The 2008 Pemberton Year in Review

July’s Pemberton Festival, drawing 40,000 spectators and generating some $20 million for the local economy, was arguably the Spud Valley’s biggest story of 2008. Uncertainty about the future of the festival has kept it in local headlines through the end

Starting 2009 the right way

As New Year’s resolutions go, this might not be a bad one: living in the moment and savouring each one. May you all enjoy that moment when we leap into the New Year. As far as moments go, it’s worth enjoying.
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Child care kept on the agenda

Directors of the Pemberton Childcare Society are raising their voices to ensure that child care and early childhood education (ECE) issues stay on the agenda in the corridor, the province and the country.
As the Pemberton Children’s Centre approaches

Ex-museum curator honoured

A Pembertonian who recently retired as curator of the Pemberton and District Museum and Archives Society was honoured recently with an award of merit from the B.C. Museums Association (BCMA).
Florence Bilenduke, who served the museum from 1989 to 2008,

Jamaican sliders welcomed warmly

The hottest team on ice has arrived in Pemberton. The Jamaican bobsleigh team, which has made the Spud Valley its new North American training base for the run-up to the 2010...

Transit grants approved for SLRD

More than $1 million worth of improvements to transit infrastructure within the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) now are on their way, courtesy of the federal gas tax....

‘Road to Health’ tour visits Mt. Currie

The 2008 ActNow B.C. Road to Health: Aboriginal Community Tour last Wednesday (Dec. 10) made its final stop to share information on the importance of healthy eating and physical...

GEMS decision deferred again

The directors of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) have again delayed a decision on the international private school proposed for a portion of the Ravens Crest lands....

Ryan IPP on the hot seat

A public open house about the hydroelectric project proposed for the Ryan River drew about 200 people to Pemberton’s old community centre on Thursday (Dec. 4) for an often-...

Mount Currie projects move ahead

While Whistler has sweated over the early-season shortage of snow, Larry Miller feels the warm weather has been pretty helpful. The general manager of the Mount Currie Band’s...

Officers’ ‘exemplary performance’ honoured

B.C.’s Ministry of Public Safety recently honoured two Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police officers for their assistance in a 13-hour rescue of a quarry worker who had been buried under...

‘Appalling’ state of roads decried

Two Pemberton-area roads that have been the subject of recent complaints do need some work, but significant upgrades will have to wait until money is available, a Ministry of...

Ryan River IPP up for debate

With a public meeting planned today (Dec. 4) to open community discussions of the proposed Ryan River Hydro Project, several Pemberton residents say they still have many concerns...

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July’s Pemberton Festival, drawing 40,000 spectators and generating some $20 million for the local economy, was arguably the Spud Valley’s biggest story of 2008. Uncertainty about the future of the festival has kept it in local headlines through the end

As New Year’s resolutions go, this might not be a bad one: living in the moment and savouring each one. May you all enjoy that moment when we leap into the New Year. As far as moments go, it’s worth enjoying.***Celebrate New Year’s Eve — that’s

Directors of the Pemberton Childcare Society are raising their voices to ensure that child care and early childhood education (ECE) issues stay on the agenda in the corridor, the province and the country.As the Pemberton Children’s Centre approaches

A Pembertonian who recently retired as curator of the Pemberton and District Museum and Archives Society was honoured recently with an award of merit from the B.C. Museums Association (BCMA).Florence Bilenduke, who served the museum from 1989 to 2008,

The hottest team on ice has arrived in Pemberton. The Jamaican bobsleigh team, which has made the Spud Valley its new North American training base for the run-up to the 2010...

More than $1 million worth of improvements to transit infrastructure within the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) now are on their way, courtesy of the federal gas tax....

The 2008 ActNow B.C. Road to Health: Aboriginal Community Tour last Wednesday (Dec. 10) made its final stop to share information on the importance of healthy eating and physical...

The directors of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) have again delayed a decision on the international private school proposed for a portion of the Ravens Crest lands....

A public open house about the hydroelectric project proposed for the Ryan River drew about 200 people to Pemberton’s old community centre on Thursday (Dec. 4) for an often-...

While Whistler has sweated over the early-season shortage of snow, Larry Miller feels the warm weather has been pretty helpful. The general manager of the Mount Currie Band’s...

B.C.’s Ministry of Public Safety recently honoured two Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police officers for their assistance in a 13-hour rescue of a quarry worker who had been buried under...

Two Pemberton-area roads that have been the subject of recent complaints do need some work, but significant upgrades will have to wait until money is available, a Ministry of...

With a public meeting planned today (Dec. 4) to open community discussions of the proposed Ryan River Hydro Project, several Pemberton residents say they still have many concerns...

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As New Year’s resolutions go, this might not be a bad one: living in the moment and savouring each one. May you all enjoy that moment when we leap into the New Year. As far as moments go, it’s worth enjoying.
***
Celebrate New Year’s Eve — that’s

Directors of the Pemberton Childcare Society are raising their voices to ensure that child care and early childhood education (ECE) issues stay on the agenda in the corridor, the province and the country.
As the Pemberton Children’s Centre approaches

A Pembertonian who recently retired as curator of the Pemberton and District Museum and Archives Society was honoured recently with an award of merit from the B.C. Museums Association (BCMA).
Florence Bilenduke, who served the museum from 1989 to 2008,