[NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada Memorial

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Be careful Donna. "I know of what I speak."
Paul.

On 2016-02-07, at 9:25 AM, Donna Crossland wrote:

> It is good to point this out, John.
> The voice of the biologist/ecologist has been muted under some new =
policies and =91rules=92.  Perhaps the present government will turn this =
around.  There were those who spoke out from the safety of retirement; =
some who had occupied very high places within the organization.  There =
was a letter signed by several of them.  Additionally, there are these =
utube videos (links below).   They =91say it all=92.   I trained as a =
Park Warden with Kevin Van Tigum back in 1993 in Jasper; a very gifted =
man and excellent naturalist, too.   (Back then I was adamant to find =
during my spare time the =93dipper bird=94 that I=92d seen on a =
documentary.  Kevin took on the task and hosted an unforgettable western =
birding experience.)=20
> =20
> Those of us who are still in the system have been warned to be =
careful.   Sending this email is questionable.  Maybe things will change =
now, but Canadians need to remain vigilant on how THEIR national parks =
are run, and speak out when they feel the mandate is being ignored.=20
> =20
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DtGmlqGPMQ_k
> =20
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1qZFT9D8Vpk
> =20
> =20
> =20
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of John and Nhung
> Sent: February-06-16 7:56 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada =
Memorial
> =20
> That is what needs to be said, and what troubles me is that this has =
not been invoked as a reason for stepping back from the project.
> =20
> If someone in authority doesn=92t explicitly point out the conflict =
with the mandate, it=92ll happen again.
> =20
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Donna Crossland
> Sent: February 6, 2016 7:32 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada =
Memorial
> =20
> It was a huge departure from the Parks Canada mandate.  I was =
beginning to think that we=92d completely lost our way...  Great news!!
> =20
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Jim Wolford
> Sent: February-05-16 5:52 PM
> To: naturens
> Subject: [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada =
Memorial
> =20
> I was obviously to busy reading and writing about eagles to have seen =
the naturens dialogue today on this.  I have been against this from the =
get-go on account of the proposed location plus the size and garishness =
of the whole idea.  Thanks for everyone=92s comments.
> =20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
> =20
> On Feb 5, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> =
wrote:
> =20
>=20
> Thanks, Dave, for bringing this up.  I have very good news.  I heard =
on the 1 p.m. CBC Radio news that Parks Canada has apparently completed =
their review of the proposed project, determined that there were just =
too many important questions about it, and that this project will not go =
ahead on any Parks Canada land.  Hooray! =20
> =20
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
> =20
> Begin forwarded message:
> =20
>=20
> From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Mother Canada
> Date: February 5, 2016 at 5:07:45 PM AST
> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> =20
> Dear All,
>   This is a bit removed from Natural History but I have problems with =
any veterans' memorial statue being erected while more than 2000 =
veterans are homeless in Canada; the triumph of image and hypocrisy over =
genuine substance.
> Yt, DW
> =20
> =20
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> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by =
Avast.=20
> www.avast.com
> =20


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biologist/ecologist has been muted under some new policies and =
=91rules=92.&nbsp; Perhaps the present government will turn this =
around.&nbsp; There were those who spoke out from the safety of =
retirement; some who had occupied very high places within the =
organization. &nbsp;There was a letter signed by several of them.&nbsp; =
Additionally, there are these utube videos (links below). =
&nbsp;&nbsp;They =91say it all=92.&nbsp; &nbsp;I trained as a Park =
Warden with Kevin Van Tigum back in 1993 in Jasper; a very gifted man =
and excellent naturalist, too.&nbsp; &nbsp;(Back then I was adamant to =
find during my spare time the =93dipper bird=94 that I=92d seen on a =
documentary.&nbsp; Kevin took on the task and hosted an unforgettable =
western birding experience.)&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div =
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