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Free for the reading is our finely crafted Canadian newsletter about art happenings and canoe events that are national and internationally in flavour. It is a fun and interesting read. It offers a free screen saver gift. Bill Mason has a original impressionistic painting for sale. They are one of a kind paintings. All Bill Mason's works are influenced by wilderness nature, water and land. Every oil painting for sale on-line there is a write-up to accompany each painting to read so you can understand what connects to his oil painting image. If an original is out of your price range consider buying one of our Bill Mason prints that is offered in our on-line gift store. Becky Mason writes about her art shows at the Cube gallery which reps her work. She has a write up about her canoe course and explains why her canoe lessons are a unique experience set against a Canadian wilderness backdrop. She also notes Canadian and USA paddling and canoe symposium you may want to consider attending, these symposiums offer canoe workshops with skilled instructors. If watching paddling skills is more your speed Becky does present canoe demonstrations to music. The paddling demonstrations are so beautiful to watch. You can see a canoe demonstration of Becky Mason showing her art of canoeing in the Classic Solo Canoeing DVD it can be purchased in our online store. Reid McLachlan is a fine artist, an experienced expressionist oil artist with 20 years of painting to his name. His subjects ranges from people and what they are think about their situations. Mostly Reid McLachlan dwells on couples relationships and how they interact with each other, some are happy some are upset and some we don't know what they think. You need to pause and study his paintings because at first glance you see the first message then upon revisiting his canvases you see more and more in his paintings. Paul Mason is hard at work at drawing and paintings his funny cartoons. Becky has the new information about an environment cause she is currently working on. All the Mason family loves the wood canvas canoe. Bill continues to be talked about on many website, Some that have linked are Canoeski and many more which I'll be listing soon. We all like to go canoeing. If you want canoeing instruction Becky has just the canoe lessons for you. If you live too far away to attend her courses you can always pick up some of her and her Dad's paddling instructional dvds or video they are both filmmakers that have won awards. Artist Reid Mclachlan will be profiled in a film on Bravo!

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Contents:



  1. McLachlan in Toronto.
  2. New Gallery showing our work.
  3. Bill Mason painting for sale.
  4. Wow! a new canoeing DVD.
  5. Becky Mason over the pond.
  6. Magazine article.
  7. Do words make a difference?
  8. Mason's Fav Pics.




  1. TAP Toronto art exhibition.
    Reid McLachlan is taking the plunge and will be exhibiting in Toronto at the juried TAP art show this March.
    Read more



Mason and McLachlan at new Cube Gallery!
The popular Cube has moved into a brand new location in Ottawa. And our work looks great in this spectacular space Cube Gallery



 
  • Wow! a new canoeing DVD.

    "This is Canoeing" by Justine Curgenven A 2-disc celebration of canoeing, showcasing top single-blade paddlers in their pursuit of remote wilderness journeys to the challenge of white water. This multi-award winning film maker captures the essence of canoeing in 12 short films. 3 hours of globe-trotting adventure from world class canoeing destinations in Canada, the United States, Scotland & Wales.

    I invite you to Pre-order "This is Canoeing" DVD, the sales will help fund my 2010 tour.

  • Becky Mason goes over the pond this spring.

    Becky and Reid will be heading over to the UK and Europe early  this spring. Read about their tour...





Paul Mason's cartoons see more....


Classic Solo Canoeing In Canoereoots Magazine:

  • Becky was interviewed by Rapid Media for their Canoeroots magazine.  It is one of her favourite canoeing magazines and she thinks her subscription fees for it are well worth it . They are courting overseas readers too so if you have a tiny bit of cash in your piggy bank Becky thinks you'll get a lot of enjoyment from subscribing to this and their other paddling magazines. You can view and read about Becky's Traditional Stroke on Page 20 - 21 online but take note of the directions in how you click to the next page. See the interview on-line.

    She's looking forward to sharing these strokes that are steeped in Canadian paddling history with interested UK and Swedish paddlers this spring.
    Read about her UK designed lessons...

Enviro Notes:

Mighty words, do they make a difference?

Ever wonder what impact advocacy campaigns are having on Canadian MPs? Do they prefer hand-written letters over emails? Has a Facebook group ever changed their mind on an issue? Do they use Twitter? Until the e-politics project, answers to these questions have been strictly anecdotal.

In April of 2009, all Canadian MPs plus 63 former MPs who lost their seat in the last election were invited to participate in a study to gauge how they use online communications & respond to grassroots campaigns.

A few highlights: 
- Almost all parliamentarians are collecting personal information from constituent correspondence for future uses. 
- Email is given as much weight as other forms of constituent communication. 
- In terms of motivating MPs to take action, personal correspondence on an issue is almost twice as effective as form letters 
- MPs are counting the number of messages they receive and some will use this to gauge relative support on issues
This project was sponsored by Nanos Research, J. Thompson Communications and Five Stones New Media Consulting.

Complete results are available at:
http://e-politics.ca



Quetico Park needs your mighty words. Deadline for letters February 26th.

 I'm a trustee on the Quetico Foundation and they have brought it to my attention that a letter is needed concerning the Namakan Dam issue. I'm told the building of this dam will seriously affect the Lake Sturgeon, a threatened species in Ontario. The Quetico Park is situated in Ontario and it alsoPhotograph courtesy Zeb Hogan borders the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. The Namakan Dam issue is explained well and there are excellent sample letter suggestions and email links to elected officials. The tight deadline for your letters is Friday February 26, 2010.
Please go to the www.queticofoundation.org.
  • Fav Picks

    Two great paddling film festivals to get us thinking paddling while we wait for fairer climes. Have a look at both festivals and be amused and amazed watching the handy film previews.

Reel Paddling Film Festival

Waterwalker Film Festival



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