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2010 Winter Seminar Series
Next seminar: Tuesday 23 March 2010
7 - 9 p.m.
IN THE LAND OF THE BIG OTTER:
5 Weeks by Canoe from Schefferville to Kuujjuaq
Non-Members Welcome
'Borealis' follows Frank Wolf and Taku Hokoyama as they canoe 3,100 km through the remote Boreal forest of Manitoba and Ontario during the summer of 2007. Their 75-day odyssey provides the context for an intimate look into the current environmental and social issues facing the region and its people.Tightly shot action sequences, humour, and the voices of those who live on the front-lines of the Boreal make this a unique film in the adventure genre. Frank Wolf is a Canadian adventurer, filmmaker,photographer and writer with over a dozen years of experience. Frank and Taku’s Boreal trip was part of the Big Wild, a major partnership between MEC and CPAWS aimed at protecting at least 50% of Canada’s wilderness
Date: Tuesday March 9th, 2010
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: Mountain Equipment Co-op, 366 Richmond Road
Cost: Free but accepting donations for “the Big Wild”
Seminar #5—In the Land of the Big Otter
Naskapi Indians believed that a monster ("Big Otter") lived in a cave in Eaton Canyon on the Caniapiscau River.Help us solve the mystery of why this famous Eaton Canyon has disappeared from Canadian maps -conspiracy or saving ink?Club members Laco Kovac and Lynette Chubb will present their 2009 canoe expedition down the rarely traveled Du Sable, Caniapiscau and Koksoak rivers to Kuujuaq, QC. Lynette and Lester always share a few good stories & great pictures to go with them!
Date: Tuesday March 23rd, 2010
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: St. Martin’s, 2120 Prince Charles Rd, (Across from the Carlingwood Y)
Cost: This seminar is free although a suggested donation of $3 to $5 is recommended to help cover costs.
Seminar #6 - The Vachon River solo by Eric Leclair
A river in a territory of ice, rocks and lichens, the Vachon River offers a direct contact with the raw power of elements. Still rarely canoed because of its difficulty of access and the extremely severe climatic conditions, it presents an average slope of 0, 2 % which expresses itself by means of long tempestuous rapids and some falls and ledges.At the launch point, the time frame that is free of ice is only of 20 days. We have to understand that this is permafrost territory and that the vegetation which manages to grow is rare and lean. This directly affects the river. Each time it rains, given that no vegetation retains the water, the water level quickly changes. But watch out, the Vachon River is not a brook; it is a water way having a \"push\" equivalent to that of the Ashuapmushuan River! It is, without overstating, a playground which allows no error.
Date: Tuesday March 30, 2010
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: Metro Y, 180 Argyle St, Georgian Room (on the 2nd floor)
