Water bearers with running shoes
In 2000 the Trans-Canada Trail organization will ask walkers and runners from this country’s perimeter to carry ocean water to Hull, Que.
They don’t need water in Hull, having a number of rivers and streams in that area. The idea is to illustrate the expanse of Canada by bringing together Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic water to a newly constructed water fountain in the national capital region.
The organizers want Canadians to carry the water the length of the trail. They can travel on foot, on horseback, by skiing, by motor toboggan, by wheelchair, by bicycle and in-line skates.
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There is a stretch of trail from Iqaluit on Canada’s East Coast to Repulse Bay where the traveling will be exclusively by motor toboggan.
That’s acceptable because snowmobiles have runners. That gives them the proper aerobic association.
If you were to try to walk or ride your bicycle across Nunavut in February, the flask from the Arctic might be late arriving, hence the need for snowmobiles.
The organizers want to get this criss-cross Canada exercise completed between February and September.
Do your bit toward moving sea water to that Ottawa area fountain. I hope the water will be collected from some pristine source well removed from major population centres.
One wouldn’t want to spend too long on a trail carrying water reeking of decaying residue from Vancouver dumpsters.
So fill out the form and confess up to your age. They want to know, if you’re under 19, who your guardian is, and if you’re my age, whether you need assistive devices like a cane, crutches, walker or wheelchair.
If you choose to walk from Pinkie to Regina, I suggest you get your spoke in early.
