A big thank-you to Pemberton Valley Hardware! We here at the Mount Currie Health Centre, and in particular the Maternal-Child Health Program, would like to extend a wholehearted kukwstum kacw — thank you — to the wonderful people at Pemberton Valley Hardware. Pemberton Valley Hardware has donated funds and supplies to the Mount Currie community … Continue reading Shout Out: Paul Vacirca and the Pemberton Valley Hardware
Thanks to our weekly foodie bloggers, Gary and Zoe Martin, for submitting this entry in the One Mile Dinner Photo Feast Challenge. We're inspired by the gourmands out there in our community, and their locavore chops! This meal of Honey & Cinnamon Glazed Chicken with Asian Pears, Sautéed Sprout Tops on a bed of grated … Continue reading One Mile Dinner Photo Feast Entry
This meal was prepared for the One Mile Dinner Photo Feast contest by Lil'wat caterer, Katrina Wallace, of Kat's Catering. This contest pushed me to work harder to ensure even more aspects of my dishes stay local! For health and wellness! ~ Katrina Wallace This is a bacon-wrapped, seasoned fresh Venison Tenderloin Cutlet (tsi7) dish, sided … Continue reading One Mile Dinner Photo Feast: New Entry
Did you see last night's moon? It was a harvest moon - the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox - worth celebrating because of the way, as or days become shorter, it extends the hours of light into the evening with its glow. If anyone captured a photo of the moon, let us know. … Continue reading Sighted: Harvest Moon
Thanks to Pemberton writer Cindy Filipenko for reminding us about Mental Health Awareness Week, September 30 - October 6. Nearly one in five Canadians is affected by mental illness, yet a persistent stigma prevents millions from getting the help they need. One in five sufferers of mental illness will choose to end their own lives. … Continue reading Event: Mental Health Awareness Week Sept 30 – Oct 6
In UCWALMÍCWTS, the language of the Lil'wat Nation, this word means only taking what food is needed. In this article in Mountain Life magazine, Johnny Jones explains that this means taking from the land only what was needed to survive. "Locavore" was declared the word of the year in 2007 in the Oxford American Dictionary … Continue reading Word of the Week: K’ul’tsam
Question of the day: could we be more like the trees? Could societies learn from the forest, in the way it networks and responds, constantly in flow, to the needs of those around it? Watch this remarkable video about mother trees and the interrelatedness between trees and fungi about a constant exchange and connection taking … Continue reading Coaches Corner: Learnings from the Mother Tree
On Sunday September 30, rain or shine, Stewardship Pemberton celebrates our rivers. Be part of the habitat restoration working bee that will be planting trees and shrubs along Pemberton Creek at One Mile Lake Park. Visit the Nature Center for kids crafts including fish prints, beaver lodge and osprey nest construction, and native seed ball … Continue reading Event: BC Rivers Day Celebration, Sunday 30 September, 10am – 5pm
The one month countdown commences today to the 3rd annual Winds of Change Wellness Gathering. SAVE THE DATE! Tell your friends. Follow the details here at TheWellnessAlmanac.com or on facebook.
Pears are in season in September and are great in salads, puréed to make fools or soufflés and perfect eaten on their own. They also make a wonderful light dessert when poached in a syrup or in wines and spices and you don't leave the table feeling completely stuffed! In the past I have poached … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Maple Spice Poached Pear
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