RE: [NatureNS] RE: Mother Canada

Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 16:31:04 -0800
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It is actually on the other side,in one of the scenic look-offs as you come=
 down off the mountains going towards Cheticamp. Cheers,=0A=0AMargaret=0A=
=0ASent from Yahoo Mail on Android=0A=0AFrom:"Stephen Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca>=
=0ADate:Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 5:11 pm=0ASubject:RE: [NatureNS] RE: Mother Can=
ada=0A=0AGreat idea about the swifts.=A0 =0AIf that doesn't work, perhaps t=
his could be re-engineered underground, like the now much admired Vietnam W=
ar Memorial in Washington?=A0 Even better, mounted deep under sea water, pe=
rhaps in the Bedford Basin, assembly site for convoys to Europe in WWII?=A0=
 It would then fittingly commemorate particularly all those many lost at se=
a in both world wars, by embracing the same medium.=A0 =A0 =0ASome may not =
know that there already exists a tasteful, unobtrusive engraved stone plaqu=
e as a tribute to those lost in war, placed on a bluff overlooking the sea =
not far from Green Cove on the Cabot Trail -- saw it last year, forget the =
exact location.=A0 Its modest size and sober appearance seemed entirely app=
ropriate at that site, didn't spoil the location or the views, and didn't i=
nvite associated commercial activity.=0ASteve=0A___________________________=
_____________=0AFrom: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebuct=
o.ns.ca] on behalf of darrell@abolitphotos.ca [darrell@abolitphotos.ca]=0AS=
ent: Friday, February 5, 2016 4:24 PM=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0ASubje=
ct: [NatureNS] RE: Mother Canada=0A=0AI always thought that Devils Island o=
r Georges Island would have been a good place for the Mother Canada statue.=
 So many left here and some never to come back from our Harbour that it wou=
ld be a fitting place.=A0 Even to this day.=0A=0A=0A=0AMaybe they could mak=
e it hollow from the top for Chimney Swifts (as mother canada welcomes her =
children home) to appease certain people. It would sort of be like the stat=
ue of Liberty of New York and give us a worthy landmark. Our Navy who still=
 leaves here on all our behalf would surely appreaciate her as I would.=0A=
=0A=0A=0ASincerely,=0A=0A=0A=0Aps, I did not think a point of CB was the pr=
oper place.=0A=0A=0A=0A=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=0A=0AOn Fri, 5 Feb 2016 20:06:18 +0000 (UTC)=
, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote:=0A=0AIt's a monstrosity. Do=
n't put it anywhere at all. Let's remember our war dead, if that's what it'=
s about, in our hearts and in the beauty of the land and people they fought=
 for.=0A=0ARichard Stern=0ASternrichard@gmail.com<mailto:Sternrichard@gmail=
.com>=0ASent from my IPhone=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 10:41 AM -080=
0, "John and Nhung" <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca<mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>> w=
rote:=0A=0AYes, good news.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AThe only thing that troubles me is=
 that the location (in a national park) was not quoted as one reason for no=
t going forward.=A0 Wonder if the project would have got the nod, in the ab=
sence of concerns about funding and design (whatever that means).=0A=0A=0A=
=0A=0AIf it must be built, put it somewhere else, not in a place where envi=
ronmental preservation is a priority.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AFrom: naturens-owner@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Fritz McEv=
oy=0ASent: February 5, 2016 2:28 PM=0ATo: naturens=0ASubject: [NatureNS] Th=
read-Index: AQHRYEGqED/FZtEGgkqskUBy2mjbqA=3D=3D=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AHi All,=
=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AThis comes as no surprise to me but, according to t=
he CBC, Parks Canada has withdrawn support for the 'Mother Canada' statue t=
hat was planned for the CBHNP. I doubt this monument will now ever be built=
 as without the park site and government financial backing it has no real v=
iability. Good news for park lovers, particularly the CBHNP, and fans of na=
tural habitats everywhere. All the best.=0A=0A=0A=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Fritz McEvoy=0A=0A=0A=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Sunrise Valley, CB=0A=0A=0A=
=0A[https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/logo-avast-v1.png]<https://www.avast.co=
m/sig-email>=A0 =A0 This email has been sent from a virus-free computer pro=
tected by Avast.=0A=0A=0Awww.avast.com<=0A=0Ahttps://www.avast.com/sig-emai=
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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0"><tr><td valign=3D"t=
op">It is actually on the other side,in one of the scenic look-offs as you =
come down off the mountains going towards Cheticamp. Cheers,<div id=3D"yMai=
l_cursorElementTracker_0.8219550277572125">Margaret<br><br><p><a href=3D"ht=
tps://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=3DAndroid">Sent from Yahoo Mail =
on Android</a></p> <hr><table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D=
"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=3D"top"> <div style=3D"font-family:Roboto, san=
s-serif;color:#7e7d80;"><b>From</b>:"Stephen Shaw" &lt;srshaw@Dal.Ca&gt;<br=
><b>Date</b>:Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 5:11 pm<br><b>Subject</b>:RE: [NatureNS] R=
E: Mother Canada<br><br></div> <div id=3D"msgSandbox_AODkimIAAALVVrUQAAXYGA=
yu4oY_TEXT" class=3D"msgSandbox" style=3D"padding: 1.5em 0.5em 0.5em 1.2em;=
 word-wrap: break-word;">Great idea about the swifts.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"no=
ne">If that doesn't work, perhaps this could be re-engineered underground, =
like the now much admired
 Vietnam War Memorial in Washington?&nbsp; Even better, mounted deep under =
sea water, perhaps in the Bedford Basin, assembly site for convoys to Europ=
e in WWII?&nbsp; It would then fittingly commemorate particularly all those=
 many lost at sea in both world wars, by embracing the same medium.&nbsp; &=
nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">Some may not know that there already exists a tast=
eful, unobtrusive engraved stone plaque as a tribute to those lost in war, =
placed on a bluff overlooking the sea not far from Green Cove on the Cabot =
Trail -- saw it last year, forget the exact location.&nbsp; Its modest size=
 and sober appearance seemed entirely appropriate at that site, didn't spoi=
l the location or the views, and didn't invite associated commercial activi=
ty.<br clear=3D"none">Steve<br clear=3D"none">_____________________________=
___________<br clear=3D"none">From: <a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:nat=
urens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca"
 href=3D"javascript:return">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [<a shape=3D"=
rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"javascript:r=
eturn">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] on behalf of <a shape=3D"rect" ym=
ailto=3D"mailto:darrell@abolitphotos.ca" href=3D"javascript:return">darrell=
@abolitphotos.ca</a> [<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:darrell@abolitpho=
tos.ca" href=3D"javascript:return">darrell@abolitphotos.ca</a>]<br clear=3D=
"none">Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 4:24 PM<br clear=3D"none">To: <a shap=
e=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"javascript:re=
turn">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br clear=3D"none">Subject: [NatureNS] RE:=
 Mother Canada<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">I always thought that D=
evils Island or Georges Island would have been a good place for the Mother =
Canada statue. So many left here and some never to come back from our Harbo=
ur that it would be a fitting place.&nbsp; Even to this day.<br clear=3D"no=
ne"><br clear=3D"none"><br
 clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Maybe they could make it hollow from the=
 top for Chimney Swifts (as mother canada welcomes her children home) to ap=
pease certain people. It would sort of be like the statue of Liberty of New=
 York and give us a worthy landmark. Our Navy who still leaves here on all =
our behalf would surely appreaciate her as I would.<br clear=3D"none"><br c=
lear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Sincerely,<br clear=3D"=
none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">ps, I did no=
t think a point of CB was the proper place.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"=
none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br clear=3D"none"><br c=
lear=3D"none">On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 20:06:18 +0000 (UTC), Richard Stern &lt;<a=
 shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" href=3D"javascrip=
t:return">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=
=3D"none">It's a monstrosity. Don't put it anywhere at all. Let's remember =
our war dead,
 if that's what it's about, in our hearts and in the beauty of the land and=
 people they fought for.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Richard Stern=
<br clear=3D"none"><a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:Sternrichard@gmail.c=
om" href=3D"javascript:return">Sternrichard@gmail.com</a>&lt;mailto:<a shap=
e=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:Sternrichard@gmail.com" href=3D"javascript:ret=
urn">Sternrichard@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none">Sent from my IPhone<b=
r clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">O=
n Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 10:41 AM -0800, "John and Nhung" &lt;<a shape=3D"rect=
" ymailto=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca" href=3D"javascript:return">nhung=
john@eastlink.ca</a>&lt;mailto:<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:nhungjoh=
n@eastlink.ca" href=3D"javascript:return">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;&gt;=
 wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Yes, good news.<br clear=3D"no=
ne"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"n=
one">The only thing that troubles me is that
 the location (in a national park) was not quoted as one reason for not goi=
ng forward.&nbsp; Wonder if the project would have got the nod, in the abse=
nce of concerns about funding and design (whatever that means).<br clear=3D=
"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=
=3D"none">If it must be built, put it somewhere else, not in a place where =
environmental preservation is a priority.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"no=
ne"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">From: <a shape=
=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"javascri=
pt:return">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a shape=3D"rect" ymai=
lto=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"javascript:return">nat=
urens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] On Behalf Of Fritz McEvoy<br clear=3D"none"=
>Sent: February 5, 2016 2:28 PM<br clear=3D"none">To: naturens<br clear=3D"=
none">Subject: [NatureNS] Thread-Index: AQHRYEGqED/FZtEGgkqskUBy2mjbqA=3D=
=3D<br clear=3D"none"><br
 clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><b=
r clear=3D"none">Hi All,<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"=
none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D=
"none"><br clear=3D"none">This comes as no surprise to me but, according to=
 the CBC, Parks Canada has withdrawn support for the 'Mother Canada' statue=
 that was planned for the CBHNP. I doubt this monument will now ever be bui=
lt as without the park site and government financial backing it has no real=
 viability. Good news for park lovers, particularly the CBHNP, and fans of =
natural habitats everywhere. All the best.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"n=
one"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbs=
p; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Fr=
itz McEvoy<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clea=
r=3D"none">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &=
nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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