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April Adventures of a Different Sort

April 30th, 2009 No Comments

Last April we were rowing and towing our boats out of Scotland and through England; a year ago to the day, we slept across from Windsor Castle (the Queen’s adobe) in a tent nestled amidst scraggly trees and shrubs lining the Thames River.
presenting to students in Summerland
 In comparison this April has been less adventurous….well sort [...]

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Insulating your attic…for free!

April 30th, 2009 1 Comment

 
Home Greenovations

 Making your home more energy efficient….for free!
There are many reasons why homes are less efficient than ideal, with the most common excuse being cost.  Despite potential long-term savings in making a home greener, people often balk at having to spend money to make this happen.  Well, for all you penny pinchers wanting to save [...]

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Toronto, ON - Colin at ideaCity

April 29th, 2009 No Comments

[ June 17, 2009 6:00 pm to June 19, 2009 10:00 pm. ] Colin is one of the speakers at the 2009 ideaCity Conference, a three day event (June 17 to 19, 2009) known as ‘Canada’s Premiere Meeting of the Minds’.  It is an eclectic gathering of artists, adventurers, authors, cosmologists, doctors, designers, entertainers, filmmakers, inventors, magicians, musicians, scientists and technologists.

Fifty of the planet’s brightest minds converge on Toronto each [...]

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Vancouver, BC - Colin & Julie at the Hollywood Theatre

April 29th, 2009 No Comments

[ May 18, 2009; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Film screening with Colin and Julie, as well as Nisga’a and Squamish singers as a fundraiser for Tribal Journeys.
Location: Hollywood Theatre, 3123 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
Time: 1:30 PM (doors open at 1:00 PM) to 4:30PM
Date: Monday, May 18 (Victoria Day) 

Double film screening (Amazon From Source to Sea and Beyond the Horizon) with Colin and Julie [...]

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Toronto, ON - Julie at Toronto Reference Library

April 29th, 2009 No Comments

[ May 7, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Julie Angus is on a panel with Alanna Mitchell, author of Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis.
Address: Atrium, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
Date: May 7, 2009
Time:7 PM

The eh List Author Series showcases Canada’s best writers and their new books. With eight locations on offer in Toronto, you can go down the street or [...]

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Toronto, ON - Julie at S. Walter Stewart Library

April 28th, 2009 Comments Off

[ May 6, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Julie Angus reads from Rowboat in a Hurricane and talks about her rowing journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
Address: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave
Date: May 6, 2009
Time:7 PM

The eh List Author Series showcases Canada’s best writers and their new books. With eight locations on offer in Toronto, you can go down the street or across [...]

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April eNews Update

April 1st, 2009 1 Comment

Now that we have finished the book Rowed Trip, we are moving through a backlog of chores which includes completing our home renovations and improving its energy efficiency.
The common adage the best things in life are free applies to many things, but home renovations are typically not included. We found otherwise. I crunched some preliminary [...]

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Featured Expeditions: Matt Hill and Stephanie Tait on a year long run

April 1st, 2009 No Comments

How would you like to run a marathon, and then wake up the next morning and do it again? Now imagine doing that for a year.
Vancouverites Matt Hill and Stephanie Tait are running 18,000 km through Canada and the USA. (Courtesy of Run For One Planet)
Matt Hill and Stephanie Tait are two Canadians doing just [...]

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