Archive for April, 2009

The Walk – Day Four

// April 29th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // Walk Across Canada

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In addition to the day four video, we thought it only appropriate to express our gratitude to the Lattie family for everything they did for us, their kindness, their love, support and (more…)

The Walk – Day Three

// April 29th, 2009 // 8 Comments » // Walk Across Canada

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Day Three was nothing less than an emotional roller coaster for everyone involved. Early on in the day the support van broke down, luckily we were within walking distance of a toll section so we were able to easily use the facilities to contact a towing company.

Our tow truck driver Rob Lattie, ended up being nothing short of a phenomenal human being. Not only did he tow us for free, he drove us around the area trying to find the (more…)

The Walk – Day Two

// April 28th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Walk Across Canada

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The Walk Continues… By the end of day two Rod Standish has made it from Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to just shy of Truro. A few nights were spent very close to Truro in Five Islands, Nova Scotia which you will hear (more…)

The Walk – Day One

// April 23rd, 2009 // 9 Comments » // Walk Across Canada

http://www.vimeo.com/4300796

The Moment you’ve all been waiting for. The first footage of Rod starting his trek across Canada. For those of you who don’t know Rod let me give you a little background information.

Rod Standish is a Niagara Region, life-long musician/ song-writer/ actor/ performer, who has already begun to get recognition for his (more…)

If You Had One Wish… pt3.

// April 23rd, 2009 // 1 Comment » // If You Had One Wish

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A special thank you to Keith who you’ll see in this video… Keith work’s at GoldenStar Grocery and Pizza in Shubenacadie Nova Scotia. We stopped in quickly for directions, ended up talking about (more…)

The Walk Has Officially Started!!!

// April 22nd, 2009 // 5 Comments » // The Drift Journey, Walk Across Canada

UPDATE!

Today is Earth Day thus, Rod’s walk from the Atlantic to the Pacific has officially started, and with the beginning of the walk comes a lot of news, a lot of footage and few small updates along the way.

The image gallery page is now fully functional and all images will be sorted by province. By end of day today we’ll have a map on the website where you can track Rod’s progress, and there is a load of new information on how you can help support Rod in his journey so check the “Join The Movement” page. And now on to Rod and where he’s at…

ROD STANDISH

Rod’s been walking since 8am this morning, his leaving point was Point Pleasant Park in Halifax Nova Scotia. Before he left he (more…)

If You Had One Wish… pt2.

// April 21st, 2009 // 7 Comments » // If You Had One Wish

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If you had one wish what would it be? Feel free to leave your own comments and thoughts on that question, or visit our youtube channel which can be found here: http://youtube.com/user/driftcommunications and leave us a video response!! We sincerely hope to hear from you all.

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Our Arrival In Halifax.

// April 20th, 2009 // 4 Comments » // Journal Entries, The Drift Journey, Walk Across Canada

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So we’ve arrived in Halifax, even though Rod’s walk hasn’t officially started the journey certainly has! We kicked off the arrival with Rod playing a gig at (more…)

General Update.

// April 20th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Journal Entries, The Drift Journey

Hey Everyone, Mike here. I thought I would leave something here to update everyone as to a few situations.

The sound issue for the videos has been fixed! so you’ll have nothing but high quality sound and video from now on! We were able to stop in a little city and get the issue resolved. We’ve also now equipped Rod with a voice recorder so while he’s on the road walking he can record his thoughts and we’ll be posting those directly to the website!… (more…)

If You Had One Wish…

// April 18th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // If You Had One Wish

http://www.vimeo.com/4211764

Dear Friends…

As we travel across Canada telling Rod Standish’s story, we want to talk with and interview as many people as we can, and find out what’s really going on in the world…. (more…)