Wednesday, September 1. 2010
Clipper Adventurer UPDATE: September 1, 2:13PM EST
September 1, 2010
Guests aboard the grounded M/V Clipper Adventurer all arrived safely back in Edmonton. Shortly after 14:00 on the 30th of August, passengers and staff entered the Edmonton Airport and were brought to the Adventure Canada comfort centre located at the Executive Royal Inn near the Edmonton Airport. Guests lunched and were assisted with travel arrangements home.
Unfortunately, the remainder of the 2010 Clipper Adventurer season is cancelled. We looked forward to sailing aboard her again next year.- The Captain and crew of Clipper Adventurer
- The Canadian Coast Guard
- The wonderful community of Kugluktuk
- The charter team at Canadian North Airlines
- The fabulous team at the Edmonton International Airport
- Enterprise Car Rentals
- Jason Pollmeier and the staff at the Executive Royal Inn at Edmonton Airport
We would also like to thank all of our travellers for your incredible compassion, understanding and patience throughout this unexpected adventure.
Sunday, August 29. 2010
Clipper Adventure Update
August 28th , 2010, Mississauga, ON, Canada.
At approximately 1910 local time (GMT-7) on August 27th, 2010
MV Clipper Adventurer, en-route from Port Epworth to Kugluktuk NU, was grounded on an uncharted rock at 67 58 N 112 40 W. At the time the seas were calm, sunny conditions and good visibility with no wind or swell.Efforts of the vessel's crew to dislodge the vessel during high tide on August 28th were unsuccessful.
The vessel now rests with a slight list. Conditions are stabilized. All passengers and crew are safe and unharmed. Weather remains favourable as passengers continue to enjoy onboard programming and hospitality.Canadian authorities have been notified and the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel Amundsen is en-route set to arrive 0900 August 29th to assist with disembarking passengers.
Flight arrangements have been made to ensure passengers return to Edmonton for the evening of August 29th.
For inquiries please contact the Adventure Canada office 905 271 4000.Monday, August 9. 2010
New International Brochure Available
Get a sneak peek at the new 2011 International Adventures Brochure before it gets mailed out to the general public! Click the cover below to visit our brochures section!
Friday, July 2. 2010
Featured Destination: Greenland
Why a visit to the world's largest island will leave you awestruck!
- Despite it's name, you'll experience gargantuan icebergs almost everywhere in Greenland
- In the Disko Bay, icebergs often rise up to 100 meters above the waterline - keep in mind that 90 percent of an iceberg is hidden below the surface of the sea
- The breathtaking Arctic scenery is almost endless on the world's largest island, and with a total population of only 55,000 you are truly on your own as soon as you leave one of the small towns and settlements
- Human civilization is the exception in this country. The mountains, valleys, rivers and gigantic ice cap are practically virgin land
- The midnight sun can be encountered north of the Polar Circle. In Ilulissat, for example, the sun never sets from May 25th to July 25th, and during that period "normal" calendar time is
virtually non-operative - The northern lights - white, yellow, green and red they sweep across the dark sky in a state of eternal, rapid flux. They accummulate in intensity and culminate in scenery beyond imagination
- Northern lights appear all year round in Greenland, but they can only be observed against a clear, dark night sky. They appear at a height of about 100 kilometers (65 miles) and have the shape of a flapping curtain or points radiating from a single dot
Experience Greenland for yourself on one of our summer expeditions:
Arctic Quest: July 23-August 2, 2010
Into the Northwest Passage: August 14-28, 2010
Greenland & Wild Labrador: September 12-25, 2010
When in Doubt, include Barney Rubble!
Cormier - The Climate Rap
its importance to today's youth. The response was overwhelming, and many thoughtful and entertaining entries were received. The "Climate Rap" however took home the grand prize of a voyage this summer through the Northwest Passage.
Chris is a 15-yr-old student who attends Manchester High School West in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he will be a junior in the fall. Chris is interested in the Science and Medical fields, is a member of his High School's Environmental and Chemistry clubs as
well as the track, and cross country teams. His hobbies include skiing, travelling, hiking and being outdoors. We look forward to getting to know Chris better as we sail through the Northwest Passage this August.
Check out Chris' video and all the other submissions
by clicking here.
Would you like to join Chris and Claes Nobel in the Arctic this Summer?
There is limited space left on our Into the Northwest Passage Expedition, August 14 -28, 2010. For more information please click here or email Loretta at Loretta@adventurecanada.com
Thursday, June 17. 2010
Arctic
Nuts & Bolts - Toronto, Saint John, Vancouver & Victoria
Nuts & Bolts - Toronto, Saint John, Vancouver & Victoria
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been thinking about enjoying the splendours of the Arctic? Join us for
an information session on the nuts and bolts of Arctic travel. How to get there? What to expect? What to
wear?
When: Thursday, May 27
Time: 7 pm
Where:
Engine Gallery, 37 Mill Street in The Historic Distillery District
Toronto, ON
RSVP necessary
rsvp@adventurecanada.com
When:
Monday, June 7
Time: 6 pm
Where: The Hilton Saint John, One
Market Square, Saint John NB
RSVP
necessary rsvp@adventurecanada.com
When:
Tuesday, June 22
Time: 7 pm
Where: TBD, Vancouver BC
RSVP necessary rsvp@adventurecanada.com
When:
Wednesday, June 23 - Special Session for Travel Agents
Time: 9 am
Where:
TBD, Vancouver BC
RSVP necessaryrsvp@adventurecanada.com
When:
Thursday, June 24
Time: 7 pm
Where: TBD, Victoria BC
RSVP necessaryrsvp@adventurecanada.com
Would
you be interested in having an info session in your hometown? Please
send your requests to info@adventurecanada.com.
Arctic Nuts & Bolts - Toronto, Saint John, Vancouver & Victoria
Arctic
Nuts & Bolts - Toronto, Saint John, Vancouver & Victoria
Nuts & Bolts - Toronto, Saint John, Vancouver & Victoria
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been thinking about enjoying the splendours of the Arctic? Join us for
an information session on the nuts and bolts of Arctic travel. How to get there? What to expect? What to
wear?
When: Thursday, May 27
Time: 7 pm
Where:
Engine Gallery, 37 Mill Street in The Historic Distillery District
Toronto, ON
RSVP necessary
rsvp@adventurecanada.com
When:
Monday, June 7
Time: 6 pm
Where: The Hilton Saint John, One
Market Square, Saint John NB
RSVP
necessary rsvp@adventurecanada.com
When:
Tuesday, June 22
Time: 7 pm
Where: TBD, Vancouver BC
RSVP necessary rsvp@adventurecanada.com
When:
Wednesday, June 23 - Special Session for Travel Agents
Time: 9 am
Where:
TBD, Vancouver BC
RSVP necessaryrsvp@adventurecanada.com
When:
Thursday, June 24
Time: 7 pm
Where: TBD, Victoria BC
RSVP necessaryrsvp@adventurecanada.com
Would
you be interested in having an info session in your hometown? Please
send your requests to info@adventurecanada.com.
A Little Less Arctic
Anew scientific book has been produced by Springer Publishing, titled
A
little less Arctic: top predators in the world's largest northern
inland sea, Hudson Bay. It focuses on marine mammals and birds in
Hudson Bay, and the current
and expected effects of climate change on their ecology. Two AC
resource staff, Mark Mallory and Pierre Richard, have written
chapters in the book, and Mark was one of the three editors. If
you're interested in delving into some of the science on climate
change, polar bears, whales and murres, this book is written by
experts on these topics in Canada. Information on the book is
available by clicking here.
Join
Pierre Richard on our Into the Northwest Passage Expedition, find out
more by clicking here.
Join Mark
Mallory on our Out of the Northwest Passage Expedition, find out more by clicking here.
Ready to
book? Email Loretta by
clicking here.
Congratulations Rob!
AC PhotographerRobert Poulton was awarded this month with a "Best Editorial
Series Photography" by the industry magazine "Applied
Arts"
and will be featured in the new issue of the magazine. The recognized
series was a collection of portraits of the Inuit and included photos
of our very own Pakak Innuksuk and Aaju Peter captured during Adventure
Canada's High Arctic Adventure 2009. You'll also notice many of his
other photos included in our recent brochures.
The complete
winning
series can be seen online
at by clicking here or
visiting Rob's website.
The
winning
series is also being featured at an up coming gallery show in
July. More details to follow...
Join Rob at our Toronto Nuts
& Bolts Session this Thursday, May 27 for a brief introduction to
Arctic Photography - RSVP by clicking here.
An
Evening of Art from Algonquin Park
with Drawnonward
Evening of Art from Algonquin Park
with DrawnonwardPlease join us at the historic
Steamwhistle Roundhouse to help raise some money to send kids to
summer camps across Canada. Drawnonward (and some friends) will be
showing work from Algonquin Park and the North. A portion of the
proceeds will go to the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund. It
should be a fun night of art, camp stories and a few drinks. ONE
NIGHT ONLY.
When:
Thursday, 27 May 2010 at 18:30
Where:Steamwhistle
Roundhouse. 255 Bremner Blvd (near the CN tower)
Price: $10 entrance + cash bar
You're Invited to Andrew Qappik: Pangnirtung Memories
You are invited to attend Andrew Qappik's solo exhibition at the
Winnipeg Art Gallery!
Some of you were lucky enough to travel
with Andrew on 2009's Into the Northwest Passage Expedition.
Andrew's
works have been included in every Pangnirtung print
collection, and he is well-known throughout the North for his design of
the Nunavut flag and the territory's coat-of-arms and official logo.
This
exhibiton marks the donation to the Gallery of a complete
collection of 140 of Qappik's catalogued and uncatalogued ("personal")
prints by Dr. H.G. Jones, a past traveller and long-time friend of
Adventure Canada.
It's an important first
solo exhibition for this respected artist, and features a selection of
limited-edition prints spanning his graphic career. It is another in a
series of WAG exhibitions of second- and third-generation Inuit artists
who are expressing personal and contemporary concerns.
Exhibition
sponsored by The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation and FirstAir.
For
more information on the exhibition please click here.
Let the
Arctic take your breath away and leave you with lasting inspiration on
our Arctic Quest. For more information, please click here or email Matthew
James by clicking here.
Collector's
Corner: Celebrating Two Cape Dorset Master Carvers
Corner: Celebrating Two Cape Dorset Master Carvers
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Perhaps best known for his carvings of large standing
bears, Mannumi Shaqu began carving as a teenager and continued as an
artist to support his family.
In 1951, the Government of Canada
commissioned a Mother and Child by Mannumi as a coronation present for
the Queen to be, Elizabeth II, a sign of the recognition Inuit art would
receive globally.
Mannumi had fond memories of his childhood,
often following his grandfather on hunts to feed the camp. This piece,
'Grandfather and Grandson' captures the close bond these family members
share, reflecting on his own memories of his grandfather. This is among
the last pieces he carved, at the age of 91 and nearly blind, a
testament to the spirit and skill of this remarkable artist.
'Grandfather
and Grandson'
Mannumi Shaqu (1917-2000)
Cape Dorset, 1997
H:
16 x L: 8.75 x W: 3 inches
Gallery # A 3401
CDN $ 2,770.00 (before
discount)
Paulassie
Pootoogook
Eldest son of renowned ca
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leaders, Pootoogook and Ningeokuluk, Paulassie Pootoogook began as a
printmaker in the early Cape Dorset studio, following the crucial role
his father played in developing the co-op. His attention soon turned to
carving, and his work is represented in numerous art galleries and
museums around the world. This Muskox, carved in 1993, has significant
presence and is meticulously carved. Paulassie is survived by his
brother, renowned Cape Dorset graphic artist Kananginak Pootoogook.
'Muskox'
Pauloosie
Pootoogook (1927-2006)
Cape Dorset, 1993
H 8.5 x L 14 x W 4
inches
Gallery # A 0828
CDN $ 2,265.00 (before discount)
Both
of these beautiful pieces are available for purchase. As a member of
the AC family, you are entitled to a 20% discount AND Houston North
Gallery will contribute an additional 10% to the Adventure Canada
Discovery Fund!
Shipping is extra and will be billed at cost. For
more information or to purchase this piece please contact Houston North
Gallery: inuit@houston-north-gallery.ns.ca or toll free
1-866-634-8869.
Join John Houston on our Into the Northwest Passage and Out of the Northwest Passage
Expeditions! For more information, please email Loretta by clicking here.
Franklin's
Tin: The Ox Cheek Soup Project
Tin: The Ox Cheek Soup Project
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are travelling on our Into the Northwest Passage Expedition had an
exclusive tour of the museum and of the museum vault, lead by ROM
Anthropologist Ken Lister.
In
the Anthropology collection of the Royal Ontario Museum is a tin of
Ox Cheek Soup dating to the early 1850s that was part of the
provisions for one of the Franklin Search Expeditions. The tin was
manufactured with the same method and materials as the tins carried
in the holds of Franklin's ships. In 1988 Kenneth Lister removed the
soup contents of the tin because the can was failing and the soup was
subsequently frozen for future research. Brandi Lee MacDonald at
McMaster University has analyzed the soup and found the soup to
contain lead at a dangerously high concentration. The tin was also
analyzed and as expected the solder used to
manufacture the tin has a high lead content.
The
soup, however, was in the tin for 136 years and it is not known how
quickly the lead would have leached into the soup. Did it happen
almost immediately or was it a slow process? This is now the
important question and it is being addressed with an 1850 recipe.
Together, Kenneth Lister and Brandi Lee MacDonald cooked up a vat of
ox cheek soup (Figure 3) and canned the soup in mason jars. Placed
within each jar was a length of lead solder and at regular intervals
over six months the jars will be opened and tested for lead
contamination. And now this summer as we walk along the shore of
Beechy Island and pass by the graves of Franklin's men, we may
finally know if in the early months of the expedition preserved food
was
a significant source of lead and perhaps one of the root causes for
the expedition's failure.
Join Ken Lister and the ROM on our 2010
Into the Northwest Passage Expedition. For more information please click here or email Loretta by clicking here.
New
view on Gjoa Haven's history
view on Gjoa Haven's history
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to Gjoa Haven in Nunavut will now have both an Inuit and European
perspective on the Northwest Passage, which will aid in understanding
the history of the area, Mayor Joanni Sallerina told the Northern
News Service.
"I
think having the Inuit background on the signs will really help
promote a better understanding of Inuit culture and history," he
said.
Signs
along Gjoa Haven's Northwest Passage trail were upgraded last
September to help reflect the history of the passage in an Inuit
context, said Becky Torretti, regional co-ordinator with Nunavut
Parks and Special Places.
The
signs provide information about the Nattilik Inuit both before and
during the time Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen stopped in the Gjoa
Haven area while journeying through the Northwest Passage.
Explore
the town of Gjoa Haven on our Into the Northwest
Passage: August 14-28,2010 by emailing Loretta at loretta@adventurecanada.com
Celebrate
the First Annual BC Solar Days May 28th and 29th!
the First Annual BC Solar Days May 28th and 29th!
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solar energy and opportunities you have to bring solar to your home or
business.
In Invermere BC, Greenman Sustainable Solutions is
conducting two events over two days and we would enjoy the opportunity
to explain the benefits of going solar with you. On Friday May 28th you
can learn about the solar technologies and other green features of the
Community Greenhouse at David Thompson Secondary School from 10 am to
2pm. Students and staff at DTSS will be involved in tours and
activities and the public is welcome to attend.
On Saturday May
29th, also from 10 am to 2pm, join us at Kicking Horse Coffee Cafe to
learn about solar technologies and other green living products and ideas
you can put in your home or business. The District of Invermere will
be at both events to explain the actions the town has planned and is
undertaking to address greenhouse gas reduction in the fight against
climate change.
A big thanks to supporters of these events -
District of Invermere, Solar BC, David Thompson Secondary School &
School District #6, Kicking Horse Coffee and Wild Voices for Kids.
Please
post and forward the attached poster to anyone you feel would be
interested. Thanks!
Look forward to seeing you at BC Solar Days!
Check
out Solar BC at http://www.solarbc.ca/