Featured this month in our Work in Progress column, we meet Nevin Falloon, a local filmmaker fresh from Cap U's Documentary Film Program. He gives us a sneak peek into his studio, process and the inspiration he gets from our backyard, by sharing a recent work. The Lazyboy - A Short Documentary on Alex Cairns … Continue reading Work in Progress: Documentary Filmmaker Nevin Falloon
Are You Prepared? Here's a great offer to get you started - 15% discount off the purchase of a home emergency kit! Check out the flyer for promotional code and link to order: Pemberton Resident Offer To touch , feel and inspect a home emergency kit - stop by the Emergency Preparedness Week-Open House … Continue reading
Our Man on the Binoculars, John Tschopp, reports that the recent warm weather has brought hordes of summer breeders to the valley: Swallows, Warblers, Kingbirds, Hummingbirds, Vireo, Wood Ducks, and all sorts of Sparrows. The Sparrows still come to the feeder, before they disperse to their nesting spots. This gives us a chance to take … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Golden-Crowned Sparrows
Spotted by local bird expert, John Tschopp, dropping by for a visit last week, for a good feed of Upper Meadows worms, on its way north: the long-billed curlew. The long-billed curlew is the largest nesting or regularly occurring sandpiper in North America, also sometimes called the sicklebird or candelstick bird. Back in 2005, Whistler … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Long-billed Curlew
24-Hour Drum Event at the Pemberton Secondary School 9am-3pm school aged children/youth 3pm-10pm - public 10pm-9am - student leaders BY DONATION - ALL proceed towards a youth centre in Mt.Currie. The event is open from 3:00pm to 10:00pm on Friday, May 3rd at Pemberton Secondary School (1400 Oak Street). There are special performances from Kalan Wi … Continue reading Event: 24 Hour Drum, starts Friday at 9am
Thank you to everyone who came out to support a very successful Fundraiser at Mile One to kick off the 2013 Community Garden Season. With renewals and money raised by Mile One generously donating 10% of sales from Garden members enjoying a great local meal as well as funds raised from RONA donating Garden Gift … Continue reading Green Thumbs: Sprouting Forward
3 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day: 1. Plant something. 2. Get dirty. 3. Pick up some trash (or dog poo.) Do it on your own, with friends, or with Stewardship Pemberton and the Pemberton Creek Community Garden crew.
Have you heard or seen the Pacific Chorus Frog? Stewardship Pemberton did... and led us to learn these fun facts: The Pacific Chorus Frog is a very appealing little frog, and quite common in B.C. They are small frogs, up to 5 centimetres long, and may be any colour from pale grey or tan to … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Pacific Chorus Frogs
How could a recently orphaned, 10-year old homeless South African boy ever be called Lucky? Over the grave of his dead mother, Lucky makes a promise to make something of himself. Leaving the security of his remote Zulu village for the big city with the hope of going to school, he arrives on the doorstep … Continue reading Event: Film Club screens “Lucky” at the Library, April 18
Stewardship Pemberton shared that Northern Saw-whet Owls have been calling in Pemberton over the past week. It may surprise you what they sound like! A small owl of all types of woodlands, the Northern Saw-whet Owl can be found roosting in winter in small, dense conifer trees, sometimes even in parks and gardens. Its defense … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Northern Saw-whet Owl
The Wellness Almanac 