Yee Ha!

Yes, Hardistonians.. we're coming back for rodeo!
We understand it's the biggest weekend of the year in Hardisty and we don't want to miss it.
Sally, Aubrey, John and Downy will be there to capture the colour and fun on tape.

And keep looking for blog updates. We'll put up new info whenever we have it.

A great big thank you!

Well, the women have been home for 2 days now and we trust everyone is settling in nicely. We'd love to hear about your week! Go on, leave a comment! Fun!

We're still in town trying to shoot our lovely opening sequence in the rain. Positive thoughts!

Before we leave town we want to thank everyone in Hardisty for welcoming us into your lives. It has been an amazing experience for all of us and we're going to miss all the new friends we've made.

The Week the Women Went will air on the CBC in early 2008. We will let you know exact airdates when we have them. In the meantime, please direct any inquiries to the main Paperny Films office at 604.228.1960.

They'll be back...

The women return TODAY!!! It's almost time to get dolled up and head on down to Main Street to welcome them back. Their ETA is 4 PM and we're sure everyone is eager to be reunited!

Check back here on Monday for photos, reflections and more!

Where did the week go?

Injured Field Director David Ozier soldiers on

Can you believe that it's Friday already? Nevermind that... can you believe that the women return tomorrow at 4 PM?!

So much has happened this week and we can't wait to swap stories with everyone. Was it a breeze? Was it terribly difficult? How did the men manage to swing hammers for the community project and deal with dishpan hands at the same time? Were the women able to really relax or were they homesick and worried? There is much to discuss and we'd love to hear about your experiences over this past week. Share your experiences here if you like -- just leave a comment!

Oh, and there are more photos uploaded to The Week the Women Went Flickr page like the one of our stoic Field Director, David Ozier, featured above. Not even a leg brace can slow this man down. Okay, well maybe it slows him down a little... he wouldn't be able to outrun ... say, a bear or something. But the point is that his unfortunate injury hasn't interfered with his directing one bit. We hope he heals quickly!

The Women Return in 2 Days!

Max & the boys takin' care of business at the Close 2 Home

Hello everyone! Well, we're all very happy to be in Hardisty today as our sources have told us that its pouring rain back in Vancouver. Sunshine is a good thing. Unfortunately, it looks like Canmore is sharing an umbrella with our home town. But hey, we are pretty sure the women will find some way to enjoy themselves. If you gotta be rained in anywhere, it may as well be at a resort.

Just a reminder to tune into KEY 83 at 2 PM today to listen to Doug Griffiths talk about Hardisty and The Week the Women Went! And remember that it's a call-in show and I'm sure Doug would love to hear from you all.

In other news, the men are working hard on the community project and they should complete it on time! And by on time we mean in 2 days!!! Yep, the women return at 4PM on Saturday, June 9th.

Hardisty on KEY 83

Hello and happy mid-week! We hope everyone's enjoying themselves during this week of shooting. We want to let you all know that your local MLA, Doug Griffiths, will be on the radio discussing what life has been like in Hardisty since th women left. Be sure to tune in to KEY 83 on Thursday, June 7th (TOMORROW!) at 2 PM. The show is live and he will be taking phone calls! Support Doug and call in!

Checking in...

Director, David Ozier directing and researcher Heather McCloy
taking directions

Soooo...? How was everyone's first day ??? We know the women arrived safe and sound and set straight to enjoying themselves. But we're sure there must have been some separation anxiety. And families back in town...? How did it go? We'd love to hear from you! Please feel free to leave a comment.

We'll be adding photos to our Flickr page regularly -- so do keep on checking it out.

The women went!

As of 9 AM this morning the town of Hardisty is missing a little something... like a hundred plus women! Yes, it's true! The women greeted the 3 Canmore-bound buses with cheers and high spirits and were soon enjoying an in-transit cocktail. We wish them a safe trip and a fun and relaxing holiday! We also wish the men luck with dinner tonight!

It's going to be fun for everyone involved and we expect the next week to be very, very interesting!

Thanks for coming out!

Hello, their names are Greg & Shawn

By all accounts, yesterday's BBQ was a success! It was wonderful to see so many of you out there and it was so much fun meeting you all. If you want to see some photos of the event, just click on the Flickr collage to your right.

We had a wonderful time and we hope you did too!We'd love to hear from you, so why not leave a comment and give us some feedback!

Hmmm, what else? There's something happening tomorrow... There's something we're forgetting...

OH YEAH! The women leave TOMORROW! Ladies, we'll see you at Flag City Foods tomorrow morning at 9 AM!

Oh, it's so exciting!!!

Community BBQ

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