Spring is in the air. We're excited to welcome the season of green shoots, rising rivers, snow melt, and awakening earth, with a regular column about gardening and growing things. We've tapped into a range of local expertise and will feature posts from green thumb contributors: farmer and homesteader Michelle Beks, local organic flower growers … Continue reading Meet the Green Thumbs
Post by Louise Stacey-Deegan, Food Bank and HPOP Coordinator, at Sea to Sky Community Services. February was an exciting month for us at the Food Bank here in Pemberton. We presented one of our Volunteers an amazing award for all her hard work and dedication. Gwen Nelson received The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal last … Continue reading On the Frontlines: Pemberton Food Bank Shout-Out & Recipe
Last week, I argued that one compelling reason to take interest in the March 9 Chief and Council elections in Mount Currie is the economy. Chief and Council are elected by Mount Currie Band Members to be the political representation of the Lil’wat Nation. Their influence, both directly and indirectly, is far-ranging throughout the Sea-to-Sky … Continue reading The Environment: Another Reason to Care who is elected Chief and Council in Mount Currie
The teachers at the Pqusnalhcw & Ullus Child Care Centres, received the 2011 Aboriginal Child Care Recognition Award for their dedication and commitment to early childhood care and development in their community.
Vancouver Coastal Region & Lil’wat Nation are hosting a Basketball Camp Saturday, November 3, 2012 Ull’us Community Complex 7-11 years old 12-2:30 pm 12 years plus 3-5:30 pm and a Soccer Camp Sunday, November 4, 2012 Ull’us Community Complex Under 7 years old 11 am - 11:45 am 7-11 years old 12-2:30 pm 12 years … Continue reading Event: Sports Weekend, Soccer and Basketball Camp, Nov 3-4
Celebrity medic, Dr Art Hister, has been a full time "media doctor" since 1991. He's currently the health analyst for Global TV News in BC, and you can follow him on twitter @globaltvdoc. An award-winning physician, educator and media personality, Dr Hister is the keynote speaker at the 3rd annual Wellness Gathering, hosted by the … Continue reading The Wellness Gathering 2012 presents Dr Art Hister, keynote speaker
Spotted on a Thanksgiving walk in the woods - beautiful clusters of mushrooms. Edible? Inedible? The only thing to do when you don't know the answer to that is take only photographs and keep on strolling. Of course, you would always check out the Whistler Naturalists' Fungus Amongst Us Mushroom Festival, this weekend.
Did you know that the Canadian Tourism Commission and the Huffington Post have both declared the Pemberton region to be the best place in Canada to spend Thanksgiving? (Apart from in your own home?) How lucky are we, to be able to combine both! Here's a collage we compiled of Thanksgiving celebrations from around our … Continue reading Thanksgiving at home in the best place in the world
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
The Wellness Almanac 