This year, Pemberton's annual Country Fair, a showcase of Spud Valley agricultural roots, gets a musical twist to become the... Annual Country Fair & Music at the Museum SUNDAY, September 9, 2012 11am – 3pm This year the Women’s Institute is partnering with the Pemberton Museum, Pemberton Public Library, and various local musicians to bring … Continue reading Event: The Pemberton Country Fair, Sunday Sept 9
Nice to see a couple of local characters being called out for their kindness to strangers in need, in this week's Pique Letters to the Editor. Visiting from Winnipeg, I had come to visit my best friend, in Lions Bay. It has been four years since I've been to B.C., and we decided we needed … Continue reading Shout Out: Gentlemen of the Road
If you are aged between 14 and 22 years old, compete in ANY sport at a club or regional level, are fit, motivated and tough and ready to accept the challenge of becoming part of Canada's sporting elite, the Canadian Sport Centre wants to meet you, next Sunday, at its one day talent identification camp.
Always love to get an update on the Lil'wat Fisheries program from manager Maxine Bruce. This report even comes with a soundtrack! Ama sqit Nsneknukwa7. I just listened to U2's "Its A Beautiful Day...Don't let it get away". Gotta love the hint of fall in the air eh? Leaves are falling, salmon arriving, chilly nites. … Continue reading Sighted: Salmon! 26,511 sockeye in the Birkenhead River.
Everyone is invited. This free family fun event with have crafts for the kids, live entertainment and refreshments. Each year Rotary International sets a new theme for all the clubs around the world to follow. This years’ theme is “Peace through Service." The Village of Pemberton has kindly bestowed upon the Rotary Club of Pemberton … Continue reading Event: Rotary Community Peace Celebration, Sat Sept 22, 11am-1pm, Cottonwood Community Centre
With the collection of the next Ice Cap veggie box looming and a bowl full of ripe Champagne Peaches from Snowy Mountain Organic Farm still to use up (I have the fruit option with my veggies), I embarked on a mission to find a recipe that meant I wouldn't waste this wonderful fruit. Luckily I stumbled … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Spiced Peach and Carrot Bread
There's one patch of sunlight in the yard, beaming down like a spotlight, centre stage. Enter, stage right, from the long grass, Coyote. The trickster. Coyote, or Canis latrans, ("barking dog" in Latin) is possibly responsible for the late night ruckuses in the neighbourhood. We admired each other for a few minutes - there are … Continue reading Sighted: Coyote
The Annual Birkenhead River Chinook Salmon River-Bank Walk will take place on September 5th, 12th and 19th starting with the tailgate meeting at 8:30am at the Land and Resources office in Mt Currie. The purpose of the Annual River-Bank Walk is to count the amount of Chinook Salmon in the spawning ground. The whole spawning … Continue reading Event: September 5, Annual Birkenhead River Chinook Salmon RiverBank Walk
On August 31st, there will be events held around the world dedicated to the serious problem of drug overdose. Most drug overdose deaths are preventable and all jurisdictions are being encouraged to integrate overdose prevention strategies into their public health and policing strategies. Overdose can strike anyone who uses opiates – whether they be illegal … Continue reading Event: Overdose Awareness Day, Aug 31
We recently had some friends round for dinner and, being a dessert fiend and Bree Van De Kamp wannabe, I searched for the most impressive looking recipe I could find to finish the meal with! Having made several different variations of Semifreddo in the past, with it having always been well received, and apricots in this weeks … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Apricot and Amaretti Semifreddo
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