The Hockey Pond
Media Release - For Immediate Release
High quality MPEG2 video available
Kyoto Anniversary - Canada delaying the Kyoto game
Video shows hockey player canoeing across Guelph Lake, Ontario in January
(February 15, 2007) One month ago, Arni Mikelsons tried to play hockey on Guelph Lake. But what is usually frozen in mid-January was open water. Arni videoed his attempt, which can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvWjnKaaybM, to tell the tale of that day. What you will see is Arni, his dog, and a demonstration of how to paddle a canoe with a hockey stick.
"It's not right to have open water in my hockey pond," said Arni Mikelsons. "While governments bicker, deny and continue to study future options, global warming is already affecting the lives of Canadians. I want action by my government. Cut the brawling and delays. Honour Canada's Kyoto Promise."
"Tomorrow is the anniversary of Canada's Kyoto Promise, and ordinary Canadians, keen for true action, are tired of the political rhetoric," said Friends of the Earth CEO Beatrice Olivastri after she received a copy of the video. "Prime Minister Harper needs to understand that we have played through regulation time without setting any goals. Now is the time to regulate polluters, before we're facing 'sudden death.'"
A group of NHLers have declared February 16th "Save Hockey Day" across North America.
To challenge Prime Minister Stephan Harper to Save Canada's Hockey Ponds, visit www.foecanada.org.
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For more information, to arrange an interview with Arni Mikelsons or Ms. Olivastri, or for a high quality MPEG2 version of the video, contact:
Jonathan Laderoute, (ECO media releations), 416-972-7401, laderoutej(at)huffstrategy.com
Beatrice Olivastri, Chief Executive Officer, Friends of the Earth-Canada, cell (613) 724-8690
Friends of the Earth-Canada is a voice for the environment, nationally and internationally, working with others to inspire the renewal of our communities and the earth through research, education and advocacy. Visit www.foecanada.org .