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| NEWS Cross-Canada WaterWalk approaches Calgary Canadian humanitarian Eloise Charet is making her way to Calgary this week as part of a cross-country marathon to raise awareness about the importance of water. The recent Vancouver Human Rights Coalition award winner began her five-month WaterWalk on May 8 and is expected to arrive in Calgary on June 20. The walk is intended to increase water consciousness everywhere in Canada and to encourage residents to focus and voice their concerns about water. Charet believes that Canadians must ask the following questions: · Do we know what we are drinking? · Are we involved with our community in assuring the quantity and quality of our drinking water? · Who is monitoring our water supply and what is being added to it? · Are we all fated to drink bottled water - from what source and at what cost? · Who controls our drinking water supply? All people along the route are invited to join in the walk by foot, bicycle or wheelchair. Drops of water from every province and watershed will be carried to Ottawa in October. For more information contact Jack at 286-6473. Mountain film festival seeking video entries Extreme. Vertical. Controversial. Heartwarming. Heart-stopping. Educational. Inspiring. Thought-provoking. Fearsome. Awesome. The 23rd annual Banff Mountain Film Festival is looking for these qualities in films and videos from throughout the world to compete for screening at this year's event, from November 4 to 8. Held in Banff, the mountain film festival is one of the world's largest and most prestigious, showcasing the finest films and videos related to the mountains and their people, adventurers, dwellers and seekers. "Our vision is to encourage and affirm a passion for the mountains in people everywhere," says Bernadette McDonald, director of the Banff Centre for Mountain Culture, which organizes the festival. "The festival has become so much more than a three-day event in November. We have a loyal following around the world that eagerly anticipates the quality films we screen every year." An international jury will choose winners in six categories, including Grand Prize, Climbing, Mountain Sports, Mountain Environment, and Mountain Culture. The audience, expected to be over 5,500, will choose the winner for the People's Choice Award. In total, more than $14,000 will be awarded and winning films will tour internationally following the festival. The event also features internationally renowned speakers, an adventure trade fair, mountain art and craft sale, climbing wall, and seminars on mountain issues. For entry forms or more information, phone (403) 762-6441, fax (403) 762-6277, e-mail CMC@BanffCentre.AB.CA, or visit the Web site at www.banffcentre.ab.ca/CMC/ Annual Franco Alberta Festival comes to Calgary The ninth annual Franco Alberta Festival comes to Calgary June 26 to 29 for a celebration of French language and culture. The event, which takes place at Glenmore Athletic Park, includes sports events, a talent contest, entertainers, games and activities, concessions, a beer tent and more. The headliners for the festival are Jim Corcoran, a singer/composer known in the Canadian music industry for his melodic and inspiring lyrics, and Méchants-Maquereaux, an Acadian groups which performs Stomp, a musical folklore tradition combining Celtic, Cajun, country and rock. There will also be a Much Music Video Dance Party at the Glenmore Arena at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 26. Other entertainers include: Franco-Alberta singer/songwriter Yvonne Carrier, fiddler Violon Dingue, magician Stephen Forrester, Saskatoon group Polly-esther, and an African dance/music group. For ticket information call 571-4000. Sound Smart in support of literacy A new book selling at local 7-Eleven stores is helping to raise money for literacy. Sound Smart - 101 Ways to Turn a Phrase is a pocket guide created by author and broadcaster Robert S. Burns to help people sound like they know what they're talking about. The guide offers assistance for social situations, as well as providing a word game for players of all ages and levels. Burns describes Sound Smart as a communications manual, an educational tool and a reference guide that, at the same time, pokes fun at the English language at the same time. For each copy purchased at participating 7-Elevens in Alberta, $1 will be donated to the Alberta Literacy Foundation. For more information call 263-3643. New clothing store kicks off with music and dance Dusty Clothing will celebrate its grand opening this weekend with a local DJ and breakdance competition outside the main entrance of Eau Claire Market. The store, which takes an individualistic and artistic approach to clothing, will hold the free event Saturday, June 20 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. |
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