Tea & Tales 2012 Collection

This is an excerpt from Louis Potvin’s Tea & Tale presentation in 2012. Louis recalls how Mountain FM got started and explains the various technical issues that were solved in order to broadcast the radio station up and down the Sea to Sky. Louis also talks about the original CRTC application and how they got an antenna on the Lion’s Gate bridge. The creation of Mountain FM was of great benefit to local residents in navigating the road conditions on the Sea to Sky highway and for the sharing of community information throughout the Sea to Sky region.

This is a short excerpt from Anna Helmer’s presentation about Modern Farming at Tea & Tales. Anna works on her family farm – Helmer’s Organic Farm – and talks about old farming methods versus new. She also explains why everyone should grow their own lettuce.

This is an excerpt from Bob Menzel’s 2012 presentation from Tea & Tales when he showed us how to pack a horse for travel. In this excerpt Bob demonstrates how to pack a horse and the various knots and rope techniques for securing the load.

This is an edited version of Louis Potvin’s presentation about his personal history and the development of Mtn FM radio in the Sea to Sky Corridor. This was the last tale of the season at Pemberton Museum’s Tea & Tale program which runs Tuesdays from 2-4pm in July & August annually.

For Tea & Tales on August 14th Bob Menzel came in and demonstrated how to pack a horse. Bob is a long-time Pemberton resident who has been riding horses for most of his life, and whose family owns and operates Adventures on Horseback.

Niki Madigan, curator of the Pemberton Museum, read an account of the 1940 flood that was written by Francis Decker. The 1940 flood, also known as the great flood was a major event in Pemberton history. It had a huge impact on residents of the valley, as a result of it some settlers left the area forever.

Anna Helmer is a Pemberton resident who works with her family on their organic farm. She talked about the challenges faced by farmers today and in the past, as well as highlighting how organic farms are different from conventional ones.