Here's a 2011 Christmas greeting from the folks in Hartley Bay!
John and Sylvan Lutz, Maeve Lydon and Ken Josephson just came back from a visit to Hartley Bay. More information about the project will be posted shortly. In the mean time Here's a slide show of the adventure.
A special thanks to our partners and friends in Hartley Bay!
Here is a recent video from Raincoast Conservation that gives us some background on the Great Bear Rainforest, the proposed Enbridge pipeline and tanker route and some of the potential impacts of the proposal on our coast.
UNCOMFORTABLY NUMB
In the Spring of 2009, friends Chris Rhodes and Michael Reid, decided that they were going to kayak BC’s coast. The trip was motivated by their fear of becoming numb to some of the issues facing the more remote regions of the coast. The expedition spanned roughly 700 kilometres and took them 40-days to complete. Along the way they stopped in at various research stations and First Nations communities to learn more about the issues from those that have to cope with them first hand. They decided to film their journey in hopes that it would connect people to not just the issues, but the places and the people most affected. Uncomfortably Numb is a film about their journey.
SPOIL
This film follows the International League of Conservation Photographers as they team up with the Gitga'at Nation of British Columbia to document the Great Bear Rainforest before an oil pipeline changes it forever. Go to pacificwild.org to help protect this beautiful place.
Tipping Barrels - Journey Into The Great Bear
‘Tipping Barrels’ is a unique combination of surfing and environmental journalism that follows surfers Arran and Reid Jackson on a trip into the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, where they learn more about the region and the issues confronting it.
Tipping Barrels from Sitka on Vimeo.
Directed by Ben Gulliver
Produced by Rene Gauthier and Michael Reid
Filmed by:
Ben Gulliver
Ian McAllister
Cineflex Provided by Sherpas Cinema:
Dave Mossop
Eric Crosland
John Trapman
Malcolm Sangster
Helen Interview by Michael Reid
Underwater by Jason Sturgis
Groundswell (Trailer) (1:44)
Set sail with Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Patagonia and Woodshed Films for an exploratory surf trip along British Columbia’s unspoiled west coast. While searching for waves, the crew documents what would be threatened if the Northern Gateway tar sands oil pipeline is built. More info at raincoast.org.
