Media Centre:
Interviews

Sharing the adventure, the journey, and the summits with Canadians and the world is an important goal of the Expedition. The Summits of Canada Expedition team will be available via satellite phone, video phone, email and in person during their journey.

To arrange a date and time for an interview, please contact James Coleridge at:

When contacting us, please note: the Expedition Team may be on a mountain, a glacier or in transit between areas. In addition there are some remote regions where communication may be hampered by satellite coverage or poor weather conditions. Such unforeseen factors may delay our response times to your requests for an interview. Please provide us with as much notice as possible with your requests so that we can meet your schedule.

Time Differences
As the Expedition travels across Canada the journey will take the climbers through 6 time zones. The following times refer to hours/minutes from Greenwich in England- which is 0000 GMT.

Interviews can, therefore, best be conducted either early in the morning or late in the evening, EST.

* Newfoundland’s unique time zone
Many people wonder why the Province of Newfoundland has a time zone that varies by the half hour rather than the standard one hour. While the system of Standard Time employs 24 meridians, and each are theoretically the centres of 24 Standard Time zones, some adjustments have been made to the time zones for the convenience of inhabitants that lie within the zones. Newfoundland, (but not Labrador), lies squarely in the eastern half of its time zone, exactly three and a half hours from Greenwich. The Newfoundland government attempted to bring the province into conformity with the other Atlantic provinces in 1963, but withdrew in the face of stiff public opposition. Other countries that operate on the half hour time difference are: Suriname, Iran, India, Sri Lanka, and Central Australia.

Nunavut
Normally Nunavut would have 3 time zones, but has opted to go with one - Central Time. They were on Central Daylight Time during the summer of 2000 and have decided to stay on daylight time during the winter of 2000-2001 which makes them the same as the Eastern Time Zone. In the continuing saga of time in Nunavut, two communities (Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay) will change their clocks in the spring and the fall. According to the NRC web site, Nunavut reverted to 3 time zones on April 1, 2001.

Radio Interviews
The expedition team will be carrying 3 satellite phones from two different manufacturers, Thuraya and Iridium. They will also have 2 data satellite phones by Crane & Crane, capable of 64kbps video or data. Once a time and date for the interview have been agreed upon, all we will need is your studio telephone number and we will arrange for the member(s) of the expedition party to call you direct.

The Expedition will be available for in studio interviews during their travels across Canada.

Television Interviews
The expedition party will be carrying a 'LiveLink' video phone for live audio/visual feeds. To receive the feed, TV studios will need an ISDN link and a video phone that is compatible with the LiveLink system. The system allows a studio to take a direct feed from the camera for high definition sound and images.

Once the technology has been tested and a time and date for the interview have been agreed upon, all we will need is your studio contact number and we will arrange for the member(s) of the expedition party to call you direct.

The Expedition will be available for in-studio interviews during their travels across Canada.

Technical Enquiries and Compatibility Testing
Please email us at:

CanaTREK, the Summits of Canada Expedition Team - 2006
"Telling Canadians and the World about Canada - One Step At A Time"