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A WALK IN SPACE
with Canadian Astronaut Steve MacLean

IMAGINE FLYING FROM VANCOUVER TO HALIFAX in less than 20 minutes —or witnessing 16 sunrises and sunsets in one 24-hour period. That’s what it’s like to hurtle through space at eight kilometres per second in a shuttle and circle the entire globe every 90 minutes.

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Recently funded expeditions

Musicycle Tour — Derek Olive
The Musicycle Tour had one goal in mind: to show people that sustainable transportation doesn’t have to be a drag. Derek Olive hauled his guitar, amps and other equipment from Powell River BC to Halifax NS performing along the way.

Finding Farley Expedition — Leanne Allison and Karsten Heuer
The finding Farley expedition was a 6-month cross-Canada journey from Canmore AB by canoe, foot, supply ship, and sailboat to make good on Farley Mowat’s invitation to visit him at his Cape Breton farm. The route taken follows in the footsteps of Farley Mowat’s northern novels.

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