 People keep asking me if I am sick of eating oatmeal and, in all honesty, I’m hooked. Since our return, I continue to eat oatmeal almost every morning. Although the packages could have served a little larger portions for expedition appetites (easy to solve, just eat two!), GlutenFreeda instant oatmeal and granola are delicious, made from simple, healthy ingredients and don’t give stomach aches Add Comment  How many kilos of Elevate Me! bars did I eat? A lot. And for that reason it was really nice to have 8 flavours to choose from. The names and flavours actually matched up and tasted like real food instead of chemically produced flavours. The bars are filling, tasty, and gluten-free! They also have quotes on the back which make for really fun times playing the ‘who said this’ game. I only wish that there were more that one quote per flavour! Liberal MP Joyce Murray introduces legislation that would ban tanker traffic from the coast! Please call he office at 604-664-9220 and support her efforts as she is bound to receive some backlash. What a huge move! http://joycemurray.liberal.ca/ On Tuesday, the House of Commons passed a motion calling for a ban on crude-oil tanker traffic through Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound. The motion, put forward by NDP MP Nathan Cullen, passed by a vote of 143-to-138. While the move to block bulk crude oil tankers from entering B.C.'s North Coast has been seen as a huge success by environmental groups and supporters of First Nations opposition to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, it is important to note that this victory does not necessarily mean that legislation supporting this motion is in the pipes. The motion that passed Tuesday is a non-binding one, that the Conservative government is unfortunately likely to ignore. Considering the Conservatives' stance on progressive environmental policy and energy development, a Conservative-introduced ban on crude oil tanker traffic is optimistic at best. However, the motion does indeed add weight to the growing opposition to the proposed pipeline that would link the Alberta Tar Sands to B.C.'s North Coast and introduce 225 tankers to the region every year. Having a majority of elected federal officials vote against tankers on B.C.'s North Coast provides greater reason for the NEB's established review panel, which is currently conducting an environmental assessment and is expected to make a decision on the pipeline in the next year and a half, to turn down the project. The parliamentary motion comes on top of 83 First Nations who have used their own laws to declare a ban on oil tankers and pipelines through their traditional territories and waters. Tuesday's victory is only but a step in the fight to protect B.C.'s North Coast from the risk of a spill. Please continue to support the efforts of federal opposition parties, environmental groups, First Nations, and concerned citizens as we all work to making the protection of our coast against the risk of a spill a reality. Drop by the Heron Rocks Friendship Centre on Jan 6th! http://heronrocks.ca/event/literary-lunch-faroe-desroches/ Hey everyone, watch for The Pipedreams Project on shaw community television this weekend! 60min timeslot · Saturday, November 20 @ 7:30-8pm – Talk Green To Us: Part 1 of 4 · Saturday, November 20 @ 8-8:30pm – The Pipedreams Project & more 60min timeslot · Sunday, November 21 @ 7:30-8pm – Talk Green To Us: Part 1 of 4 · Sunday, November 21 @ 8-8:30pm – The Pipedreams Project & more We've arranged a couple nights around the city for presentations about our trip, come down and talk to us about our adventure! - December 4th at Ecomarine Ocean Kayak Centre, on Granville Island at 6:30 pm - Jan 4th at 7:30 pm at the SKABC meeting, at the Vancouver Museum (1100 Chestnut Street) See you there! Check out our lastest article in the Straight about our journey on the coast. http://www.straight.com/article-357141/vancouver/oil-pipeline-alberta-tar-sands-must-not-cross-bcs-north-coast Stay tuned in the next few days as we confirm dates for a few speaking/slideshow etc. events around the city The Pipedreams Crew have planned to return tomorrow, Saturday October 30th, at Jericho Beach! At approximately 3pm, the intrepid paddlers will be ending their journey and pulling up on their home beach at Ecomarine Jericho. (http://www.ecomarine.com/contact/jericho.html) Please be there to welcome them back to town and join in our celebration with food, hot apple cider and plenty of good stories to share! Spending the night on Addenbrooke Island, staying with the Addenbrooke lighthouse keepers! Tomorrow marks a month into our journey, a big milestone. We're paddling some more exposed coast on this leg, we had a real test of our paddling skills on Tuesday as we rounded Superstition Pt in up to 4 metre swell. Yikes! Picture riding a rollercoaster for an hour and a half. A few days from Cape Caution, I think we'll wait for some smaller seas to take that one on! | ArchivesFebruary 2011 Categories |
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