At 8:40 o'clock in the morning Pat called and told me that the Centre was closed to-day, but that we should still get together and meet. At least that is what I thought I heard.

After dropping Brandon off at school I went to the Post office and Fernando had sent my "think drink" package to me. I was concerned I was going to miss it. I then went over to the Gabriola Sounder and had a short visit with Sue deCarteret. I talked a little about the advertisement for the World Citizenship Challenge that I wanted to put in, and I did not ask for a free ad. I think I should have, but I felt it would be better way to get the story going. Since I am planning to come back here, I felt it was necessary. I would be interested in feedback as to whether or not this was a good idea. Should this project have to pay for media to run our ads promoting world citizenship. On a fundamental level one would probably have to say that we should pay, but that we should pay from the 1% of the gross revenues of that media. In basic terms we should only support those media that support our program. If we do that, then the only media that will participate with us is media that we have demonstrated that their readers are interested in our values, and our story, on the values of world citizenship - therefore we may have to purchase ads like the one we did as a kick start in each community. And we need national or rather international sponsors to assist us in our kick-off. So how do we locate such sponsorship. The idea I was exploring just last night was approaching marketing magazine with the story - or a sponsorship magazine - with the story. Rather than me try and define the strategy for an advertiser, let their marketing brains work on a program on how we can do this together. We have an incredible vehicle to get the story going, and we have our event ready in Greenwich - and we have to get sponsors onside - so how do we do this in the highest professional manner? - perhaps we first approach Steven Hansen, and ask him to think how we can do his phase of the project? Certainly would not be a bad start.

What about the TV rights to the Greenwich event? Do we own them? Or does the Millennium Experience? Perhaps this should be part of a letter proposal to Mr. Sidhu and Jennifer Paige.

Sue and I also talked a bit about the MAI, and my perception that the MAI was a diversion from the important issue being decided by the courts.- that is the lawsuit under NAFTA against the Governemtn of Canada by one of the oil companies for loss of business - because we do not allow them toi sell their inferior grade gasoline in Canada. - If the oil company wins this - it speaks volumes about what NAFTA really is, and the greatest fears of all of the detractors from NAFTA, - even if the detractors were against NAFTA for other self interested reasons, - this reason is sufficient to alarm everyone! - and our government haqs stated that the MAI is an extension of the NAFTA agreement, and NO DISCUSSION will be necessary on the MAI because we have already agreed to NAFTA. I hope that Sue will write something on this in the future.

I continued my drive to Royston B.C. Uncle Pat was not there. It was a beautiful drive with the mountains and the ocean on the right side with an island appearing every ten to twenty kilometers up the coast. I passed Denman island and thought about a visit to Hornby, but discounted the idea quickly as I really did not have the time.

After learning that Pat was not to be found - after a three hour wait around - I though Uncle Pat was teaching me a lesson on patience. I turned around and headed back to Nanaimo bu this time taking the inter-coastal road. It was very beautiful. I stopped at a logging camp and had a short conversation with Jerry McLintock the General Manager. He explained to me where the trees came from - just across the highway, and that they would be towed by tug over to the mills in Vancouver. He also explained the difference between his farming and Merv Wilkenson's farming- Merv is a gentleman farmer and does not have to get the same revenue out of his woodlot because of its capital cost - ie he had paid for it in 1938 dollars - Jerry explained that they have to be more intensive because of the nature of the capital investment? I am not too clear on this distinction personally although I understand that perhaps the capital cost that is being borne by the Teachers Pension Fund out of Boston (ie their investment through the John Hancock Insurance Company) . The value of their investment is the driving force behind the need to intensively cut down our trees. I wonder if they make a distinction in their management portfolio? Who should we ask? What if they farmed it according to the rules of sustainability - only cutting down an amount equal to what you have grown that year - in the Merv Willkenson analysis - the tree farm is the bank and you only take out the interest - you leave the capital there, and you look after your capital..

After a number of short stops along the highway I arrived at Michaels' house in Nanaimo. I met with Michaels' landlord Terry for a bit and he showed me some of the miniature houses he was designing and building to scale. He is a carpenter by trade, but working at a Home Depot until he decides what he really wants to do. He is from London Ontario, and has been in Nanaimo for about eight years. He owns the house but needs three housemates to make it affordable.

Our meeting started a little late as Michael was over on Gabriola having a sweat with Uncle Pat. Apparently Uncle Pat's car broke down, and he ended up on the island all day. That explained my lesson in patience. An unintentional lesson. There were a number of people in the meeting that I had met before, Chris and Randy, and two new people, Simone and Carl. We talked for a bit, as they asked me questions about how we could work together. We detailed a short strategy of using the ad in the Gabriola Sounder and do the same in the other papers around the area - getting individuals to sponsor the ads, and to create fund-raising events (according to our posted schedule, adding their own or deleting from ours, as a vehicle to raise money for them to participate in the event in Greenwich in the year 2000.

After an hour and a half, I ran off to catch the ferry back to Gabriola. Arriving home just around ten Terry Lynn and Sheila were in conversation, which I joined until I excused myself to pack for the next mornings departure to Vancouver.