1,000-km cycle trek to raise oilsands concerns

A group of activists are getting ready to cycle 1,000 kilometres from the Fort McMurray area in northern Alberta to Calgary to draw attention to their environmental concerns about the province's oilsands.  The trek, which begins later this week, is organized by the Sierra Youth Coalition and is the second in what the group hopes will be an annual event.  Last year, cyclists travelled from southern Alberta to the oilsands area.Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/08/12/edm-oilsands-trek.html#ixzz0h8gIdkfu