Wednesday, September 1. 2010Clipper Adventurer UPDATE: September 1, 2:13PM ESTSeptember 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.
We would also like to thank all of our travellers for your incredible compassion, understanding and patience throughout this unexpected adventure. Sunday, August 29. 2010Clipper Adventure UpdateAugust 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. 2010New International Brochure AvailableGet 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. 2010Featured Destination: GreenlandWhy a visit to the world's largest island will leave you awestruck!
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!
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. 2010Arctic Nuts & Bolts - Toronto, Saint John, Vancouver & Victoria
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 & VictoriaArctic Nuts & Bolts - Toronto, Saint John, Vancouver & Victoria
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 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
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
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
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
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!
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/
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