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	The latest news from Groovyyurts New furniture!! : we have new furniture available -check this out on page handicraft.. Cyclorama: after Cranbrook Academy of Arts, join Andrew Maydoney in his new studio in Boston. You can (re)discover his amazing cyclorama displayed in the yurt as well as his latest productions. Open studios 6 and 7. December for more info, click on the picture. Spring 2009 special, links and FAQs : we just launched our spring 2009 special, make sure you order in time! You will also find unseful links and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) at the bottom of page "Technical informations" . Demo yurts on sale: we do have a couple of demo yurts that we're selling; all are in very good condition - check our page "special" or contact us. Environemental Fair Ecosphere: For the 3rd year Groovyyurts participated at the excellent Brome environemental trade show. www.projetecosphere.org 27 and 28. sept. (pictures from Nuance Photos ). Again a great success for the yurts... and a lot of fun. See you next year! Groovy Festival yurt services: From now on, Trade shows or other festival and events can contact us for temporary overnight dwellings for their exhibitors and visitors- book early for 2008. Another Groooooovy service! Groovyyurts Village at the street theatre Festival in Lachine, QC Groovyyurts partnered with the Lachine Street Theatre Festival June 26, 27 and 28th. www.theatrederue.com/. magic, magic, magic... 5 yurts of different size were installed for the occasion. Mosquito nets: Our mosquito nets are now available for your Mongolian yurt. They replace the first cotton layer (sides are made of a bug net). In the Summer, you can take away the side felts and roll the canvas when it's not raining, increasing the cooling air flow and allowing a 360° view outside, without eating mosquitos... from $180 to $420 (2 to 7 walls). North American delivery tour and new representatives: Started on April 28th in Vancouver, BC, Groovyyurts delivered 11 yurts on the west coast and in Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. Gengis Khan seems to finally expand his empire! click on the picture to see more. We're happy to announce two new representative: Stephanie & Richard from Gengis Khan North America Yurt Co. in Colfax, CA and Eric & Cynthia at Original Trade Goods in Boulder, UT. Thanks a lot to Winslow for his outstanding support during this trip and a great thanks to Denise, Sea, Marc, Jay, Stephanie, Richard, Eric, Cynthia, Karen, Mary, Brad, Aspen, Dena & Tom for your outstanding welcome, your business and the great food!!! we're looking forward to the picturs of your yurts! Thanks also to Nevada desert's coyotes for sharing their sleeping space... (see the complete picture report on http://picasaweb.google.ch/groovyyurts) We're on our way to deliver the other yurts on the East coast and in Canada... thanks for your patience! New tents available: they are no yurts, but might still do the job to host your summer parties or special events. They are available from stock or for rentals. Place your orders now! February 2008 Beginning of the year is always a time to visit Mongolia and our manufacturer. Secure the orders, discuss improvements with our collegues and spend some time with Bataa and his family who are making our beautiful yurts. This year it was right during the Tsgansaar period, the Mongolian New Year. We spent it with Bataa's family in his native province of Urkhangai, where a big part of our yurts come from. Click on the picture and enjoy the costumes and sceneries and receive our best wishes for this New Year of the Rat! February 2008 It's been almost a year that our sweing school and worshop has been opened. Already 12 ladies have graduated.. and all of them have job now!!! against all expectations, the workshop even made some benefits, allowing to pay for the annual fee of the local kindergarden as well as purchasing 20 kgs of fresh fruits every week for the pupils, our workers and their families. We also managed to bring the whole team and their families for a vaccination session. FALL 2007 24. Novemebr - our first 26' yurt is installed in Quebec at Terravie.org Radio Canada French speaking tv reports about our yurts and they way they came from Mongolia during their new program "Une Heure sur Terre" click on the picture to watch the report... In November, Groovyyurts participates to CHFI 98.1 FM's annual campaign to collect winter coats for kids at Fairview Mall, Toronto. Bob Magee stays under a yurt for 3 days without a coat and collects more than 7000 winter suits. Congratulations Bob!! Summer 2007 Groovyyurts gets its 3rd container of Mongolian yurt s in North America and participates to the Shazam Fest and the Festival des Traditions du Monde, in Sherbrooke. Our first yurts delivered in British Columbia. May 2007 In Mongolia, we try to source most of our material from rural areas. Still, we openend a workshop in one of the poorest area of the city together with Ariuna a fantastic lady dedicated to the poorest in her area. The goal is to offer a 3 months education in sewing. When the ladies finish their course, they get a sewing machine... and most probably a job! The first 3 just finished their course in May 2007 and will remain another month or two helping teaching the next 3. Benefits of the workshop help pay the teachers, as well as additional course for the community (felt making, language, ...) and a little kindergarden. Here are the first pictures in Uliastai: pictures from left to right (clic to enlarge): opening ceremony (Ariuna is on the far left) / The 3 first students and the 3 new ones with Séb, the initiator of the project / cutting teh material // the 3 first ladies will get a job / the sewing workhop is an old room that has been totaly refurbished to provide a god working environement. Since these lines, the first 6 ladies have finished their education... and all have a job now with their new sewing machine!! April 2007 Groovyyurts's second container and first delivery tour in Canada. 11 yurts delivered and installed Quebec, lake Ontario, North bay and the Muskokas... April 2007 together with SGT2000 transports, Groovyyurts sends a truck to Europe for Globetrucker's 2007 school material deliveries to Mongolian rural schools Winter - Spring 2007 Groovyyurts is at Toronto's Sportsmen Show and at the Ottawa Cottage and Big Backyard Show as well as in several events in Quebec December 2006 first yurts sent to Montana and USA- the Buena Vista Lodge will host you under a yurt in beautiful mountain sceneries Sept 2006 After 5 trips with Globetrucker to Mongolia and many yurts sold in Europe, Yves moves to Canada to join his wife. The first Mongolian gers are installed in Quebec and New Hampshire