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London, Ontario is going to ban bottled water!

August 19, 2008 by Michael Zimmermann 1 Comment

Although I’m not a fan of banning everything for our own good, this makes me smile. I’d have preferred if they just levied an environmental impact fee on buyers, but hey. Read the article on the London’s plans to phase out bottled water.

Filed Under: Conservation, News Tagged With: bottled water, environment, London Ontario, politics, water

Off to Algonquin for the first canoe trip of the year

July 11, 2008 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

Off to Algonquin for the first canoe trip of the year

I’m off to Algonquin for the first backcountry trip of the year (actually, I’ve done some winter hikes, so it’s the first canoe trip of the season). I’ve taken the canoe out for a quick spin already, but I find the first trip always to be the toughest… I spend all winter forgetting what it’s…

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Filed Under: Canoe, News, Personal Tagged With: Canoe, canoe pack, newbie, trip

Update on Marathon closing

June 24, 2008 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

Update on Marathon closing

Here’s a bit of an update to follow up on my previous post about Marathon’s “End of Lease” sale. Everybody that knows me would have been proud. I stopped into the store and managed not to buy too much – just a few sets of batteries, and a rubber foot for my walking stick. I’ll…

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Filed Under: Gear, News Tagged With: first-aid, knife, Marathon, shops, toronto

Toronto camping store Marathon having end-of-lease sale

June 23, 2008 by Michael Zimmermann 4 Comments

Toronto camping store Marathon having end-of-lease sale

It looks as though Marathon on King street is closing down. They have an “End of lease” sign up, and are offering savings to sell off their inventory. In the past few weeks, it’s gone from (up to) 40% off to 70% off as of today. I plan to stop by today or tomorrow, so…

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Europe Bound, knife, Marathon, MEC, sale, shops, toronto

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