by Noémie Crépeau | Jun 4, 2026 | Newcomers' Notes
As a born-and-raised Québécoise, something that made me fall in love with my new place of residence – at the time Vancouver, located on the ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations –...
by Noémie Crépeau | Apr 30, 2026 | Newcomers' Notes
April marked the 55th anniversary of our beloved publication. An impressive 55 years of volunteers and contractors coming together to inform and unite this community of dwellers and visitors. I have come to realize The Pender Post is one of the keys to living here....
by Noémie Crépeau | Dec 29, 2025 | Newcomers' Notes
My first winter living on Pender Island turned out harder than I ever expected. Born in Eastern Canada, where I lived until my early thirties, one would think the milder West Coast temperature alone would make me ecstatic. And it did, the first few years in Vancouver:...