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Hi John & All,
Thanks Burkhard for the reminder. I had intended to send comments and
deadlines sneak up.
I am entirely opposed to this project and also consider it to be a
Trojan Horse. It would be totally wrong for the park if only this monument
were erected but the 'patriotic owners' could be counted upon, after a year
or two, to explain that for the value of the monument to be more fully
appreciated (and to make a profit) it would be necessary to add an amusement
park, hotel, casino...; park supplies the land, they supply the funding with
help from taxpayer who would also be required to fund road improvements.
I used option 1 but now regret it because I could see no way to access a
copy of my comments.
Yt, DW, Kentville
----- Original Message -----
From: "John and Nhung" <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 5:23 PM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Cape Breton Highlands Natural Park - War Memorial
Monument
> Fully agree with your comment Steve and have opined on the website.
>
> Big issue for me is that this may be the start of a slippery slope re.
> priority management values for national parks, and therefore needs to be
> nipped in the bud.
>
> If the must build this thing, they should do it somewhere else.
>
> I saw one comment about using the money to make Sambro Island a national
> park. Then it occurred to me that the last sight of Canada a lot of
> soldiers would have had would have been Sambro Island Light, which already
> has major historical significance. Why couldn't the light serve the
> purpose
> of that monument?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
> On Behalf Of Stephen Shaw
> Sent: June 2, 2015 2:58 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Cape Breton Highlands Natural Park - War Memorial
> Monument
>
> Re Burkhard's note below, I'd have thought that the proposal to build this
> privately funded, tasteless monstrous concrete eyesore in scenic CB would
> have received more traction here. In the interests of providing a bit of
> geological info (circulated from the chair of the Earth Sci dept at
> Dalhousie), please see the following. I already replied using Option 1
> below
> (on-line).
> I think I still have a copy of the PDF file mentioned but the rules for
> NatureNS posts restrict me from attaching it. If anyone is interested, I
> could send it privately.
> Steve
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject:
> FW: Green Cove - Never Forgotten National Memorial Project Detailed
> Impact
> Analysis
> Date:
> Tue, 26 May 2015 08:47:17 -0300
> From:
> Rebecca A. Jamieson <beckyj@dal.ca><mailto:beckyj@dal.ca>
> To:
> 'Darlene Vanderijt' <dvanderi@dal.ca><mailto:dvanderi@dal.ca>
>
> Please distribute to the department, along with the attached Geolog
> article
> by Sandra Barr. Note that the deadline for comment is June 5.
>
> Sandra Barr also tells me: The DIA by Stantec says that the Black Brook
> Granitic Suite is very large compared to that one small area at Green Cove
> and hence the geological effect of the construction is "negligible". But
> of
> course very little of that pluton is actually exposed or accessible. It is
> best seen along the coast and, of the coastal outcrops, Green Cove is
> best -
> that is why Martha Hild and I included it as one of the sites in our book
> on
> the Geology of Nova Scotia.The DIA also says that the environmental effect
> of construction will be negligible - I truly doubt that! Look at what is
> being built, and where it is being built (waves crash over that outcrop).
> It
> will certainly not be part of the "natural beauty" for which the Cabot
> Trail
> is renowned - it will be an eyesore.
>
> Thanks,
> Becky
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Blair.Pardy@pc.gc.ca<mailto:Blair.Pardy@pc.gc.ca>
> To:
> Date: May 22, 2015 at 2:09 PM
> Subject: Fw: Never Forgotten National Memorial Project - Detailed Impact
> Analysis / Projet du mémorial national N'oublions jamais - Analyse
> d'impact
> détaillée
>
> Starting today, Parks Canada will invite public comments on the Detailed
> Impact Analysis (DIA) on the proposed project for Green Cove.
>
> The Never Forgotten National Memorial is a privately funded initiative to
> commemorate Canada's war dead who lie buried in foreign countries, lost at
> sea or otherwise consumed into the landscapes of war. The proposed project
> for Green Cove, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, is currently
> undergoing
> environmental review.
>
> The project is being assessed using the Detailed Impact Analysis (DIA)
> pathway established by Parks Canada to meet its obligations under the
> Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012). The draft DIA for
> this project is available at pc.gc.ca/nfnm<http://pc.gc.ca/nfnm>.
>
> Parks Canada is seeking public input on the draft DIA report by June, 5,
> 2015, in the following ways:
>
> 1. On-line: pc.gc.ca/nfnm<http://pc.gc.ca/nfnm>
> 2. E-mail: pc.infocb.pc@pc.gc.ca
> 3. Fax: 902 733-2362
> 4. Mail: Never Forgotten National Memorial Project Parks Canada
> 259 Park Service Road
> Louisbourg, NS B1C 2L2
>
> A limited number of hard copies are available at Parks Canada
> Administration
> offices in Ingonish, Cheticamp, Baddeck and Louisbourg from 9am-4pm,
> Monday-Friday.
>
> Following this public input period, the Never Forgotten National Memorial
> Foundation will be obligated to demonstrate to Parks Canada that public
> concerns and comments received during the consultation exercise have been
> adequately considered before submitting the DIA report for determination.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Blair
> ________________________________________
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on
> behalf of Burkhard Plache [burkhardplache@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 1:50 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Cape Breton Highlands Natural Park - War Memorial
> Monument
>
> This may be of interest to some of the list subscribers:
>
> Parks Canada is considering a proposal to build a seven story statue
> within
> Cape Breton Highlands National Park, at Green Cove along the Cabot Trail.
>
> CBC report:
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cape-breton-highlands-war-memorial
> -opposed-by-new-group-1.3096705
>
> In case you are interested in details and/or to be heard by Parks Canada,
> you have until June 7 at
> http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ns/cbreton/plan/NFNM-MNNJ.aspx
>
> Burkhard