The Winds of Change invites you to share a photo of your dinner to celebrate how much of it came from within a one mile radius (approximately) of your home! Entry is simple. 1. Make a dinner featuring as many local ingredients as possible. 2. Take a photo. 3. Share the photo! Post it to … Continue reading Enter the One Mile Dinner Photo Feast
Julie-Ann Chapman spotted a spider in her backyard, and, not 100% sure of its identity, or its intentions, posted a pic to the One Mile Lake Nature Centre, to see if anyone could help. Naturalist Valeinna Dimma suggested it was probably an Orb Weaver. Briony Penn wrote this up about the Orb Weaver in an … Continue reading Sighted: Orb Weaver
Date: Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 Pemberton Airport Picnic Site Registration: 9:30am Run Start: 10am-2pm Event Close: 2pm 10km, 5km; Suitable for bicycles, wheelchairs/strollers and rollerblades; Dogs on leash welcome. Terry's Marathon of Hope took place in 1980 with the simple objective of informing Canadians of the importance of finding a cure for cancer. With fierce … Continue reading Event: Terry Fox Run tomorrow
This poem from Canadian poet Lorna Crozier was published in the Globe and Mail on August 31. If you have a poem about a seasonal observation that you'd like to share on The Wellness Almanac, please send it to us at TheWellnessAlmanac@gmail.com. The end of summer is the beginning of gourds. How you love that word,gourds. Said … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: A Poem about Gourds
True or false? If a female and a male both have an average body type and weigh the same, drinking the same amount of alcohol will have the same effect on each of them. Coolers and regular strength beer contain the same amount of alcohol. Some people can drink a lot without seeming to get … Continue reading Wellness Quiz: Coffee Can Sober You Up? True or False?
I love Saturdays, Canada Day and Thanksgiving as it means I am definitely having pancakes for breakfast! (Okay, well not every Saturday as that would be a bit much!) And I definitely love making pancakes since I discovered this recipe for basic pancakes - so much better, lighter, more flavourful, less cardboardy (if there is … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Blueberry Compote
The Friends of the Library screen Found Memories at their next film night in the Pemberton & District Library. This is a free event. Like every morning, Madalena makes bread for Antonio's old coffee shop. Like every day, she crosses the railways where no trains have passed for years; she cleans up the gate of … Continue reading Event: Film Night at the Library, Thursday, Sept 20, 7pm
Thanks to Lil'wat Cultural technician, Johnny Jones, for sharing these images of black huckleberries from his recent site visit to Meager Mountain and Keyhole Falls. According to the International Wild Huckleberry Association, the black huckleberry (also known as Mountain huckleberry, mountain bilberry, tall huckleberry, big huckleberry, thin-leaved huckleberry, globe huckleberry, or Montana huckleberry (V. membranaceum)) … Continue reading Sighted: Huckleberries
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