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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-234-551915329 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi folks, On 24-Mar-11, at 11:57 AM, Brian Bartlett wrote: > Yes, I heard the news story too, and was appalled. The decision to =20 > cancel Bob Bancroft's induction was narrow-minded and short-sighted, =20= > and needs to be protested. > Brian Bartlett, Halifax I encourage everyone to go to the CBC website where the story is posted: = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2011/03/24/ns-bancroft-for= estry-hall-fame.html Sign up to post comments (it takes about 30 seconds), and post your =20 thoughts. Below is what I wrote in response to the story. Cheers! Chris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - =20= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Abruptly excluding Bob Bancroft from induction into the Nova Scotia =20 forestry Hall of Fame is a terrible black mark on the Registered =20 Professional Foresters Association. Bancroft is a highly respected =20 biologist retired from 28 years service with the province's Department =20= of Natural Resources, a 2007 Woodlot Owner of the Year laureate, the =20 recipient of the Atlantic Society of Fish and Wildlife Biologists =20 Merit Award, an expert in river restoration, and a respected =20 broadcaster. To yank the carpet out from under Bancroft because of his =20= outspoken advocacy on behalf of sustainable forest management =20 reflects extremely poorly on the Foresters Association. Shame on them =20= for their poor judgement. The Registered Professional Foresters =20 Association Code of Ethics says (in part) that they are responsible to: (a) Advocate and practice good stewardship of forest land based on =20= sound ecological principles in order to meet the objectives of the =20 owner without compromising the opportunities for present and future =20 generations in the use and value of the forest to society; (c) Provide factual and accurate information to advance public =20 knowledge and understanding of forest policies, the practice of =20 forestry and it=92s function in society; (d) Maintain high standards of conduct in daily work and strive to =20= raise the standards of practice; (e) Work in a spirit of integrity, honour, fairness, good faith and =20= courtesy; This action calls into question their commitment to all of these =20 principles. --Apple-Mail-234-551915329 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi folks,<div><br><div><div>On = 24-Mar-11, at 11:57 AM, Brian Bartlett wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; 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; font-size: medium; "><div = id=3D"MailContainerBody" lang=3D"EN-CA" leftmargin=3D"0" link=3D"blue" = topmargin=3D"0" vlink=3D"purple" canvastabstop=3D"true" name=3D"Compose = message area" style=3D"padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; = padding-top: 15px; "><div><font face=3D"Calibri">Yes, I heard the news = story too, and was appalled. The decision to cancel Bob Bancroft's = induction was narrow-minded and short-sighted, and needs to be = protested.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Calibri">Brian Bartlett, = Halifax</font></div><div><font = face=3D"Calibri"></font></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div><d= iv>I encourage everyone to go to the CBC website where the story is = posted:</div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2011/03/24/ns-banc= roft-forestry-hall-fame.html">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/st= ory/2011/03/24/ns-bancroft-forestry-hall-fame.html</a></div><div><br></div= ><div>Sign up to post comments (it takes about 30 seconds), and post = your thoughts. Below is what I wrote in response to the = story.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</di= v><div><br></div><div>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = -</div><div><br></div><div><div>Abruptly excluding Bob Bancroft from = induction into the Nova Scotia forestry Hall of Fame is a terrible black = mark on the Registered Professional Foresters Association. Bancroft is a = highly respected biologist retired from 28 years service with the = province's Department of Natural Resources, a 2007 Woodlot Owner of the = Year laureate, the recipient of the Atlantic Society of Fish and = Wildlife Biologists Merit Award, an expert in river restoration, and a = respected broadcaster. To yank the carpet out from under Bancroft = because of his outspoken advocacy on behalf of sustainable forest = management reflects extremely poorly on the Foresters Association. = Shame on them for their poor judgement. The Registered Professional = Foresters Association Code of Ethics says (in part) that they are = responsible to:</div><div><br></div><div> (a) Advocate and = practice good stewardship of forest land based on sound ecological = principles in order to meet the objectives of the owner without = compromising the opportunities for present and future generations in the = use and value of the forest to society;</div><div> (c) = Provide factual and accurate information to advance public knowledge and = understanding of forest policies, the practice of forestry and it=92s = function in society;</div><div> (d) Maintain high standards = of conduct in daily work and strive to raise the standards of = practice;</div><div> (e) Work in a spirit of integrity, = honour, fairness, good faith and courtesy;</div><div><br></div><div>This = action calls into question their commitment to al