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Burnside A two-person fund raising journey in aid of the Heart of Kent Hospice two hundreds miles of the Burnside River in Canada from its headwaters in Contwoyto Lake to the Arctic Ocean.

Summary

The 2001 Burnside River Expedition was a fund-raising expedition for the Heart of Kent Hospice, Kent UK. The project involved three phases:

• Pre expedition fundraising and raising community awareness for the Heart of Kent Hospice.
• A challenging expedition phase involving a 200 mile two person journey by open canoe traveling the length of the Burnside River in Arctic Canada from Lupin Mine on Contwoyto lake to the settlement of Bathurst Inlet on the Arctic Ocean in the Territory of Nunavut.
• Post expedition fundraising and raising awareness for the Heart of Kent Hospice.

Images

Leaving
Settling in
Leaving
The Portage
Bathhurst Inlet
The River

Partial report

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Further information

For further information please contact:
EDBASSETTCANOE@aol.com