Today we had an extra day in Terrace and I spent some time connecting with people to find out more about the resilience of First Nations people along Highway of Tears. Sonja and Colleen headed out for a trip north to the Nisga’a Nation and the Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park. But first I had […]

Today was a 95 km ride mostly downhill from Kitwanga to Terrace. We woke up overlooking the beautiful Seven Sisters across the Skeena Valley.  Sonja rode with Colleen because her knees are hurting and a rest day seemed like a good idea. This trip along the Skeena River is most spectacular.  It is one of […]

A great article from the Huffington Post about Change the Cycle Tour came out today: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/craig-and-marc-kielburger/violence-against-women-canada_b_3634746.html<http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/craig-and-marc-kielburger/violence-against-women-canada_b_3634746.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share> Smithers to Kitwanga, 120 km Sonja and I started early from Smithers following the Buckley River. We had a break in Moricetown and admired the Buckley river gorge and Rapids where men were fishing for Salmon. I spoke with […]

Today Sonja and I rode together from Burns Lake to Houston along the Highway of Tears, a ride of 80km.  We saw a poster for Perry Sebastian who has been missing since December 2011. The ride itself was cool and against against the wind with fairly  high elevations and increasingly dramatic views of snow covered […]

Today was a surprisingly easy day. It started a bit later than I expected.  Last night, in Bev’s trailer on Nadleah Whut’en Reserve, I had the best sleep for a long time and slept in.  That meant I had to go fast to make the 90 km to Burns Lake in time to meet Maria […]

Today was the first day back on the bike after almost a week in Prince George that was filled with seeing Sebastian, then Colleen and last night Sonja again, intense discussions with new friends on violence against women, changing the political system, supposedly non sexist pornography etc. We also watched a great production of Les […]

First thing this morning I met Kevin at the Native Friendship Centre in Prince George,  the biggest centre in Canada.  He works for Integrated Resources for Aboriginal Youth which helps teenagers to develop better life skills.  Later we were joined by Bill.  We had a longer discussion about violence against women and about the Highway […]

Today I attended a dug out Canoe project which is part of University of Northern British Columbia Native Studies course at the Lheidli T’enneh Reserve.  First Nations and non native women and men have been working on building two canoes over the last 4 weeks under the guidance and with help from Rob who lives […]

While I’m resting, visiting and organizing things in Prince George readers can have a look at this really interesting documentary from Jennifer Siebel (Miss Representation) called:  The Mask You Live In. The documentary is about ‘the one thing all men fell but never admit’ (Jackson Katz). Have a look at this link: http://www.policymic.com/articles/54105/the-one-thing-all-men-feel-but-never-admit  

After the long rides of the last two days today I am enjoying a rest day in Prince George and I’ll be here for the next few days. Colleen is flying in on Tuesday from Owen Sound, and Sonja will arrive from the Arctic on Wednesday.  We hope to get on the route to Prince […]