Sunday, August 19th was the 8th Annual Slow Food Sunday. The summer months have really slowed us down and we rose earlier than we had in two months. Up at 6am, I made a hot chocolate for Alyssa and some black coffee for me, wrapped our steaming mugs up and put them in the basket … Continue reading More on involving the kids….
The Village of Pemberton in partnership with the Pemberton Rotary Club has posted a call to artists to submit artwork for consideration for the Village Street Banners. Visual artists can submit up to 3 different entries on themes related to Peace and what it means to them, locally, regionally or globally. Peace begins at home … Continue reading News: Artists Wanted! Design a Peace Banner.
Congratulations to local artist Ashley Joseph - his beautiful artwork was the winning design for the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler's 'Spirits Within Festival' Sept 29.
The Village of Pemberton and Lil'wat Nation have teamed up to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a feasibility study to assess the viability of developing shared recreation facilities with the Pemberton Valley for the area that includes SLRD Area C and the Lil'wat Nation. Responses are due by 4pm, Thursday August 30, 2012 … Continue reading News: Proposals Invited to Explore Shared Recreation Facilities for Pemberton and Lil’wat
Pemberton’s Maureen Douglas likes people, and she'd like it even more if we were all a bit more friendly to each other. A community relations expert, she has launched the The Hello Pledge, a simple act that can make a huge impact on a neighbourhood or community. Mo told Choose Pemberton that saying hello to … Continue reading Coaches Corner: Say Hello.
Lil'wat Fisheries Program Manager, Maxine Bruce reports: Ama Sqit Nsneknukwa7 (Good day, my friends and relatives) - I'm waiting patiently for the Birkenhead River Sockeye salmon to arrive. According to the Fraser River Panel's weekly updates, the sockeye salmon return is projected to be about 148,000. (I think I'll go for a ride after dinner … Continue reading Sighted (Soon!): Birkenhead River Sockeye
Pemberton BMX Track Nights are every Wednesday from 7pm to 10pm, at the Track behind the Pemberton Skate Park, next to the Community Centre. Come out tonight, lend a hand and meet the volunteers behind PBMX, help them maintain the track and ride a few laps. The track doesn't maintain itself and requires weekly maintenance … Continue reading Event: PBMX Track Night tonight! BMX Camp on Sunday!
I am fortunate to have a job that pretty much follows my kids' school calendar. We spend a lot of time scheming, plotting and planning fun summer activities. When summer first arrives we often have a few activities on the agenda, then comes WORCA bike camp for Oliver, Take Action Leadership Academy for Alyssa - … Continue reading Inspiration: Staying fit and having fun, with kids
The fields at Xit'olacw Community School are getting a much needed upgrade. The work is underway and soon there will be a full soccer pitch, baseball diamond, and running track ready for the next sporting season. This is excellent news for the community and will provide more opportunity for the athletes among us...whatever our age!
Not only does Pemberton have an amazing, championship winning dragon boat program, offered through the Pemberton Canoe Association, they can now add outrigger racing to the mix. At the recent 2012 Canadian National Outrigger Team time trials held in Burnaby, 18 youth and 9 adults from Pemberton qualified and were selected to compete on Canada’s … Continue reading Pemberton Goes to World Outrigger Sprint Championships!
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