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Index of Subjects Hi Chris & All, Mar 29, 2007 I wrote letters in this vein untill I was blue in the face, and another one last evening as it happens, without even a hint that any message was getting through. On the bright side, the BSLB will soon be contained by being almost entirely surrounded by water; Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic, leading to a 'Job Done' termination and freeing the funds for some other BS project. Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > Hi folks, > > You may be interested to know that Shunpiking Magazine recently picked > up the media release that Friends of Point Pleasant issued pertaining > the the lack of science on the Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle. It is > available online at: > > > http://www.shunpiking.com/ol0401/0401-AC-CM-longhorn.htm > > > The central point is that this is no evidence to indicate that Brown > Spruce Longhorn Beetles (Tetropium fuscum ) attack healthy trees, i.e. > that they are pests. Not only have the CFIA not answered what is a > fundamental question with respect to this issue in the seven years > since this debate began, they have not even attempted to answer it. > This is a crucial point since if the BSLB does not attack healthy > trees, it is not a pest, and all the effort and expense in trying to > exterminate or contain this species are quite beside the point. > > > While once an important topic in relation to Point Pleasant Park, the > issue is now of pressing concern to the citizens of the entire > province as the CFIA has proposed a quarantine zone the size of Prince > Edward Island within Nova Scotia and there appears to be > no foreseeable end to this costly and possibly unnecessary > campaign. Friends of Point Pleasant Park have called for an > independent inquiry to asses the CFIA's science and its conduct on > this issue. > > > Best wishes, > > > Christopher Majka > > Friends of Point Pleasant Park > >
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