Thanks to Leslie Anthony for permission to share the following nature-lover's wellness alert. "It’s spring and the deer #ticks are out in #Pemberton, one of the most heavily infested areas on the South Coast due to high deer (primary host) and rodent (secondary host) populations. This is a sub-adult tick, about the size of a … Continue reading Tick season – be alert
When I first met Misun, I spoke to her very slowly in a very loud voice. I know I tend to speak hyper-quickly. And I'd lived in Austria when I was in high school and spent a lot of time missing pretty much everything that was being said around me, or to me, even though … Continue reading Misun Lammens gives a peek into life as a Korean-Pembertonian
Since 1974 or so, my family has hosted a summer reunion. We may have missed a gathering here or there in the early days but in the last thirty years this gathering has been the cornerstone of the season: all other events get scheduled in around this one weekend in August. I recently took on … Continue reading Family Reunion
Last year, my sister in law informed me that finding a dime in a random spot was a sign that a departed loved one was nearby and looking out for me. She said that when her sister had passed away, she began to find dimes everywhere-only dimes-not loose change as you might expect. Skeptically, I … Continue reading Finding Dimes
With the cold, wet and snowing weather arriving, the Pemberton Secondary School Aboriginal Leadership class is running their second annual Warm Clothing Drive! They are thankfully accepting warm and water proof clothing donations to be distributed to families throughout the region. Help everyone stay warm this winter and please keep an eye out for the … Continue reading Warm Clothing Drive – clean out your closets of warm waterproof gear by December 15
My friends and I were running through the mossy woods, trending up towards the paraglide launch and catching up on each other’s lives when the incline allowed. In the back of my mind was an image: a spiral of moss captured in ice, seemingly lit from within. I had been wondering for days how I … Continue reading Ice, moss and meditations on impermanence with Connie Sobchak
After getting so much interest from our Facebook post earlier in the month, sharing the Pique story about funding to the CYMHSU drying up, we asked Tanya Richman, the local action team's co-chair, to explain what this means, and what we can do about it. Funding for 64 Local Action Teams across the province who are … Continue reading Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative: A Plea for continued funding.
Lillooet lake on the evening coming back from the Stein. Not sure what but there is something very special about that lake. ~ Photo and words by Dave Steers Check this out in instagram by clicking below: https://www.instagram.com/p/BZUpuktg4zc/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac
Tundra Lake in the Stein is really this amazing colour - I haven't tweaked the colour at all. It's one of the amazing places I've been lucky enough to see (more than a few times) while on tasks with Pemberton SAR. It's absolutely stunning - I've never seen anything like it. ~ Words and image … Continue reading Tundra Lake, as captured by Dave Steers
Cornus nuttali-aka Pacific dogwood became the floral emblem for BC in 1956 but apparently the flowering tree was associated with this province long before that, as dogwood lapel pins were sold to raise money for supplies like wool blankets for soldiers during world war two. (S is for Spirit Bear: A British Columbia Alphabet By … Continue reading Dogwood
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