{"id":7992,"date":"2013-10-30T08:50:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T15:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=7992"},"modified":"2013-10-31T10:01:27","modified_gmt":"2013-10-31T17:01:27","slug":"author-arno-kopecky-sails-into-discovery-with-new-book-the-oil-man-and-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2013\/10\/30\/author-arno-kopecky-sails-into-discovery-with-new-book-the-oil-man-and-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Arno Kopecky sails into discovery with new book, The Oil Man and the Sea<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the summer of 2012, environmental journalist Arno Kopecky found himself casting off from the marina in Sidney, BC with professional photographer Ilja Herb. Together their plan was to sail Foxy, <\/i>a <\/i>41-foot sailboat, up the coast to Kitimat, BC, following the route that the many oil tankers would take, should the Northern Gateway Pipeline be approved.<\/p>\n

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Arno Kopecky navigated the Northern Gateway and wrote a book about it (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kopecky\u2019s newest book, The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway<\/i>, <\/i>uses their journey to offer a unique perspective on the important issues concerning the endangered coastline. The travelogue brings to light the story of the coast that has been buried by politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe story is about much more than the Northern Gateway,\u201d says Kopecky. \u201cThe Gateway was a way into the story of the Great Bear Rainforest, and all of the coastal First Nations that have lived there for 10,000 years, who are just now on an upswing once again. It is about the relationship between non-indigenous and indigenous Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Kopecky and Herb are seasoned travellers and thrive in the face of adventure. Neither of them, however, had ever learned how to sail a boat. Moving and docking Foxy<\/i> proved to be a challenging and humorous task.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sense of unease and uncertainty became part of the story,\u201d says Kopecky. \u201cIt became sort of a comical thing. Trying to take the piss out of myself, and not in any way glorify my abilities. You have to have a laugh and have a good time along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Great Bear Rainforest and the surrounding area are of incredible cultural and ecological importance. Both Kopecky and Herb wanted to make sure their firsthand experiences in this exquisite wilderness helped the public to understand how detrimental the pipeline could be for the ecosystem.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the lovely thing about writing a book about it, and having a lot of beautiful photography in that book, is that it allows you to really capture people\u2019s minds and attentions, hearts, and imaginations, and make them feel<\/i> what is at stake instead of just telling them what is at stake,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

He hopes that The Oil Man and the Sea<\/i> will lay out environmental issues and affect people enough to be moved to action, as we stand to lose a lot if the Great Bear Rainforest and BC\u2019s coastline are destroyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody knows what\u2019s going on,\u201d says Kopecky. \u201dIt\u2019s not really a secret that climate change is happening or that biodiversity is at risk and the world\u2019s oceans are polluted. Everybody knows these things, but it\u2019s like, where do you begin? Or, how do you engage with this? Do it positively and have fun, and be cool. Have adventure and bring out your inner ninja, really take life by the horns and live it, because this is what we gotta deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Oil Man and the Sea <\/i>book launch
\n7 pm Tuesday November 5
\n2031 Swartz Bay Road,\u00a0North Saanich
\n<\/del>3475 Ripon Road<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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