Friday 16th, Welcome Party in Shakespearean by Kyle:
"Mark my words Katima lords and worships. Thee shall see what our festivites brought to this town. Fain some of the town people attended. Misfortune was brought upon us, sadley thy efforts did not impress thees people. Hark! thy worships my story is not finished. Even though not to many people attended we galloped and sang great wonders till the beautiful lunar light faded over the horizen. Jesters, pranksters and musicians played for the few people who showed. Great feast were made by the clever Tiffany. Feasting was a wonderful activity."
Make sure to read about it in the Sioux Lookout Bulletin, page 18.
Saturday 17th, Election Preparation in Fantasy by Niki:
"Francois acted as a brilliant leader in this heroic display of telephoning election Canada to ask about our unique and complex situation (namely the cruel distance between us and our individual ridings). Then this spry gentleman jumped vigorously into the difficult task of printing the forms that would eventually rock our political world. Then the caps came off the pens an like an army of bureaucrats we filled out that barbaric form, just another step closer to ...BEING REGISTERED TO VOTE!
The group was challenged at first, even to the extent of having to reprint a form due to an error permanently cast in ink. We learned that the applicant process can be treacherous and unforgiving, especially for those out casted from their dwelling space.
While many of us found the next quest to be impossible, time and team work lead us each to find the great and gloriously powerful piece of ID with address and picture. Truly a heroic feat.
Looking back on the adventures of this wondrous activity it was a sucess with only minor casualties"
Tuesday 19th, All Candidates Debate in Fantasy by Niki:
"Our clan of mighty warriors and mysterious magicians had come to find an invitation to a meeting of the powerful lords that battle to control this Land of Sioux. Each lord spoke on behalf of their clan, in an attempt to please the people of the land to gain their most incredible power: a vote.
First there was The Fiery Lord Roger Valley of the Liberal Clan. His rage towards the blue Conservative Clan was clear as he viciously attacked the apathetic opposition.
Then there was The Lord of Resounding Power and Beauty of Tania Camron of the New Democratic Clan. Her non-threatening approach managed to be surprisingly intimidating to the other candidates. She used her magic powers to portray love and care, something the people of The Land of the Sioux appeared to yearn for.
Last but not least was The Furiously Content lord Greg Rickford of the Conservative Clan. He is the current ruler of the majestic lands. He claims people our satisfied with his ruling, but the people are not so sure.
Each lord will be powerless without the collectivized votes, and thus, they thirst for the votes of the masses. However the wondering Knight at the back of the room suggests otherwise, he speaks for the ABC Clan "Anyone But Conservative". He strikes a strong blow to the ego of Lord Rickford. "Gahhh!! I summon thee, Beast of Darkness Harper!". In an attempt to consume more votes he called upon with Legislative Monster, but what he didn't account for was the lowering popularity of the beast. And sure enough, without the confidence of the people to back him up the Harper Beast was no more powerful then a kitten.
Lord Valley used this opportunity to continue to strike at Lord Rickford, but his dirty verbal tactics only damaged himself, leaving Lord Camron to absorb more potential votes.
The Great Hockey Warrior Cody brought it upon himself to command an answer from the lords "My Lords, wish ye to acquire my vote? Then answer me this: Do you plan to aid funding to Volunteer Programs like Katimavik?" Then the battle broke out between the lords: who is more superior at not answering the question? Or, better yet, who is more superior at blaming it on someone else?
Valiant Violinist Warrior Andrew went to question the bitter fighting of the lords, but nay, the blood battle had ended: no further questions. "Yay!" called our a towns person "Ye claim that the youth doth not be engaged, and that yay, this young warrior doth wait too many sun downs to command ye a question, and nay, ye listen not!" The candidates claimed to care with the depth of their equivalent hearts, but no answers were given.While many of us found the next quest to be impossible, time and team work lead us each to find the great and gloriously powerful piece of ID with address and picture. Truly a heroic feat.
Looking back on the adventures of this wondrous activity it was a sucess with only minor casualties"
Tuesday 19th, All Candidates Debate in Fantasy by Niki:
"Our clan of mighty warriors and mysterious magicians had come to find an invitation to a meeting of the powerful lords that battle to control this Land of Sioux. Each lord spoke on behalf of their clan, in an attempt to please the people of the land to gain their most incredible power: a vote.
First there was The Fiery Lord Roger Valley of the Liberal Clan. His rage towards the blue Conservative Clan was clear as he viciously attacked the apathetic opposition.
Then there was The Lord of Resounding Power and Beauty of Tania Camron of the New Democratic Clan. Her non-threatening approach managed to be surprisingly intimidating to the other candidates. She used her magic powers to portray love and care, something the people of The Land of the Sioux appeared to yearn for.
Last but not least was The Furiously Content lord Greg Rickford of the Conservative Clan. He is the current ruler of the majestic lands. He claims people our satisfied with his ruling, but the people are not so sure.
Each lord will be powerless without the collectivized votes, and thus, they thirst for the votes of the masses. However the wondering Knight at the back of the room suggests otherwise, he speaks for the ABC Clan "Anyone But Conservative". He strikes a strong blow to the ego of Lord Rickford. "Gahhh!! I summon thee, Beast of Darkness Harper!". In an attempt to consume more votes he called upon with Legislative Monster, but what he didn't account for was the lowering popularity of the beast. And sure enough, without the confidence of the people to back him up the Harper Beast was no more powerful then a kitten.
Lord Valley used this opportunity to continue to strike at Lord Rickford, but his dirty verbal tactics only damaged himself, leaving Lord Camron to absorb more potential votes.
The Great Hockey Warrior Cody brought it upon himself to command an answer from the lords "My Lords, wish ye to acquire my vote? Then answer me this: Do you plan to aid funding to Volunteer Programs like Katimavik?" Then the battle broke out between the lords: who is more superior at not answering the question? Or, better yet, who is more superior at blaming it on someone else?
Our Clan left with only information, a grand loot. We discovered that the honesty and power of the lords is something to be questioned, and that the great strength of our vote requires much thought."
Other important Activities to mention include the Ropes Course on Sunday, and the Smudging Ceremony on Wednesday.
The ropes course was done through Jessica's work place, New Vision. The course was designed as a team building exercise. We took on four challenges in a variety of difficulties, each one taught us something that would help us in the next. By the last challenge we'd learned so much that we finished the exercise in
about 7 minutes. Which was impressive because they often allocate about a half hour for it.
The Smudging Ceremony took place at the King House after work. Most of you are wondering what I'm talking about, no it's doesn't involve pastel or face paint. A Smudging Ceremony: http://www.asunam.com/smudge_ceremony.html
Two gentlemen, Victor and Charles came over with a large drum and the supplies for the ceremony. It's a cleansing Ceremony to refresh your self of anything negative, and to be in touch with spirits. It's a powerful ceremony, and I found myself whizzing through thoughts and emotions, and then I got a powerful nosebleed. Victor told me he'd experienced this before, and it was a way of cleansing the blood, and that this was likely brought on by the ceremony, very powerful.
In group related news, this week has been very different since the lost of our dear friend Marie-France. I'm still not sure why she left but I said goodbye to her at lunch on Tuesday, and she wasn't there when I got home. The goodbye was particularly painful, because the bus was listed as full and it wasn't certain there was a space for her, if there wasn't a space on Tuesday, she'd leave Thursday. So I must've said goodbye six or seven times. I'll really miss her. She was my room mate all through most of our time in Montreal and she's been on of my closest friends. She was proud too be the first Francophone I'd ever met, and I'm proud to know her. Right now I'm sure she's drinking Tim Hortons Ice Caps with her boyfriend in Quebec. I want to see her again some day, and the worst part is it will never be convenient.
Je t'aime.
The ugly side of Katimavik is that you meet the greatest life long friends at a time in your life when everything is changing. When will I get to see these friends who travel, or work, or leave for school? Blocked off by the rockies I feel like life with them is limited to now, so it's important to make the most of this. But don't get me wrong, Kyle lives a short 10 minute walk from my house, we'll probably hang out and make bread. The series of goodbyes with Marie-France was once again a reminder of how the end of this is going to be a very very sad time for us. Val is off to Ireland in the Fall. Cody wants to join the Armed Forces, or maybe go to Vancouver Island University. Francois will probably go back to work, or anywhere really, he's that kind of guy. Tiffany is starting right back at her old job the day she returns. Andrew was accepted at Trent University in the Philosophy course. Jessica might spend sometime in Vancouver this summer, but I believe she's also going to school in Autumn. Landen might be working or schooling, or somethinging. Kyle wants to join the RCMP, or maybe move to Gatineau to learn some more French. We made an unofficial agreement about meeting in Montreal in 8 years, a year to work on each competency. I like to think I'll manage to stay close, I want to have these people closer than just Facebook. Don't know where my life with take me, but when I find myself in St. Georges De Beauce I will find Marie-France and in her words "We will take a coffee."
Wow! I have tears in my eyes really! I do believe you will keep in touch because you are that kind of dedicated to the cause Niki!
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