Northern Alberta

Hello everyone!

Well, here I am, settled into my new job in Cold Lake, Alberta. The crew here is great and I'm learning a lot about producing a TV show. While I do have mixed feelings about the military the little boy inside me is very excited by all the fighter jets and weapons being profiled in the show. The pilots are excellent too, some of the most solid people I've ever met in my life.

Northern Alberta is a whole other story. It's boom times here. The Oil Sands have sparked amazing economic growth and many people have moved further north for high paying jobs working on 'the rigs'. Everywhere you look there are help wanted signs. The local subway, rather then advertise their deals, has their starting wage spelling out on the large sign out front. It’s all trucks and quads, cowboys and ruffnecks. Lots and lots of extra money floating around.

Very fascinating stuff, growing up in an economically repressed place, I've never seen anything like it.

I even have to admit. It's tempting. I could take two years and save up a large amount of money by working in the Oil Sands. Would it be easier to create the positive change I want to once I'm no longer poor? Would I get more done in the long run by selling out and then going back to my work? Here's the kicker. Would I go back to my work once I had made the money? Or would I buy a house, truck, dog, get married, and forget about all these 'can capitalism be fixed?' questions.

Don't worry; I'm not going to do that. My focus is still the same. Create as much positive change as I can. Answer these burning questions I have.

What else can I update you on? The Submission is still in Global Television's hands, nothing back from them yet. Hopefully they come back with a "Yes, we love it!" and everything steams forward. If not, well then we'll move on to Plan B.

Always have a plan B!

Oh, and the new volunteer web team is making progress on getting the website up again. It's going to be great. I've very excited about the talent and skills this team possesses. The new website is going to rock. It's going to let the audience join us the on the filmmaking journey from the get go and provide a inside track on the development, production, and distribution of the film

The research continues as well. We are going to be speaking with Dr. Butler from The Adam Smith Institute sometime soon as well as two folks from the World Resources Institute (WRI).

If you're in Cold Lake, Alberta on the 30th be sure to check out Buddy Wassiname and the Other Fellers! I'll be there getting my Newfie on.

Much peace and many thanks

Adam