The westernblotter Blog

Reflecting on the Year | Black History Month 2022

Reflecting on the Year | Black History Month 2022

As we wind into the end of February and Black History Month, we wanted to reflect on the last year of learning, yearning, deeper thinking, + plann...

Truth + Reconciliation | Learning from Indigenous Leaders, Moccasin Trails

"The best thing allies can do is not to jump in and try to fix it, but to believe us" - Krystal Lezard, Westbank First Nation On September 20th, ...

4 Icons | Summer Sun

Summers in the westernblotter always sweep us off our feet — and before we know it, it's September. To define the sun symbol in our 4 icons is to talk ...

4 Icons | Spring Wave

So far on the blog, we've highlighted the symbols of our brand and what they mean to us at westernblotter Lifestyle. As the start of summer rushes towar...

Sustainably Made in Canada | Earth Month

When we say Made in Canada... We mean made sustainably. We mean made for the land we live on. We mean made for all four-seasons. We mean made to we...

Doing The Work | Black History Month

February is Black History Month, a time to reflect, grieve, celebrate, and learn. In being tasked to write a piece for Black History Month, I feel...

Taking Care

The lessons of the last year have been giant, but none as big as reconfiguring what it means to take care - of ourselves, of each other, and the wo...

Slow and Sustainable

The landscape of British Columbia defines so much of what we love about our home. It is not merely the backdrop to our lives, but is woven into wha...

4 Icons | Winter Snowflake

In the land of all-season play, winter in the westernblotter is magical (I mean...at SilverStar you can literally go for a horse-drawn carriage ride th...

4 Icons | Fall Leaf

We love the Fall season around here. When everything starts to slow down incrementally, and our hikes become an investigation into which trees have...

Our 4 Icons

The 4 icons have lived at the heart of westernblotter Lifestyle since the very beginning. They are a visual representation of what this lifestyle means...