Documentary: White Water, Black Gold - Thu, Mar 24 2011

Documentary: White Water, Black Gold (3/24/2011)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Social

Event Location:

Garneau Theatre - 8712 109th Avenue

Date(s) & Time:

Thu, Mar 24 2011 6:45 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Thu, Mar 24 2011 4:30:00 PM

Event Duration:

2 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Event Coordinator(s):

Christine T
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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

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Number Registered So Far:

7 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

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Itinerary:

In celebration of Canada Waterweek, let's watch the documentary "White Water, Black Gold" at the Garneau Theatre. The movie starts at 7:00pm, but we will meet-up at 6:45pm to get any snacks/beverages and find some seats together.

Narrated by Wade Davis, Explorer-in Residence for National Geographic Music by Sarah Harmer, Josh Ritter and Rachelle Van Zanten A Nation’s Water in Peril “White Water, Black Gold” is an investigative documentary that follows David Lavallee on his three-year journey across western Canada in search of answers about the activities of the world’s thirstiest oil industry: the Tarsands.David, a native Edmontonian, has spent the last 15 years working as a hiking guide in the Canadian Rockies. In that time he has noticed profound changes to the mountain landscapes: climate change is rendering these landscapes unrecognizable. When David discovers that his province is ramping up growth in an extremely water intensive industry downstream of his beloved icefields, he is surprised he knows so little about this industry. This necessitates a journey: from icefields, to oilfields. David exposes the connection between fossil fuels, climate change, human rights and our depleting water supply. He finds that from Inuvik to Fort Chipewyan to Hudson’s Bay to the Pacific Coast, half of Canada’s water is at stake.

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donation for the movie
$ for snacks

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There is likely to be a lot of people around, so we will meet in the theatre lobby area near the concession. I will have a yellow EOC hat.

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