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McLachlan in Toronto.
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New Gallery showing our work.
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Bill Mason painting for sale.
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Wow! a new canoeing DVD.
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Becky Mason over the pond.
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Magazine article.
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Do words make a difference?
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Mason's Fav Pics.
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Toronto art exhibition.
Reid
McLachlan is taking the plunge and will be exhibiting in
Toronto at the juried TAP art show this March.
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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
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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.
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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....
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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...
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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 also 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.
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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.
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Reel Paddling Film Festival
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Waterwalker
Film Festival
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