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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
Monday, April 23, 2012
Today along the Bow River - April 2012
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| Fishing is going to the dogs. :-) Copyright © Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved |
Pipelines and West Coast Oil Tankers
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| Oil tanker Monterey anchored off Cates Park in North Vancouver, B.C. on Monday, July 5, 2010. Roland Priddle, an economist and former chairman of the National Energy Board, concluded in a report that banning oil tanker traffic from B.C.'s coastal waters would mean "forfeiting a nationally important opportunity." Photograph by: Glenn Baglo , PNG |
Last week, several stories related to pipelines made the news. One was an unexpected announcement by Kinder Morgan on their expansion plans for their TransMountain pipeline into B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
Oilsands debate shifts to west coast
By Stephen Ewart,
Calgary Herald
April 20, 2012
The focal point of the oilsands debate, which moved from the pastoral U.S. Midwest to the pristine B.C. wilderness, has now shifted to the decidedly troubled waters off Canada's West Coast in response to a plan to ship more oil through the port at Vancouver.
The contentious proposals to pipe oilsands bitumen to the B.C. coast are predicated on moving the oil on tankers to Pacific Rim energy markets.
Amid strident opposition to the 525,000-barrela-day Northern Gateway pipeline plan by Enbridge Inc., rival Kinder Morgan surprised people this month by announcing a similar-sized expansion to its 300,000-barrel-a-day TransMountain pipeline into B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
Retrofitting the TransMountain line could be complete by 2017.
Either way, the spectre of hundreds of super tankers - a.k.a. Very Large Crude Carriers, or VLCCs, to the industry - off the B.C. Coast at Vancouver or the Queen Charlotte Islands has made the prospect of oil spills the latest focus of oilsands opponents.
Admittedly, the stakes - both environmental and economic - are high.
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Late evening light on the Bow River. Copyright © Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved |
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Today along the Bow River - April 2012
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| Click directly on photo for larger image 1024X. All photos: Copyright © Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved |
Calgary Hook & Hackle Club - 2012 Auction - April 25
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| Click on poster for larger image |
Bow River Shuttles is donating a one day, full service, drift boat rental.
Guide Olympics at Simms Ice Out 2012
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| Guide Olympics - Rod Rigging. All photos, courtesy Simms Fishing Products © Tony Demin |
Day 2 of the Simms Ice Out featured the ‘Guide Olympics’.
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| Guide Olympics - Casting Comp |
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| Guide Olympics - Yeti Cooler Pull |
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Photo: Copyright © Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved |
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Today along the Bow River - April 2012
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| Early Saturday morning at Glenmore Trail/Graves Landing. All photos: Copyright © Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved |
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| Tying down the fishing raft |
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| Ice shelf in the background |
Detonation Studios at Simms Ice Out/Shoot Out
"We did it! We took first place at the Simms ice-out shoot out event! A huge amount of respect to the other film makers who competed and to the sponsors that make this event so special!" - Detonation Studios posted on Facebook today.
While we await Detonation's winning 2012 video, "Untitled", we offer their 2011 submission for your viewing pleasure. :-)
SIMMS shoot-out submission. from Detonation Studios on Vimeo.
Fracking Alberta: Ruling advances woman’s tainted water lawsuit
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Jessica Ernst launched a lawsuit against Encana and the Alberta government after the water near her home in Rosebud was allegedly polluted. Photograph by: Leah Hennel , Calgary Herald |
Documents must be released, says Alberta information boss
By Matthew McClure,
Calgary Herald
April 17, 2012
CALGARY — A Drumheller-area woman’s quest to learn if coal bed methane drilling polluted her well water has been given a boost by the province’s information czar.
In a scathing decision that ends a three-year battle by Rosebud resident Jessica Ernst, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has ordered a government agency to release thousands of pages of documents that could reveal how scientists concluded the contamination was naturally occurring.
Adjudicator Teresa Cunningham ordered Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures to refund the entire $4,125 fee charged for processing Ernst’s request because keeping test results, draft reports and even proposed news releases under wraps with no legal basis contravened her right to timely disclosure.
“The amount of severing done and the lack of justification for it has resulted in the applicant being deprived of her rights,” Cunningham said.
“The public body withheld information for reasons that were not borne out by the records, and charged inflated costs for processing the access request.”
The decision is another sharp rap on the knuckles for a government the independent commissioner has frequently criticized for fostering a culture of secrecy.
Ernst said she was shocked but pleased with a ruling that could help her assemble evidence to prove her $33-million legal claim that energy giant Encana Corp.’s drilling near the hamlet southwest of Drumheller contaminated dozens of wells and that a failure to investigate by provincial regulators was part of a government coverup.
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| If you look real close, you might be able to see the green fly line against the green water in the lower left side of the image. Photo: Copyright © Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
Friday, April 20, 2012
Fish Tales Spey-O-Rama - April 22
This on-river session will be the same format as previous Fish Tales Spey-O-Ramas. A Fish Tales staffer will give a brief spey-casting demonstration which will be followed up with the opportunity for attendees to try out a two-hand setup. Fish Tales demo rods and line setups will be available to all attendees and we encourage folks who already have gear to bring it along.
This is a casual and interactive event that allows folks who are interested in getting in to spey a chance to try before they buy. Anglers who are already using spey rods can try out different setups or a new line on an existing setup.
Location: Bankside in Fish Creek Park. Session will run Sunday, April 22 from 1 – 3 p.m. (weather permitting - looks great at this point!) Please dress for the weather including waders. No pre-registration required.
This is part of our Sunday seminar series that runs most Sundays from late October through December and mid-January through April. Our final session this spring will be on Sunday, April 29 when we'll be hosting our second season of the Rio Distance Challenge and a single hand tune up day.
Swift Current Productons at Simms Ice Out/Shoot Out
"Extremely honored and happy with our second place finish at the Simms Fishing Products Shoot Out. It was an unbelievable experience and we enjoyed some epic fishing. Looking forward to future projects and competing again next year! Stay tuned for a link to our Shoot Out submission, "Lights Out"." - Swift Current Productions, posted on Facebook earlier today.
While we wait for the winning video to be posted, here is an earlier video for you to enjoy.
Your new drift boat!
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This boat will be at the Bow River Shuttles Used Drift Boat Sale tomorrow morning, Saturday April 21 @ 10:00 am. (Same time, same location as the TUC-Bow River Chapter 'Tackle Swap')
Beautiful McKenzie River Drift Boat. Glen-L design. Heavy duty Kevlar bottom makes this boat virtually indistructable. Composite construction,(Okume Marine grade plywood completely encapsulated with fiberglass and epoxy).
Stable, with a very shallow draft, it’s the perfect platform for fishing the Bow, and similar waters. Newly painted interior, comfortable, refurbished seats, knee braces at the front and rear casting stations, adjustable rowing seat, with anchor line control. Tons of storage.
Oars are Sawyer, graphite, and counterbalanced. The trailer is a “Karavan”, complete with mounted spare tire, two inch ball hitch, and 4 pin wiring.
MUST be seen to be appreciated. Asking $4,900.00.
Whimsy delivers with funny performances
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| Sheldon Davis, left, Graham Percy and David LeReaney play the founding fathers of Outer Baldonia. Photograph by: Lorraine Hjalte, Calgary Herald |
Note: Several weeks ago, we posted about an interesting play being produced by Lunchbox Theatre. If you're interested in attending, you've only got this evening and tomorrow to fit this into your schedule.
Whimsy delivers with funny performances
Novice playwright's smart idea is given its due by cast
By Bob Clark,
Calgary Herald
April 9, 2012
REVIEW
Lunchbox Theatre presents The Whimsy State or the Principality of Outer Baldonia by AJ Demers through April 21. Tickets: 403-265-4292. Rating 3 ½ out of five
Stories where the little guy gets to play the big guys' game are always fun.
And the truer the story, the better the fiction.
The new Lunchbox comedy - The Whimsy State or the Principality of Outer Baldonia by Loose Moose improv alumnus and novice playwright AJ Demers - is no exception. That's thanks to a tight script - based on a little-known footnote in Canadian history - and some amusing performances from the four-person cast.
The intriguing premise of Demers's 65-minute play dates from the establishment in 1948 - complete with charter, flag, and a small contingent of military-minded (sort of) fishermen - of the Principality of Outer Baldonia. The island nation of barely four acres lay about 15 kilometres off the coast of Nova Scotia from Yarmouth.
Orvis Western Guide Rendezvous 2012
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| Photo, courtesy Orvis 2012 |
Last week, Dave and Amelia Jensen of Fly Fish Alberta joined a couple hundred Orvis-endorsed guides for the annual Orvis Western Guide Rendezvous in Missoula.
The day prior to the event, several participants got to spend a bit of time on the Clearwater and Blackfoot Rivers.
Here are a few photos from those trips that show what that landscape looks like this early in the season.
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Photo: Copyright © Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved 2012 |
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Police to Mac - Looked good - Today Along the Bow River - April 2012
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| Ready for pickup at Police. All photos: Copyright © Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved |
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| Mud dried up! |
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| Lots of room between the ice packs for take out at Mac |
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