Team Polar Bear uses $2 coin to “Save Winter”
With record temperatures threatening the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, an unexpected team from the north is using the Canadian $2 coin to help Save Winter.
Meet Team Polar Bear, a family of three furry giants, who are decaling Canadian coins to raise awareness about Canada’s contribution to Global Warming and the threat it poses to Canadian winter.
Team Polar Bear, which is the creation of BC-based watchdog group Dogwood Initiative, is distributing “Save Winter Toonie Decals” in Vancouver throughout the 2010 Games.
“Winter gives us pond hockey, skiing in the Rockies and Carnaval de Quêbec,” says Charles Campbell, Dogwood Initiative’s Communications Director. “Canada’s identity as a northern nation is threatened by our inaction on Global Warming and support of dirty oil, particularly the tar sands.”
The Royal Canadian Mint demanded Dogwood Initiative cease and desist from its previous “No Tanker Loonie Decal” campaign in 2009 which used similar decals to protest against proposed oil tanker traffic on BC’s coast. The group ignored the Mint’s order after receiving legal advice that the removable decals were within the law.
Team Polar Bear will be distributing 100,000 Save Winter Toonie decals to visitors throughout the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver. The team includes Aurora, a larger than life two person polar bear puppet, and Tundra and Mackenzie, her smaller bear cubs.
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Photo opportunities are available with Team Polar Bear!
Purchase ‘Save Winter Toonie‘ decals and/or sign a petition to prevent global warming and save polar bears.
Visit www.savewinter.ca for more information.
Contact:
Charles Campbell
Communications Director, Dogwood Initiative
tel: +1 (250) 370-2726
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