John Tschopp, local birder extraordinaire, led the charge for the annual Christmas Bird Count for Pemberton/Mount Currie and provided the big picture summary: 13 observers covered 7 routes. On count day we found 55 species with an additional 4 species on count week. A total of 1988 birds were counted, including count week. These are very … Continue reading Birdwatch: Christmas birdcount results
The #50DayWellnessChallenge was an invitation made by the Winds of Change, to help mark a 50 day countdown to the Wellness Gathering, and invite people to delve into what wellness means for them. With the New Year underway, and the call to wellness always challenging us, we continue to share some of the take-aways and … Continue reading #50DayWellnessChallenge: Karen Tomlinson’s report
Polek's beautiful photo, "The Secrets of Time", brought to mind a recent update from Stewardship Pemberton of coho salmon spawning. Something else to celebrate on this solstice day.
Students from Xit’olacw Community School and Pemberton Secondary School participated in a day long workshop on November 21, utilizing the games and exercises of Theatre for Living to explore what reconciliation means. Me personally? Stage-shy. So I can't think of anything more vulnerable than playing improv theatre games. Doing that on highly-charged topics like reconciliation - wow. Hats off to … Continue reading Reconciliation in stop motion
What better way to celebrate BC Buy Local Week than by spending Saturday at the St David's Annual Christmas Craft Fair? St. David's United Church Christmas Craft Fair When: Sat., Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Featuring artisan crafts, baking, a cooke table, white elephant sale. Concessions available, including tea, coffee, sandwiches and hot dogs. At … Continue reading Event: St David’s Annual Christmas Fair, Saturday, 6 Dec, 10-3
Keep your eye on the snowline...
I'm a believer that there's a connection between effort and reward - the greater the effort, the greater the sense of satisfaction. Here's today's proofpoint. Gary Martin's photo of the week from his hike Sunday. Here's a view of my 6 hour round trip hike up to the upper paragliding launch. Such an amazing … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Gary Martin
Follow up Tree Celebration Day with a rousing and entertaining FREE evening talk by "celebrity" doctor, Dr Art Hister, as he cracks the code on how to live a Longer, Healther, Happier Life. This free Speaker Series presentation will take place on Monday, October 27, from 7om at the Pemberton Community Centre Great Hall.
The Winds of Change's 5th Annual Wellness gathering is set for November 22. That's about 50 days away. To help spread the word, and get people in our community thinking about Wellness, what it means, and how many different paths there are to it, I wanted to invite people to take on a #50DayWellnessChallenge. Call … Continue reading An Invitation: Join the #50DayWellnessChallenge
The Wellness Almanac 