Warm Up at Winterfest this Weekend
We’re in the middle of winter, in the middle of the mountains. Unless you’re headed to Mexico sometime soon, you might as well celebrate. Pemberton Winterfest makes that easy… with 12 events planned for the four day cold-stretch of 19 – 22 January, it’s a chance to warm up to winter with activities that are … Read more
Christmas at Big Sky, December 17+18
The real magic of the holiday season is tradition, which is why the return of Christmas at Big Sky makes us feel so jolly. Big Sky Golf and Country Club once again reclaims its role as the southern outpost of the North Pole this weekend, transforming one of Pemberton’s most spectacular locations into Winter Wonderland, so … Read more
Queen of the Cupcake – a Pembertonian heads to the kitchen to help sweeten a friend’s fundraiser
This Saturday, when the Great Canadian Run, a relay to end kids cancer, hits the pavement between Squamish and Whistler, one runner will be powered by cupcakes. At least in part, thanks to the baking prowess of a Pemberton local with a magic touch in kitchen. When her colleague announced his intention to run the … Read more
Spotting Pemberton’s most prolific graphic designer, Sumire Design
The artist otherwise known as Sumire Design? You definitely know her work. It’s everywhere. Take a stroll through Pemberton, take someone’s business card, log on to the Pemberton Arts Council website, admire a pair of G3 skis, pick up a souvenir tote or water bottle for Slow Food Cycle Sunday, or a Skate Park tshirt, … Read more
Bikes and Food. That’s how the Slow Food Cycle works.
Back in 2005, an event was dreamed up to let people see what Pemberton was all about. (Jack Christie writes the Untold Story of the original Slow Food Cycle in the Straight.) Now attracting thousands of riders, the “peloton of pleasure seekers” has also been voted one of National Geographic Traveler magazine’s top 20 travel-worthy … Read more
Your crash course in the August 21 Pemberton Slow Food Cycle Sunday
Real food. Real people. Real fun.
Highway to foodlovers’ heaven
First, your soundtrack for the following post: And now, a special announcement from Michael McCarthy of the Province: Pemberton is heaven for food lovers. In an feature in today’s paper, McCarthy recounts the strange conundrum of Pemberton: a rustic agricultural outpost that is becoming a destination for the food-savvy, for those who appreciate wild rose … Read more
2 week countdown to Nimby Fifty
With just 2 weeks to go until the second annual Nimby Fifty XC bike race lets loose from Pemberton’s North Arm Farm, it’s a good time to revisit Choose Pemberton’s first post, an interview with Nimby50′s braintrust, race founders Russ Wood, Terry Evans and Dean Linnell, about their source of inspiration. (More pictures from the … Read more
Adventure? Ready, Set, Go for the Pemberton Bucketlist
Pemberton Feature Promo from Randy Lincks on Vimeo. Pemberton photographer Randy Lincks shot this video for Tourism Pemberton - the perfect starting place for creating the ultimate Pemberton bucketlist. What’s your must-do Pemberton experience?
