Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Almost Ready to Put In

So the reports of 2,000 workers entering the land are still unconfirmed. There is, however, an unprecedented number of paddlers heading to Rupert this summer. Camp Darrow, Chewonki, and of course Keewaydin are all sending trips. The tradition of the Cree youth of Waskaganish running the Rupert will continue at least one last year, and there is another film crew hitting the river in addition to our own. Perhaps it's not too late to mount the type of media campaign that could bring this story to people's hearts and mobilize a larger force to save the Rupert. As for me, I've been slaying solar electric systems 70 hours a week to rationalize taking next month off to be on the river. In the past few months, I've had the chance to put solar panels on Coors field baseball stadium and so many homes. I've squeezed in some paddling and filming, too in order to get in shape for the Rupert. We're about set to go, and everyone involved is psyched to get up there and just be on the river.