Pemberton & District News & Community Events

Equifest is pleased to announce live and silent auction items for its upcoming event. The event held Saturday September 6, 2008 at the Equifest (Rohan Farms - Clover Road). The Live Auction is held after Dinner and before the Dance on Saturday night at the new recreation centre, Portage Road, Pemberton.

Live Auction Items include...

One Stihl Chainsaw
Valued at $400
Donated by Al Bush - Valley Chainsaw & Recreational Ltd. - 604-894-6442

One Hand-carved Stone Bear
Approx Value $ 400
Donated by Paul Vacirca - Luca Stoneworks ( Fine Stone Sculptures ) - 604-894-2036

Horse Supplies and a Beautiful Saddle Cover
Valued at $260
Donated by Mike Moorhouse - 604-894-6740

Along with 30 Unique donations of art, horse tack, saddles, local hay and much much more!

Tickets for the Equifest are on sale at Coyote Arts & Crafts - 604-894-6900

Silent Auction Items include...

If there is anyone that would like to donate an item to the Live Auction please call Brenda @ 604-894-6605 before August 29/08.

NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS
Welcome to our new Chamber Members...

• Pemberton Valley Dyking District
• 818242 BC Ltd.
• Local Motion Therapy
• Pacific Onsite Solutions Inc.
• Rotary Club of Pemberton Centennial

PEMBERTON FESTIVAL
Congratulations to Live Nation for a very successful Pemberton Festival! To the many volunteers and staff who worked tirelessly, and the Pemberton residents who welcomed our visitors, a special THANK YOU!

PEMBERTON FOUNDATION
As a result of the very successful Pemberton Festival. Live Nation is donating $106,000 to the Pemberton Foundation for distribution in the form of grants to qualifying community organizations. All interested organizations may apply for an application form by writing to Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce, Box 370, Pemberton, BC, V0N 2L0 or email info@pembertonchamber.com.

ROTARY / CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT
On September 19 the Rotary Club of Pemberton Centennial and the Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce will be joining together to sponsor their 3rd Golf Tournament to be held at The Meadows at Pemberton. Get more information and download a registration / sponsorship form.

PEMBERTON EQUIFEST 2008
The Annual Pemberton Equifest is scheduled for September 6 & 7 at Rohan Stables on Clover Road. This family event features Gymkana games, demonstrations, cattle cutting, team sorting, team roping, away roping, mutton busting, archery, D'Arcy 4-h Achievement Day, hoof & woof obstacle, speed jumping plus a solar powered road show, horse power car show and a Dinner & Dance on Sept. 6 at the Community Centre with the "Clumsy Lovers Band" For detailed info go to www.pembertonequifest.com.

NEW PEMBERTON WEBSITES
Check out the following new Pemberton websites - Economic Development available at www.edcpemberton.com and the Pemberton Museum online at www.pembertonmuseum.org. Both websites were developed by Pemberton's own Custom Fit Online Solutions.

SLOW FOOD CYCLE SUNDAY
Congratulations to the organizers of the Slow Food Cycle Sunday which unofficially apparently had 2,100 participants.

Time: From noon until noon, Saturday/Sunday, August 23/24, 2008

Location: Willowcraft Farm, 8946 Pemberton Portage Road, Poole Creek (about 25 kilometres northeast of Pemberton towards D’Arcy)

Parking and Camping: on site (with overflow parking across the highway on the dead end road)

Dogs: Please leave your dogs at home (there are farm animals and there are several dogs on the farm already)

Proceeds: Any proceeds earned over and above expenses to be earmarked for making improvements to the Birken Community Centre/Old Log Schoolhouse (e.g., plumbing, landscaping)

Admission: By donation (be generous; this is a costly undertaking)

Food:

• potluck supper on Saturday (bring your favorite culinary delight),
• admission includes a pancake breakfast on Sunday morning (note that the Birken Saturday Market mentioned below will have its usual BBQ concession)
• please bring your own dishes and cutlery (there’s enough garbage in the landfill already)

Events:

• Camping on site
• Birken Saturday Market on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. with local craftspeople/vendors and a BBQ food concession
• Children’s and families’ activities on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning including face painting, a “bouncy castle”, dancing the limbo and other spirited dances, playing together and running around this rural farm setting with its animals, children’s climbing apparatus, etc.
• DJ Milton from about 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Saturday
• Firespinners doing several performances over the evening
• D’ale and the Coolers (a five piece band) from about 9:00 p.m. until midnight on Saturday
• Papa Josh from about midnight until the wee hours
• Rob Elliot’s Light Show all night long
• And other things that are not known or thought about as of this writing

Further Information and Ideas Sharing...
Contact Mike Milner at 452-3241 or mike_milner@hotmail.com

Equifest is seeking sponsorship the 2008 event. This year's event runs on Saturday September 6 and Sunday September 7.

Learn more about the event visit the Pemberton Equifest website.

Download the Pemberton Equifest sponsorship package... in PDF format.

News from the Pemberton & Chamber of Commerce for July 14, 2008

NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS

Welcome to our new Pemberton & District Chamber members!

• Ken Kerton
• Whistler Skydiving Inc.
• Blackcomb Trail Rides
• The Cottage B & B on Lillooet Lake
• Whistler Jetboating

NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE

Alexandra Ross, our Economic Development Consultant, is pleased to announce that the new Pemberton Economic Development website which is now online at www.edcpemberton.com.

This website was built by Pemberton's Custom Fit Online Solutions using a content management system and integrated blog that allows easy management of the website by Pemberton EDC personnel without any technical knowledge and limited training. Learn more about the Pemberton EDC site's technical capabilities.

SPECIAL PROJECTS GRANT FOR VISITOR CENTRE

The Pemberton Visitor Centre is pleased to announce the creation of a new computer system. This new special projects upgrade will enhance the visitor experience at the VC and improve tourism in the community.

The new office equipment was made possible through a $3,550 Special Projects grant from Tourism British Columbia. Tourism British Columbia makes Special Projects funding available to Visitor Centres for projects and services that will enhance the visitor experience and services at the Visitor Centre.

The Pemberton Visitor Centre is one of 109 community-operated Visitor Centres across the province.

Visitor Centres are community operated under the direction of Tourism British Columbia. Tourism British Columbia is a Crown corporation that operates under an industry-led board of directors and is responsible for marketing the Super, Natural British Columbia® brand to the world.

A reminder - the next Birken Country Market is scheduled for Saturday July 19th - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come and enjoy the local photography, crafts, fresh baked goods, and garden delights! Bask in the summer sun alongside Gates Lake while listening to the tunes of live music performed by Dawn and Carmen.

Still room for new vendors...

If anyone is available to assist with putting up the tent on Thursday July 17 or Friday July 18th please contact Patti Roger Kirkpatrick via email at birkirk@telus.net.