems. Can be a way to inject a … Continue reading Library reschedules free mindfulness parenting class – register for December 5 and 6 Zoom sessions

Daylight savings ends next weekend. Set back any of your manually set clocks, by an hour, Saturday night before you go to bed. And the Sleep Fairy will grant you a bonus hour, that she's had in her back pocket since nicking it in the spring. Firefighters often recommend that you use this seasonal marker … Continue reading This weekend, daylight savings ends. Don’t forget to fall back

The Village of Pemberton is expanding the existing Pemberton Children’s Centre to provide additional child care spaces to the Pemberton Community. Daycare is a critical service that is in short supply in the Pemberton Valley. In 2019, the Village of Pemberton Council established the expansion of daycare facilities as a strategic priority and planning of … Continue reading Construction heads-up: Village of Pemberton expanding Children’s Centre, will relocate Nature Play park

via @ZeroinonWasteSLRD As of November 2, 2022, the transfer station has relocated at 1929 Stonecutter Place in the Pemberton Industrial Park. The new location features two separate waste areas. Recycling area (no cost): Located at the front of the transfer station site, quick and hassle-free access to unload your: • Paper and Packaging recyclable items … Continue reading The new transfer station is up and running at its new location, and the bonus added feature is a Reuse Shed!

Here's something I learned when my son was an infant... New moms are in a hurry to see their babies hit the developmental milestones, and can't wait til they start crawling. Veteran moms are like, "the longer you can lie like a blob in one place, the more I can actually get done... maybe even … Continue reading Mom and Baby Fitness starts Nov 3