By Leah Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook BANFF \u2013 Nearly 15 years ago, Banff\u2019s Colin Harris dipped his toe into the Atlantic Ocean and started running west, bound for a finish line in Victoria, B.C. The nine-month run would take the outdoor education advocate across the country from school to school, showing students and teachers that learning doesn’t only have to happen in the four walls of a classroom. \u201c[I] went into about 80 schools along the way and chatted with 20,000 students about some of these issues around spending just a little bit less time in front of screens and a little bit more time outside,\u201d said Harris, founder and executive director of Banff non-profit Take Me Outside. The 7,600-kilometre challenge would be the launchpad for… <\/p>\n
By Leah Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook BANFF \u2013 Nearly 15 years ago, Banff\u2019s Colin Harris dipped his toe into the Atlantic Ocean and started running west, bound for a finish line in Victoria, B.C. The nine-month run would take the outdoor education advocate across the country from school to school, showing students and teachers that learning doesn’t only have to happen in the four walls of a classroom. \u201c[I] went into about 80 schools along the way and chatted with 20,000 students about some of these issues around spending just a little bit less time in front of screens and a little bit more time outside,\u201d said Harris, founder and executive director of Banff non-profit Take Me Outside. The 7,600-kilometre challenge would be the launchpad for... <\/p>\n