Friday, August 16, 2013

New Zealand quake city opens cardboard cathedral

New Zealand quake city opens cardboard cathedral: Christchurch's cardboard cathedral officially opens on Thursday, replacing the neo-Gothic structure destroyed in a 2011 earthquake that killed 185 people in New Zealand's second largest city.

Monday, August 12, 2013

Participants start pedaling for flood delayed fundraiser ride | CTV Calgary News

Participants start pedaling for flood delayed fundraiser ride | CTV Calgary News: More than 1,600 cyclists made their way through Calgary streets, and highways south of the city, for Saturday’s fifth annual Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer fundraiser.

June’s record flooding forced organizers to switch the date for the two-day ride which will see participants cycling a distance of 200 kilometres between Calgary and Okotoks and back to Calgary.