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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_xJr6bO4waV+1AkVJFgh2GQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi Steve This would be a real good one for our group. Anyone who has seen the = hoards of shorebirds at Marys Pt. in NB realize the importance this lady had in setting aside parts of the Bay = of Fundy for conservation of sandpipers etc. cheers Ken ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Christopher Majka=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 8:35 PM Subject: [NatureNS] November 17: Halifax launch of Sanctuary: The = Story of Naturalist Mary Majka Greetings, For those who might be interested, let me invite you to the following = event.=20 For further information on the book see: = http://www.gooselane.com/book/9780864926241 Cheers! Chris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = - - - - - - -=20 The official Halifax launch of Sanctuary: The Story of Naturalist Mary Majka Deborah Carr Mary Majka, a Polish-Canadian immigrant, survived personal tragedy and = incarceration at a forced labour camp during World War II to become a = pioneer in Canada=92s environmental movement, an advocate for the = protection of wildlife, and a proponent for heritage preservation. She = hosted the children=92s TV show =91Have You Seen?=92, started the first = children=92s nature centre in a national park, and fought to create the = internationally acclaimed Mary=92s Point Western Hemispheric Shorebird = Reserve on the Bay of Fundy. Mary=92s selfless actions have served as an = example to others, inspiring them to excel in new directions. Here, = perhaps, lies her greatest legacy and lesson: that our collective = survival depends on caring for that which sustains us . . . not only our = past and planet, but also our relationships with each other. Written in a style that honours Mary=92s own penchant for = storytelling, Sanctuary: The Story of Naturalist Mary Majka gives full = expression to the monument that is Mary Majka=92s life and her = passionate commitment to preserving the environment for generations to = come. Sanctuary engages the reader in a shared remembering, as well as = providing a vivid glimpse into the Mary of today: aging, flawed, and = feisty. HALIFAX LAUNCH INFORMATION Biographer Deborah Carr will be speaking in Halifax at the Museum of = Natural History (1747 Summer Street) onWednesday, November 17, 2010 at = 7:30 pm. Deborah will be discussing Mary Majka=92s past, her importance = to Canadian wildlife conservation, and the legacy she has created for = all Canadians. Books will be available for purchase, and Deborah will be = pleased to sign your copy. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Deborah Carr=92s articles have appeared in Salts capes, Progress, = Nature Canada, Outdoor Canada, andHomemakers Magazine. As a child, she = watched Mary Majka=92s television show, Have You Seen? Her first home as = a married woman was on Caledonia Mountain, where she first encountered = the formidable Mary Majka more than twenty years ago. - 30 - CONTACT INFORMATION For review copies, author interviews, or publication excerpts, please = contact Corey Redekop at credekop@gooselane.com or call (888) 926.8377. High-res book cover and author image files are available at = www.gooselane.com. --Boundary_(ID_xJr6bO4waV+1AkVJFgh2GQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=Windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18975"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 = 752-7644<BR>Hi=20 Steve</DIV> <DIV>This would be a real good one for our group. Anyone who has seen = the hoards=20 of shorebirds at Marys Pt. in NB</DIV> <DIV> realize the importance this lady had in setting aside parts = of the=20 Bay of Fundy for conservation of sandpipers etc.</DIV> <DIV>cheers</DIV> <DIV>Ken</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dc.majka@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">Christopher Majka</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 29, 2010 = 8:35=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] November = 17: Halifax=20 launch of Sanctuary: The Story of Naturalist Mary Majka</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; = BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WHITE-SPACE: = normal; ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); = WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"=20 class=3DApple-style-span> <DIV lang=3DEN-US vlink=3D"purple" link=3D"blue" = bgcolor=3D"white"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE=20 name=3D"PlaceName"=20 = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><O:SMARTTAGTY= PE=20 name=3D"PlaceType"=20 = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><O:SMARTTAGTY= PE=20 name=3D"country-region"=20 = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><O:SMARTTAGTY= PE=20 name=3D"PostalCode"=20 = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><O:SMARTTAGTY= PE=20 name=3D"State"=20 = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-m