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Groundswell takes a surfing safari to the Great Bear Rainforest

2013 February 132024 July 8

The Georgia Straight, By Martin Dunphy
When Raincoast put together a coastal expedition to showcase its irreplaceable wilderness, it wanted to present things differently than the usual environmental documentary…

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Can Idle No More Save the Great Bear Rainforest?

2013 January 282024 July 8

Outside Online by Adventure Ethics
While links between Idle No More and Northern Gateway protests are informal, they’re part of a wider reaction to an increasingly conservative government..

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GROUNDSWELL reviewed at the Facing Page

2012 November 202024 July 8

On a rainy Vancouver night, the Facing Page team checked out the premiere of Groundswell, a surf-documentary starring BC’s West Coast…

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GROUNDSWELL at Patagonia Cardiff tonight

2012 November 172024 July 8

The west coast GROUNDSWELL tour rolls into Cardiff-by-the-Sea tonight…

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Peter Devries surfing waves off the west coast of British Columbia. He wears a wetsuit, and in this photo his surfboard is horizontal, jumping above the waves and the seaspray.
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GROUNDSWELL hits California

2012 November 102024 July 8

GROUNDSWELL makes its California premiere in Mill Valley tonight…

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GROUNDSWELL in Portland

2012 November 82024 July 8

GROUNDSWELL moves to Portland tonight after a packed house in Seattle last evening…

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Vancouver GROUNDSWELL premiere tonight at Science World

2012 November 32024 July 8

Groundswell moves to Science World for its Vancouver premiere tonight, November 3rd, at 7:00 PM…

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Peter Devries surfing waves off the west coast of British Columbia. He wears a wetsuit, and in this photo his surfboard is horizontal, jumping above the waves and the seaspray.
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Victoria next stop for GROUNDSWELL

2012 November 22024 July 8

Tonight, November 2nd, Groundswell premieres at the University of Victoria’s David Lam Auditorium…

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GROUNDSWELL premiere in Tofino tonight

2012 November 12024 July 8

The GROUNDSWELL adventure begins tonight, November 1st, in Canada’s surf capital, Tofino BC…

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Oil & Water: waves, wilderness and big oil intersect in GBR

2012 May 182024 July 8

We left Vancouver Island’s rugged shore and steamed north toward a vast region known as the Great Bear Rainforest. Before us lay hundreds of miles of unspoiled coastline…

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Peter Devries surfing waves off the west coast of British Columbia. He wears a wetsuit, and in this photo his surfboard is horizontal, jumping above the waves and the seaspray.
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Surfer’s documentary speaks for sea life

2012 January 292024 July 8

Raincoast film highlights world class surfers speaking for BC’s marine mammals and the threats they would face from oil tankers if the Enbridge Northern Gateway project was approved…

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