The (typically) purple flowers of the Lupinus arcticus cluster in long spikes. The bright green leaves are long and arranged like spokes on a wheel. Drops of moisture collect at the base of the leaves to provide extra moisture to the plant. Lupine is one of the hardiest plants - it even grows in windswept … Continue reading Sighted: Lupins
Event: National Aboriginal Day at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre.
Join the SLCC tomorrow for National Aboriginal Day celebrations. Visit with the artists at the Artist Market, enjoy live music performances from Kalan Wi, Childrens Crafts, Salmon & Venison Burgers & Wild Boar Smokies on the BBQ. To top it all off, the Centre are Admission By Donation to come and witness the festivities!!
Word of the Week: Kalan Wi
Hey! Listen up! Kalan Wi! Today is National Aboriginal Day. The Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre has activities all day long, including an artisan market, outdoor BBQ and children's crafts and scavenger hunts. They will also feature a performance from local Mt Currie/Pemberton band, Kalan Wi, who the Province called "more local than global" but with a … Continue reading Word of the Week: Kalan Wi
Watch this space: Winds of Change Tour
Today, local officials and leaders from the Mt Currie Band, the Village of Pemberton and the Squamish Lillooet Regional District toured the istken site at the base of Signal Hill. Watch this space for more details about what was shared and learned.
Event: First Farmers Market for the Year, Wednesday 4pm – 7pm
What's for dinner tomorrow night? Why not stop by the first Farmers Market for the year? Steve and Bryce St Arnaud will be playing some tunes to soundtrack the market's new location: Market Square, in the parking lot in front of the pharmacy.
Shout-out: Laoyam Eagles, Falcons and Pemberton’s legendary paddlers
Dragon-boaters, your community is proud of you! At this weekend's Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, Pemberton paddlers once more proved their might. The Laoyam Eagles continue their winning streak, taking their 14th consecutive junior title. The Laoyam Falcons placed third in the same Championship final, putting both teams on the podium. Congratulations, too, to … Continue reading Shout-out: Laoyam Eagles, Falcons and Pemberton’s legendary paddlers
Recreation: Learn to Swim this Summer at One Mile Lake
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Sighted: Bobcat on the Hurley
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. Thanks to Pembertonian Lisa Fernandez whose trigger finger was quick enough to catch a photo of this bobcat (Lynx rufus) sighted on the Hurley this weekend.
Free the beavers.
Recent news from the One Mile Lake Nature Centre: A new inlet channel and fish rearing habitat is being built. The goal is to allow the beavers to continue to build dams but ensure a dedicated flow into the lake. This is an extension of the outflow channel built in 2009. While the work is … Continue reading Free the beavers.
Q+A: Stewardship Pemberton
We ask Veronica Woodruff, whose instagram snaps of local flora and fauna are already a WellnessAlmanac favourite, a few questions. What makes a steward and how do you know if you are one? Veronica Wooodruff: Have you ever heard a bird call and wondered, ‘What is that? I hear it all the time?’Or have you … Continue reading Q+A: Stewardship Pemberton