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> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --Boundary_(ID_PeZM4Eyr5MgCElb8x9Ssiw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT It's interesting and a bit revolting to me how this story makes the Globe and Mail and not our Chronicle Herald -- thank goodness for Maritime Noon for having items on this on two recent consecutive days! Needless to say, fences along roads have major consequences for the wildlife and just further fragment the environment. What is the chance that overpasses and underpasses will also be built, at massive expense, and be effective?? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville ---------------- Globe and Mail, Aug. 2, 2006 N.B. Liberals eye massive moose fence 300-km barrier would keep highways clear and prevent accidents, Opposition says KEVIN BISSETT Canadian Press FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Opposition Leader Shawn Graham says his party would erect hundreds of kilometres of highway fencing during the first two years of a Liberal mandate to prevent vehicle collisions with wildlife. The fences would be located in so-called accident hot spots, including sections of Highway 7 through Canadian Forces Base Gagetown and Highway 11 through northern New Brunswick, at a cost of about $21-million, Mr. Graham said yesterday. "We believe it is a small price to pay to protect the travelling public," he told reporters at a news conference in Fredericton. "We pledge to put up 300 kilometres of fencing where accidents between vehicles and wildlife -- specifically with moose and deer -- occur most frequently." The ruling Conservative government recently launched a public-awareness campaign, advising motorists to slow down and watch for moose, especially on Highways 7 and 11. Cathy McCollum, of Clarendon, said yesterday that fencing is the only solution. She has collected more than 7,000 signatures on a petition since her daughter was injured in a moose collision on Highway 7 in June. Carrie McCollum, 23, and two other soldiers from CFB Gagetown were hurt when their vehicle struck a moose in Petersville on their way back to the base from Saint John. Her mother said it was a senseless accident. "That is a hot spot where that accident happened, and if a fence had been there, it would have prevented it." Ms. McCollum's accident occurred in almost the same spot where a car-moose accident claimed the life of 18-year-old Amanda Dobson of Quispamsis in August, 2002. Ms. Dobson's mother, Nancy, said yesterday she is pleased to finally hear some political commitment to address the issue. "We've been trying to get some action for four years, and if action had been taken four years ago, [Ms. McCollum] never would have been in an accident," she said. "I don't want Mandy's death to have been in vain. I want other people to live because she died, and a fence is the only answer to prevent those accidents." Transportation Minister Paul Robichaud acknowledged that more fencing is required, and said he will announce a full policy next month. "We have over 40 kilometres of fences in our highway system in New Brunswick, but we know that we could do more, and we will do more, and in September you will see the policy of the Department of Transportation to reduce the number of wildlife accidents," he said. Mr. Robichaud said that of 47 highway fatalities since the start of the year in New Brunswick, two were the result of collisions with wildlife. "It's not the number one cause of accidents in New Brunswick, but any such accident is sad, it's always tragic." He said the policy will include increased brush cutting along highways and more public awareness. Mr. Robichaud said he was shocked to learn that almost half of the people killed on New Brunswick highways this year were not wearing seatbelts. --Boundary_(ID_PeZM4Eyr5MgCElb8x9Ssiw) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>FW: N.B. Liberals eye massive moose fence - Globe and Mail, Aug. 2, 2006</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> It's interesting and a bit revolting to me how this story makes the Globe and Mail and not our Chronicle Herald -- thank goodness for Maritime Noon for having items on this on two recent consecutive days! Needless to say, fences along roads have major consequences for the wildlife and just further fragment the environment. What is the chance that overpasses and underpasses will also be built, at massive expense, and be effective?? <BR> <BR> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<BR> ----------------<BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">Globe and Mail, Aug. 2, 2006<BR> </FONT></FONT> <BR> <H2>N.B. Liberals eye massive moose fence<BR> </H2><H3>300-km barrier would keep highways clear and prevent accidents, Opposition says<BR> </H3>KEVIN BISSETT <BR> <BR> Canadian Press<BR> FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Opposition Leader Shawn Graham says his party would erect hundreds of kilometres of highway fencing during the first two years of a Liberal mandate to prevent vehicle collisions with wildlife. <BR> <BR> The fences would be located in so-called accident hot spots, including sections of Highway 7 through Canadian Forces Base Gagetown and Highway 11 through northern New Brunswick, at a cost of about $21-million, Mr. Graham said yesterday. <BR> <BR> "We believe it is a small price to pay to protect the travelling public," he told reporters at a news conference in Fredericton. <BR> <BR> "We pledge to put up 300 kilometres of fencing where accidents between vehicles and wildlife -- specifically with moose and deer -- occur most frequently." <BR> The ruling Conservative government recently launched a public-awareness campaign, advising motorists to slow down and watch for moose, especially on Highways 7 and 11.<BR> Cathy McCollum, of Clarendon, said yesterday that fencing is the only solution. She has collected more than 7,000 signatures on a petition since her daughter was injured in a moose collision on Highway 7 in June. <BR> <BR> Carrie McCollum, 23, and two other soldiers from CFB Gagetown were hurt when their vehicle struck a moose in Petersville on their way back to the base from Saint John. Her mother said it was a senseless accident. "That is a hot spot where that accident happened, and if a fence had been there, it would have prevented it." <BR> <BR> Ms. McCollum's accident occurred in almost the same spot where a car-moose accident claimed the life of 18-year-old Amanda Dobson of Quispamsis in August, 2002. <BR> <BR> Ms. Dobson's mother, Nancy, said yesterday she is pleased to finally hear some political commitment to address the issue. <BR> <BR> "We've been trying to get some action fo