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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01CC6F4A.903BE850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bob, Thanks for posting this info. I used to blissfully believe that nature could simply be enjoyed for = free and forever, without need or concern for political activism. =20 It seems ,unfortunately, that it's going to take more than picking up = trash along a trail to qualify as sufficient stewardship of natural = places.=20 We lovers of nature truly are the only voice for wilderness, for = ecology, and for the natural world. I would like to thank you and anyone on this list who has championed a = cause, been the voice, made a phone call, sent an email, hosted a = meeting... Ian Marshall (my current interests: 'Save the Bedford Basin Reef', 'Highway 213 not = 113') ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bob McDonald=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 9:31 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Land Development Borders Blue Mountain Birch Cove = Lakes Wilderness Area Some folks living close to Halifax interested in wilderness = preservation might be interested in attending the following meeting. Public Meeting Land Development Borders Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness = Area Halifax Regional Council and Staff have entered into an agreement with = BANC Developments for the sale of 180 acres of Public Lands in the = Bayers Lake Business Park. The negotiations are being held in secret. = The Public will not know the details until the negotiations and sale are = complete. The northeast section of this development, approximately 37 acres, = borders the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area (BMBCL WA), = which includes a Trailhead into Susies Lake. Originating in Fairview, = popular use of this trail can be traced back to 1933. This Trailhead = also contains an unique Granite Rock Plateau that serves as a natural = entrance to the BMBCL WA and Susies Lake. As a Board Member of the Halifax North West Trails Association = (HNWTA), Bruce E Smith, will be making a visual presentation on = September 13 at 7pm. at the Keshen Goodman Library on Lacewood Drive = (across from the Canada Games Centre). Join us for a dynamic discussion. For more details, check out www.halifaxnorthwesttrails.ca Hope to see you there! Bob McDonald, Chair Halifax North West Trails Association =E3=80=80 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01CC6F4A.903BE850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6001.18639" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Bob,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for posting this = info.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I used to blissfully believe that = nature could=20 simply be enjoyed for free and forever, without need or concern for = political=20 activism. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It seems = ,unfortunately, that it's going=20 to take more than picking up trash along a trail to qualify as = <U>sufficient</U> stewardship of natural places. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We lovers of nature truly are = the only voice=20 for wilderness, for ecology, and for the natural = world.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would like to thank you and = anyone on this=20 list who has championed a cause, been the voice, made a phone call, = sent an=20 email, hosted a meeting...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ian Marshall</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(my current interests: </FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>'Save the Bedford Basin Reef', </FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>'Highway 213 not 113')</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dbobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca">Bob=20 McDonald</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, September 09, = 2011 9:31=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Land = Development=20 Borders Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Some folks living close to Halifax interested in = wilderness=20 preservation might be interested in attending the following=20 meeting.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 lang=3DEN><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>Public Meeting</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><B><FONT face=3DArial-BoldMT size=3D4><FONT face=3DArial-BoldMT = size=3D4> <P>Land Development Borders Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness=20 Area</P></B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArialMT size=3D2><FONT = face=3DArialMT size=3D2> <P>Halifax Regional Council and Staff have entered into an agreement = with BANC=20 Developments for the sale of </FONT></FONT><B><FONT = face=3DArial-BoldMT=20 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial-BoldMT size=3D2>180 acres of Public Lands=20 </B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArialMT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArialMT = size=3D2>in the=20 Bayers Lake Business Park. </FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=3DArial-BoldMT=20 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial-BoldMT size=3D2>The negotiations are being = held in=20 secret. </B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArialMT size=3D2><FONT = face=3DArialMT=20 size=3D2>The Public will not know the details until the negotiations = and sale=20 are complete.</P> <P>The northeast section of this development, approximately 37 acres,=20 </FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=3DArial-BoldMT size=3D2><FONT = face=3DArial-BoldMT=20 size=3D2>borders the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area = (BMBCL=20 WA)</B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArialMT size=3D2><FONT = face=3DArialMT size=3D2>,=20 which includes a </FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=3DArial-BoldMT = size=3D2><FONT=20 face=3DArial-BoldMT size=3D2>Trailhead into Susies = Lake</B></FONT></FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArialMT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArialMT size=3D2>. Originating in = Fairview,=20 popular use of this trail can be traced back to 1933. This Trailhead = also=20 contains an unique Granite Rock Plateau that serves as a natural = entrance to=20 the BMBCL WA and Susies Lake.</P></FONT></FONT><FONT = size=3D2></FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArialMT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArialMT size=3D2> <P>As a Board Member of the Halifax North West Trails Association = (HNWTA),=20 Bruce E Smith, will be making a visual presentation on September 13 at = 7pm. at=20 the Keshen Goodman Library on Lacewood Drive (</FONT></FONT><I><FONT=20 face=3DArial-ItalicMT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial-ItalicMT = size=3D2>across from the=20 Canada Games Centre</I></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArialMT = size=3D2><FONT=20 face=3DArialMT size=3D2>). Join us for a dynamic=20 discussion.</P></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D2> <P>For more details, check out </FONT></SPAN><A=20 href=3D"http://www.halifaxnorthwesttrails.ca"><U><FONT color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 = lang=3DEN>www.halifaxnorthwesttrails.ca</U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></P> <P>Hope to see you there!</P> <P>Bob McDonald, Chair</P> <P>Halifax North West Trails Association</P> <P> </P><FONT size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN> <P>=E3=80=80</P></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01CC6F4A.903BE850--
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