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By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 With their end goal in sight, a pair of canoers with a lofty goal of going across Canada made a stop in the peace region this week. Will Vyse and Nolan Aziz began the Canada by Canoe initiative in April in Quebec and are taking a northern route across Canada. A third canoer, Georges Kirijian, began the trek with Vyse and Aziz before injuring his shoulder early on, but may join the two in the home stretch of their trip. The pair trekked through the Peace River, speaking to Energeticcity.ca on Oct. 13. The pair hopes to finish their 8,000-kilometre cross-country journey by the end of November, with their final destination being Vancouver\u2019s Wreck Beach. While the idea of… <\/p>\n

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By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 With their end goal in sight, a pair of canoers with a lofty goal of going across Canada made a stop in the peace region this week. Will Vyse and Nolan Aziz began the Canada by Canoe initiative in April in Quebec and are taking a northern route across Canada. A third canoer, Georges Kirijian, began the trek with Vyse and Aziz before injuring his shoulder early on, but may join the two in the home stretch of their trip. The pair trekked through the Peace River, speaking to Energeticcity.ca on Oct. 13. The pair hopes to finish their 8,000-kilometre cross-country journey by the end of November, with their final destination being Vancouver\u2019s Wreck Beach. While the idea of... <\/p>\n

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