Innovate or Die

February 1, 2008

It’s not just a catchy headline. “Innovate or Die” is a contest, sponsored by Specialized Bicycles and Google, “to build a pedal-powered machine that has an environmental impact. A positive one that is. I would love to tell you more about the contest and the innovative ideas it inspired but the contest website is to annoying for me to delve any further.

The Aquaduct was the winning project.

“The Aquaduct is a pedal powered vehicle that transports, filters, and stores water for the developing world. A peristaltic pump attached to the pedal crank draws water from a large tank, through a filter, to a smaller clean tank. The clean tank is removable and closed for contamination-free home storage and use. A clutch engages and disengages the drive belt from the pedal crank, enabling the rider to filter the water while traveling or while stationary”

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Written by Ryan · Filed Under Innovation, Video, The Environment

Coffee House @ The Library

January 23, 2008

February 9, 2008
2:00 pm	to	4:00 pm

Location: The Owen Sound Public Library Auditorium
Cost: Free admission, snacks for sale

Those interested in performing are asked to register in advance by contacting Nadia Danyluk, Children and Youth Services Librarian at 519-376-6623 ext. 4, or e-mailing ndanyluk@owensound.library.on.ca.

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Written by Ryan · Filed Under Events

Council of Canadian’s presents Hoodwinked at the Library

January 21, 2008

February 4, 2008
7:00 pm

~The Council Of Canadians will be holding a free film presentation of Hoodwinked: The Myth of Free Trade. This film chronicles Canada’s role in NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and all the real facts about it the mainstream media is some how mysteriously not presenting to the public. All are cordially invited to attend this presentation at the Owen Sound Public Library at 7pm on Tues Feb.4 (lower level lecture hall)

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Written by Nathan · Filed Under Events

Wiarton Willie Festival

January 17, 2008

January 25, 2008 7:00 pm

February 3, 2008 7:00 pm

Wiarton Willie Festival
315 George St
P.O. Box 310, Wiarton, Ontario
N0H 2T0
Phone: 519 534 5492
Facsimile: 519 534 4862
Toll Free: 877 844 9884
Email: tourism@southbrucepeninsula.com
Website: http://www.wiarton-willie.org

Yeah, it’s groundhog day February second, and in the words of Bill Murray, “When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life. But standing here among the people of Wiarton and basking in the warmth of their hearths and hearts, I couldn’t imagine a better fate than a long and lustrous winter.”

Okay, so those weren’t his exact words. He was talking about Punxsutawney, but I think it’s fitting that we should feel the same way about our own groundhog festival in Wiarton. On that note, you can get the official schedule from here: Official Schedule

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Written by Nathan · Filed Under Events

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