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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org= /TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"><html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xht= ml"><head> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type= "/> =20 </head><body style=3D""> =20 <p>The Ecology Action Centre and the Sackville Rivers Association would l= ike to invite you to:</p>=20 <p> Dartmouth=E2=80=99s Lost River: Film screening of <em>Lost River= s</em></p>=20 <p>and discussion on daylighting Saw Mill River</p>=20 <p>Wednesday, June 4<sup>th</sup> 7:00 pm</p>=20 <p>Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club, 192 Prince Albert Rd, Dartmouth</p>=20 <p> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://vimeo.com/89952653">Lost Riv= ers</a> is a documentary film that takes us on an adventure down below and = across the globe, retracing the history of lost urban rivers.  Intrepi= d groups of subterranean explorers guide us through the hidden river networ= ks of London, Brescia (Italy), Montreal and Toronto, to reveal the buried w= aterways that house the secrets of each city=E2=80=99s past. Exploring rece= nt initiatives to resurface and revitalize these forgotten waterways in Yon= kers and Seoul, the fascinating Lost Rivers brings to life an aspect of urb= an ecology that has long been kept secret.</p>=20 <p>The film screening will be followed by a public discussion about Saw M= ill River in Dartmouth and the unique opportunity that we have to revitaliz= e this lost waterway. </p>=20 <p> </p>=20 <p align=3D"center">Why Saw Mill River and Why Now?</p>=20 <p> </p>=20 <p>In the coming months Halifax Water will be replacing the ageing culver= t in which Saw Mill River now flows from Sullivan=E2=80=99s Pond to the Hal= ifax Harbour.  The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has required fis= h passage to be included in the new design.  The Sackville Rivers Asso= ciation and the Ecology Action Centre want to know: while we=E2=80=99re dig= ging it up =E2=80=93 why not daylight it?</p>=20 <p> </p>=20 <p>Please join us for an inspiring look at the movement to daylight river= s in other cities around the world and right here in our own backyards.</p>= =20 <p> </p> =20 </body></html>
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