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If anyone knows about tourism, you are the one Lynne!=0AHope you will be at=
Keji tomorrow.=0ALooking forward to seeing you.=0APaul=0A=0A=0A___________=
_____________________=0AFrom: Lynne Perry <perry.lynne@hotmail.com>=0ATo: N=
ature Nova Scotia <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=0ASent: Tuesday, November 15, 2=
011 3:36:30 PM=0ASubject: RE: [NatureNS] Eco-horrorism=0A=0A=0A =0AAs a for=
mer tourism worker,=A0I doubt that 'many' would be attracted to that.=A0=0A=
I once had young people come into Shelburne and request to see our slums...=
...for some university course that they were taking.=A0=A0I=A0was hard pres=
sed ot help them in that area. =0AThis would be=A0an environmental educatio=
nal issue like the tar sands in Alberta. =0AWe do have some issues but not =
that we'd want to advertise methinks. =A0=0AIt would get government attenti=
on but would it help our cause? =0AI used 'tourism' to help restore old bui=
ldings, protect birding habitat and to help us keep lighthouses.=0ANot all =
of it worked. =0AWhen a person travels they want to be entertained and educ=
ated. =0AA business like the one proposed would have to make money to be vi=
able. =0A????=0ALynne Perry=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A Fro=
m: heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0ADate: Tue,=
15 Nov 2011 15:48:49 -0400=0ASubject: [NatureNS] Eco-horrorism=0A=0A=0AI t=
hink it would be a novel idea to have a tour company lead a Nova Scotia tou=
r to our blights on nature namely the Sydney tar ponds, the gypsum mine out=
side Elmsdale which I have heard is the biggest hole in the world, a biomas=
s clear-cut, the algae streams near the mink farms, fish farms and the list=
could be endless. Of course the tour company could show a few of our beaut=
iful sights just to show what is left. =0AI am serious about the tour compa=
ny idea. Can you imagine an advertisement in Canadian Geographic for just t=
hat type of tour... It may draw the interest of which ever would be the cur=
rent government. If anyone wants to start up such a tour company, don't exp=
ect a tourism start up grant from the government. :)=0AHeather in Halifax
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mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>If anyone =
knows about tourism, you are the one Lynne!</span></div><div><span>Hope you=
will be at Keji tomorrow.</span></div><div><span>Looking forward to seeing=
you.</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><br></div><div style=3D"=
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; =
"><div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york'=
, times, serif; "><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><hr size=3D"1"><b><span s=
tyle=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Lynne Perry <perry.lynne@hot=
mail.com><br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Nature=
Nova Scotia <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br><b><span style=3D"font-weig=
ht: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 15, 2011 3:36:30 PM<br><b><sp=
an style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: [NatureNS]
Eco-horrorism<br></font><br><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" co=
ntent=3D"off"><div id=3D"yiv1611755950">=0A=0A<style><!--=0A#yiv1611755950 =
.yiv1611755950hmmessage P=0A{=0Amargin:0px;padding:0px;}=0A#yiv1611755950 b=
ody.yiv1611755950hmmessage=0A{=0Afont-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;}=0A--><=
/style>=0A=0A<div><div dir=3D"ltr">=0AAs a former tourism worker, I do=
ubt that 'many' would be attracted to that. <br>=0AI once had young pe=
ople come into Shelburne and request to see our slums......for some univers=
ity course that they were taking. I was hard pressed ot hel=
p them in that area. <br>=0AThis would be an environmental educational=
issue like the tar sands in Alberta. <br>=0AWe do have some issues but not=
that we'd want to advertise methinks. <br>=0AIt would get government=
attention but would it help our cause? <br>=0AI used 'tourism' to help res=
tore old buildings, protect birding habitat and to help us keep lighthouses=
.<br>=0ANot all of it worked. <br>=0AWhen a person travels they want to be =
entertained and educated. <br>=0AA business like the one proposed would hav=
e to make money to be viable. <br>=0A????<br>=0ALynne Perry<br>=0A<div>=0A=
=0A<hr id=3D"yiv1611755950stopSpelling">=0AFrom: heather.drope@ns.sympatico=
.ca<br>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:48:49 -0400=
<br>Subject: [NatureNS] Eco-horrorism<br><br>=0A =0A<div align=3D"left"><fo=
nt face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:12pt;">I think it would be a nov=
el idea to have a tour company lead a Nova Scotia tour to our blights on na=
ture namely the Sydney tar ponds, the gypsum mine outside Elmsdale which I =
have heard is the biggest hole in the world, a biomass clear-cut, the algae=
streams near the mink farms, fish farms and the list could be endless. Of =
course the tour company could show a few of our beautiful sights just to sh=
ow what is left. </span></font></div>=0A<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"A=
rial"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:12pt;">I am serious about the tour company i=
dea. Can you imagine an advertisement in Canadian Geographic for just that =
type of tour... It may draw the interest of which ever would be the current=
government. If anyone wants to start up such a tour company, don't expect =
a tourism start up grant from the government. :)</span></font></div>=0A<div=
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:12pt;">Heathe=
r in Halifax</span></font></div></div> =09=09 =09 =09=09 </div></div>=0A=
</div><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" content=3D"on"><br><br></=
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