PURSUITS
FILM FESTIVAL
ON FRIDAY JANUARY13AT 6:30PM,THE PURSUITS
FILM FESTIVALHITSMEAFORDHALL.
FILMS
Locked In
documents a dangerous first
kayak descent of theBerimanGorge in
PapuaNewGuinea—a classVII run from
a jungle heli-drop to the Solomon Sea.
CrossingHome:A Skier’s Journe
y
is the
finale of Canadianphotographer Jordan
Manley’s globe-shreddingdocumentary
series.
Stand
tells the story of a community
along the remoteBC coast that banded
together tooppose theNorthernGate-
way oil pipeline project.
WORTHYCAUSE
The Fest is a fundraiser for the Pursuits
Program—theGeorgianBay Community
School outdoor leadershipprogram for
grades 11 and 12 students. Pursuits
students have created their own video
encompassing the past 11 years of Pur-
suits,whichwill be screened throughout
the evening in theMeafordHall Gallery.
SILENTAUCTION, PRIZES,
GUEST SPEAKER!
Silent auction startsat 6:30.Ticket holders
will beeligible for sweet door prizes.And
theguest speaker isBrucePeninsula-based
adventurepaddleboarder Scott Parent.
Tickets are $20 and available atMeafordHall box office
).The Festwill offer
a no-charge afternoonprogram for students fromBeaverValley Community andGeorgian
Bay Community Schools beginning at 1:15pm, Friday January 13 atMeafordHall.
CLOCKWISE FROMTOP LEFT
Pursuits students on Sunday Lake inAlgonquinProvincial Park; still from
Locked In
film; Pursuits students LeslieHogan
&OwenKearns on a paddling trip inKillarney Provincial Park; Scott Parent onGeorgianBay; still from
A Skier’s Journey
film; still from
Stand
film.
