One last thanks

Missed out on one last crucial thanks.  A big thank you to Pete’s Place Pizza for the fantastic lunch on Saturday afternoon!

Greatest Pizza on the Planet – for serious.

 

-Stirling

Omg my feet

The last of the flyers have been dropped!  700 in East Maple Ridge and another 1500 in Pitt Meadows – Maple Ridge. 

Grand total for the weekend: 5300. 

This number impresses me to say the least; especially considering we only had 6 youth come out.   I’d like to thank all that came out:  Gareth Smart, Raz Nacu, Adeeb Khan, Jeremy Ingoldby, and Peter Ker.  You guys are what makes this organization great.

I’d like to thank the Abbotsford riding associations for taking us out to dinner Friday Night and volunteering their time to come drop flyers and drive us around on Saturday. 

I’d like to thank the Mission – Maple Ridge riding association for volunteering their time to drive and drop on both Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, and also for taking us out to dinner on Saturday night.

I’d like to thank the Pitt Meadows – Maple Ridge riding association for volunteering their time to drive and drop on Sunday afternoon and for taking us out to lunch on Saturday.

 

Lastly, I’d like to thank my legs and feet for not giving out on me during the 11 hours of walking.

-Stirling Dyer

Been finding a surprising amount of these around

Mission Impossible

Mission accomplished with another 1600 flyers.

Danger Will Robinson

Nothing says good afternoon like a burning van. No one injured, lots of commotion.

Tis a beautiful day in the neighbourhood

Since Mission's on a hillside, theres some wonderful views.

Abbotsford done!

Approx 1500 flyers dropped in Abbotsford. Mission here we come!

And they're OFF

This morning 6 enthusiastic Young Lib erals set off on the first flier drop of this Road to Victory tour. Abbotsford is the next town to be hit with the Liberal message. Spirits are high, and we are confident that LOTS of fliers will be dropped.

Jeremy

Hotel party

A night in abbotsford

The best western is great as always. Due to drops we mostly have two beds each.... one for the first hours of sleep and one for the rest.

Fraser Valley is underway!

We've hit the pub with Mike de Jong and John van Dongen. Despite some cancellations everyone is in high spirits. Abbotsford will feel the might of the BC Young Liberals! And we will drink all their booze!

Fraser Valley Tour Starts Today!

In a few hours, over a dozen BCYL members will kick-off the Road to Victory Tour through the Fraser Valley! This weekend, we’ll be making stops in Abbotsford, Mission, Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows to deliver important information to local residents and meet with local party members, supporters and MLAs.

Along the way, we’ll be blogging live about the tour at www.roadtovictory.ca!

Visit www.roadtovictory.ca throughout the weekend for the latest updates on the tour!

Have a great weekend,

Chris Sandve
President
BC Young Liberals

Road to Victory Tour Set for the Fraser Valley!

From Friday February 22 to Sunday February 24 the BC Young Liberals will be touring the Fraser Valley as part of the Road to Victory Tour. The Tour will stop in Abbotsford, Mission, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

During the day BCYL members will be going door-to-door to deliver important information to local residents. In the evenings, members will meet with local MLAs, party members and youth.

As always, participants will blog live about their trip right here at www.roadtovictory.ca

If you’re interested in participating, please e-mail us at info@bcyl.ca - it'd be great to have you join us!

Kelowna Drop Done!

We've finished our last drop in sunny Kelowna! Now we're heading back home.... Another tour is done!

- Chris

Westbank

We arrived in majestic Westbank at around 11 this morning and have been dropping flyers ever since. The weather has been cooperative and we've covered a huge swath of territory. Next we will be grabbing a quick lunch before heading back to Kamloops.

-Kevin
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Chris Sandve IS a leader!

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On the Road to Kelowna...

The highway is open! We've been on the road to Kelowna for about an hour now.

- Chris

Nothing Stops the Road to Victory Tour!

Not even a closure of the Coquihalla Highway can stop the Road to Victory Tour!

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A wave of storms in B.C. has led transportation officials to close down half of the Coquihalla Highway indefinitely because of an avalanche risk.

CTV.ca News Staff

Over the past few days, the province has been hit by one storm after another. Some parts of the B.C. interior have recently received as much as two metres of snow. The snowfall, combined with warming temperatures and high winds, has avalanche forecasters worried.

Those worries have led the province's Ministry of Transportation to close down the southern section of the Coquihalla between the towns of Hope and Merritt. The toll highway is part of the most direct route from Vancouver into the province's interior.

"This is very, very unusual. I honestly cannot remember where we had a closure for that reason (threat of avalanches) for a few days," Jeff Knight, a spokesperson for B.C.'s transportation ministry told CTV.ca.

A small avalanche at the Great Bear snow shed near Merritt -- about 270 kilometres northeast from Vancouver -- shut down the highway on Thursday morning. The closure came after snow buried a 55-metre-wide section of the highway. One car was briefly caught in the slide, but no one was injured and there was no major damage to the car.

Although that section of the highway has since been cleared, transportation officials are taking no chances, fearing there could be more avalanches.

Avalanche technicians have now been flown in and there are plans to employ a technique called heli-bombing to negate the avalanche risk. The technicians are hoping to create tiny explosions to bring down snow that presents a risk to the highway and drivers.

But technicians have been hindered by bad weather, including a major dump of snow on Friday. Knight said until the weather clears up, half of the highway will remain closed.

During the closure, drivers who would normally use the Coquihalla are being asked to take Highway 3/5a or Highway 1.

Photos from Revelstoke

Stranded in Revelstoke

Stranded in Revelstoke, we decided to make the best of it. We went to River City Pub for a late lunch, which took a couple hours, due to the fact that there was only one cook for about 25 people. After that we went back to are hotel and watched the Obama speech, and are currently having a few beer, and are about to order Pizza.

Tomorrow, we're off to Kelowna bright and early to continue the tour!

- Ciaran Olsen

Revelstoke Redux!

We have made it back to Revelstoke safe and sound after some uncertain moments on the Trans Canada. The Highway will be closed until late this evening and we are stranded in Revelstoke. Thankfully our bus driver Ian has been a lifesaver and was able to find us a fantastic hotel, the Revelstoke Lodge, where we've since checked in. We're now finally sitting down for lunch and stratagizing how to execute the rest of our tour after the unexpected turn it's taken.
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Stuck!

There has been a terrible accident on the highway to Vernon and we've had to turn back to Revelstoke. Time to improvise!
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On to Vernon

We have finished our flyer drop in beautiful Revelstoke, and had a chance to have our picture taken by the local newspaper. We're now on the way to Vernon for a late lunch with Tom Christensen and yet another flyer drop.
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Revelstoked!

Braving ice walkways and two metre high snow banks, we've been dropping fliers in Revelstoke for about a half hour now. So far so good!

-Kevin
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On The Road

We all made it out of bed this morning and are now on our way to Revelstoke for a meeting with the local riding association and another flyer drop!

-Kevin
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Photos from Dinner Social with Kevin Krueger

Photos from Kamloops Flyer Drop

Photos from the Trip to Kamloops

At Social with Kevin Krueger in Kamloops!

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First Drop Done!

We just dropped 1500 flyers in Kamloops!! Now its time for dinner!

- Chris

In Kamloops...

We've arrived in Kamloops... Time to go drop some flyers!

- Chris

Can you find a seat?

We're traveling up to Kamloops in a 56 passenger bus.... Let's just say everyone has a ton of foot room!

- Chris

On the Road to Victory - by Quinn Leitch

It's 1pm and we're finally on the road to victory! My journey began early this morning as I boarded the magestic Twin Otter Seaplane in the Victoria Harbour bound for Vancouver. It was awesome to survey the economic progress of Vancouver from the window of the seaplane! Currently we are on HWY1 onroute to beautiful Kamloops. Wish us luck as we traverse the trecherous. Mountain pass.

Quinn Leitch