Photo via Unsplash via Visualhunt.com As I type this, activists in BC are preparing to protest the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Everyone, including the Liberal government, knew that was coming. It may very well even be part of Trudeau’s plan. Burnaby, BC and the “line 3” pipeline which runs from Alberta to Wisconsin. Trudeau rejected the…
Stunning time-lapse videos of Yosemite and the Aurora Borealis
Is there anyone out there who doesn’t love a good time lapse video? Skies are especially good subjects because they usually seem to be holding still, or close to it, if you just look up but they aren’t and we aren’t. I found a couple of good ones this week. The first is from Laughing…
Bad Week for Women and Mothers
Somehow despite all of the images of Women and babies (notably in mangers) this time of year, people seem to suddenly have a problem with both. In Nova Scotia a restauranteur was warned about breast feeding in the restaurant: A few days ago the restaurant received its second official letter of complaint in six months…
Bad Week for Women and Mothers
Somehow despite all of the images of Women and babies (notably in mangers) this time of year, people seem to suddenly have a problem with both. In Nova Scotia a restauranteur was warned about breast feeding in the restaurant: A few days ago the restaurant received its second official letter of complaint in six months…
Will Currie and the Giant Beaver
Will Currie and the Country French stopped along the roadside in Alberta to file a video diary about the World’s Largest Beaver and celebrate Amada’s 24th birthday. If you’re looking for some listening, grab a copy of CBC Radio 3 sessions podcast with Will Currie and the Country French (one of my all time favorites.)…
The Bicycles and Hot Panda in the West
If you’re in Vancouver, Victoria, Cumberland, Kelowna or Calgary you have plans. Toronto’s the Bicycles are headed your way, promoting their new CD “Oh No, It’s Love” along with Edmonton’s Hot Panda. Both of these bands are amazing and completely fun. Go, drink, dance and buy CDs! Saturday November 15, 2008 Di’Metric Studios (also playing…
The Harper Agenda: Oil or Nothing
““If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away… This is one more reason why Westerners, but Albertans in particular, need to think hard about their future in this country. After sober reflection, Albertans should decide that it is time to seek a new relationship with Canada. …Canada appears content to become a second-tier socialistic country,…
One Flew Over the Alberta Mess
Today on CBC Radio One, Anna Maria interviewed NDP party leader Jack Layton and certainly put him on the spot with issues of the recent Elizabeth May refusal at the debates, his plan on the war in Afganistan, why he wants cap and trade vs. carbon tax and his plans concerning the NAFTA agreement, along…
Said the Whale and Hey Ocean Tour Video
Said the Whale and Hey Ocean! have been touring about together recently and put this little video together so you can get an idea of the grueling work that touring is. You Can Catch Said the Whale at The Slice in Lethbridge Alberta June 21 The Virgin Festival in Calgary June 22 the Canmore Hotel…
Wet Secrets: New Website and Video
Edmonton Alberta’s worst kept Wet Secrets have finally got themselves a website wetsecrets.ca and a video…kind of. Hopefully that means that there will be much more to come: