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-webk --047d7b3a86489c89a9053083a267 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Maybe what we need is a clearer warning for the dog owners. Currently there is no specific notification at this beach regarding On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Nancy Roberts < nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > ;Glad to hear reporting works. Thank you for this information. > > Nancy > > Nancy Roberts Design > Celebrating 24 years of making you look GOOD > > See my ceramic sculpture at > http://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_roberts/ > > Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 > 902 461-1986 > > > > On 14-Apr-16, at 6:12 PM, BSC NS Plovers wrote: > > Hi Nancy, > > Yes, you can call in and report a description of the person(s), > dog and license plate. Same goes for vehicles on beaches or dunes - best > to report as much info as possible (plate # if visible, colour, type, and > driver description) and (if safe to do) take a photo. I have reported > plates and descriptions before and officers do investigate. They have giv= en > warnings and laid charges in different cases. > > Thanks for asking, > Sue > > On Thursday, April 14, 2016, Nancy Roberts <nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca= > > wrote: > >> Do enforcement officers have to catch off-leash dog owners in the act on >> the beach in order to ticket or warn? >> >> Would calling in with description of the dog and a license number prompt >> a warning or investigative call? >> >> Nancy Roberts Design >> Celebrating 24 years of making you look GOOD >> >> See my ceramic sculpture at >> http://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_roberts/ >> >> Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 >> 902 461-1986 >> >> >> >> On 14-Apr-16, at 4:48 PM, David Patriquin wrote: >> >> There are also the peeps that dogs chase.. Can't DNR simply ban dogs on >> this beach, and Martinique? >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* nsplovers <nsplovers@gmail.com> >> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:22 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk >> >> Hi all, >> >> I want to echo Kate's recommendation to report dogs off-leash whenever >> you can to provincial enforcement officers: 1-800-565-2224. >> >> There were several Piping Plovers observed at Conrads in May 2015, but >> they did not linger more than about a week. Dogs off-leash and night tim= e >> parties are chronic problems at this beach and may be contributing or >> leading factors in why plovers do not stay to breed. The officers are >> stretched thin in areas and reporting incidents helps target their effor= ts. >> >> Thanks, >> Sue >> >> Bird Studies Canada >> NS Piping Plover Conservation Program >> >> >> Sent from Samsung Mobile >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: chris kennedy >> Date:04-14-2016 15:31 (GMT-04:00) >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk >> >> Not to mention the sensitive dune vegetation... >> >> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote: >> >> In addition to Kate=E2=80=99s note, I would like to add that there is mo= re than >> Piping Plover we need to worry about when it comes to dogs off leash. So= on >> the dunes and grasslands will have lots of breeding Savanah and Nelson >> sparrows and dogs off leash can trample nests and fledglings. >> >> Keith Lowe >> >> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: >> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Paul Murray >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2016 2:51 PM >> *To:* NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk >> >> April 13, 2016 >> Conrad Beach Warden please note: >> >> The new boardwalk at Conrad Beach in Lawrencetown is complete and >> accessible now. They did a really good job of it and it looks robust >> enough that no puny hurricane will knock this one over! >> Unfortunately, the dogs off leash are still a significant problem on thi= s >> beach. This morning there were no fewer that 6 running loose at the sam= e >> time. While four of the dogs where generally behaving and staying close= to >> their two handlers, the other two dogs where totally out of control by >> their handler. One jumped me by surprise from the side and then the oth= er >> one jumped me at shoulder height from behind and almost knocked me off m= y >> feet - handler says sorry but did not leash the dog when requested! If = I >> had been frail or a child, there was significant potential for injury. >> >> If the off leash dogs cannot be controlled on this beach, I would sugges= t >> that the Piping Plover information sign might as well be removed as I do >> not believe any piping plover could survive the constant onslaught of of= f >> leash dogs, especially those that cannot be controlled by their handler, >> like happened this morning. >> Paul Murray >> Dartmouth >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > Bird Studies Canada > NS Piping Plover Conservation Program > www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/nsplover/ > > > > > --047d7b3a86489c89a9053083a267 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Maybe what we need is a clearer warning for the dog owners= .=C2=A0 Currently there is no specific notification at this beach regarding= <br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr = 14, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Nancy Roberts <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:= nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico= .ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar= gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"w= ord-wrap:break-word">;Glad to hear reporting works. Thank you for this info= rmation.<div><br></div><div>Nancy<br><div> <span style=3D"border-collapse:s= eparate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-varia= nt:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-= align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;w= ord-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span= style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;f= ont-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:norm= al;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transfor= m:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D"= word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0= ,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight= :normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;te= xt-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-= size:medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-align:= -webkit-auto;text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span sty= le=3D"text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"t= ext-indent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-ind= ent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px= "><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;co= lor:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-= variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;= text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br>Nancy Roberts = Design</div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-fa= mily:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-we= ight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;wh= ite-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Celebrating 24 years of making you look = GOOD</div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-fami= ly:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weig= ht:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;whit= e-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br></div><div>See my ceramic sculpture at= =C2=A0<a href=3D"http://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_robe= rts/" target=3D"_blank">http://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nanc= y_roberts/</a></div><div><br></div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;c= olor:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font= -variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal= ;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Dartmouth, NS B2Y= 2X6</div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-fami= ly:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weig= ht:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;whit= e-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><a href=3D"tel:902%20461-1986" value=3D"+1= 9024611986" target=3D"_blank">902 461-1986</a></div><br></span><br></span><= /div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></spa= n></div></span> </div><br><div><div>On 14-Apr-16, at 6:12 PM, BSC NS Plover= s wrote:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">Hi Nancy,<div><br></div><div>Ye= s, you=C2=A0can call in and report=C2=A0a description of the person(s), dog= =C2=A0and=C2=A0license plate. Same goes for vehicles on beaches or dunes - = best to=C2=A0report as much info as possible (plate # if visible,=C2=A0colo= ur, type,=C2=A0and driver description)=C2=A0and (if safe to do) take a phot= o.=C2=A0I have reported plates and descriptions before and officers do inve= stigate. They have given warnings and laid charges in different cases.</div= ><div><br></div><div>Thanks for asking,</div><div>Sue<br><br>On Thursday, A= pril 14, 2016, Nancy Roberts <<a href=3D"mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympati= co.ca" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br><b= lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px = #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Do enforce= ment officers have to catch off-leash dog owners in the act on the beach in= order to ticket or warn?<div><br></div><div>Would calling in with descript= ion of the dog and a license number prompt a warning or investigative call?= </div><div><div> <span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);f= ont-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:norm= al;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-in= dent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:= medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"border-collapse:= separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-vari= ant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text= -align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;= word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><spa= n style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;= font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:nor= mal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transfo= rm:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D= "word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0= px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><di= v style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><div style= =3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"wor= d-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><span style=3D"text-inde= nt:0px"><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family= :Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight= :normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white-= space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br>Nancy Roberts Design</div><div style=3D"= border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:1= 2px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing= :normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spac= ing:0px">Celebrating 24 years of making you look GOOD</div><div style=3D"bo= rder-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12p= x;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:n= ormal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacin= g:0px"><br></div><div>See my ceramic sculpture at =C2=A0<a href=3D"http://s= woonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_roberts/" target=3D"_blank">ht= tp://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_roberts/</a></div><div><= br></div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-famil= y:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weigh= t:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white= -space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6</div><div style=3D"bo= rder-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12p= x;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:n= ormal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacin= g:0px"><a href=3D"tel:902%20461-1986" value=3D"+19024611986" target=3D"_bla= nk">902 461-1986</a></div><br></span><br></span></div></span></div></span><= /div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span> </div><br>= <div><div>On 14-Apr-16, at 4:48 PM, David Patriquin wrote:</div><br><blockq= uote type=3D"cite"><div><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font= -family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-ser= if;font-size:13px"><div>There are also the peeps that dogs chase.. Can'= t DNR simply ban dogs on this beach, and Martinique?</div><div></div><div>= =C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><div style=3D"display:block">= <div style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lu= cida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica= Neue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px= "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><s= pan style=3D"font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> nsplovers <<a>nsplovers@= gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a= >naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:= </span></b> Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:22 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-wei= ght:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk<b= r> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div><div>Hi all,</div><div><br clear=3D"no= ne"></div><div>I want to echo Kate's recommendation to report dogs off-= leash whenever you can to provincial enforcement officers: <a href=3D"tel:1= -800-565-2224" value=3D"+18005652224" target=3D"_blank">1-800-565-2224</a>.= </div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>There were several Piping Plovers = observed at Conrads in May 2015, but they did not linger more than about a = week. Dogs off-leash and night time parties are chronic problems at this be= ach and may be contributing or leading factors in why plovers do not stay t= o breed. The officers are stretched thin in areas and reporting incidents h= elps target their efforts.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Thanks,<= /div><div>Sue</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Bird Studies Canada</= div><div>NS Piping Plover Conservation Program</div><div><br clear=3D"none"= ></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><div style=3D"font-size:9px;color= :#575757">Sent from Samsung Mobile</div></div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear= =3D"none"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: chris ken= nedy </div><div>Date:04-14-2016 15:31 (GMT-04:00) </div><div><div>To: <a= >naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div><div>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Conrad Beac= h - New Boardwalk </div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Not = to mention the sensitive dune vegetation...<br clear=3D"none"></div><div><b= r clear=3D"none"><div>On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Keith Lowe <span dir= =3D"ltr"><<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect">mythos25@live.com</a>></= span> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><blockquote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde= r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-CA"><div><div><span= style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US">In addition to Kate=E2=80=99s no= te, I would like to add that there is more than Piping Plover we need to wo= rry about when it comes to dogs off leash. Soon the dunes and grasslands wi= ll have lots of breeding Savanah and Nelson sparrows and dogs off leash can= trample nests and fledglings. <u></u><u></u></span></div><div><span style= =3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></div><div>= <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US">Keith Lowe<u></u><u></u></s= pan></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=C2= =A0<u></u></span></div><div><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-= US">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US"> <a rel= =3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a r= el=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Beh= alf Of </b>Paul Murray<br clear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 14, 2= 016 2:51 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> NatureNS <<a rel=3D"nofollow" s= hape=3D"rect">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:= </b> [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk<u></u><u></u></span></div><div= ><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></div><div><div><div><div><div><div style=3D"margin-bo= ttom:12.0pt">April 13, 2016<u></u><u></u></div></div><div>Conrad Beach Ward= en please note:<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-bottom:1= 2.0pt"><br clear=3D"none">The new boardwalk at Conrad Beach in Lawrencetown= is complete and accessible now.=C2=A0 They did a really good job of it and= it looks robust enough that no puny hurricane will knock this one over!<u>= </u><u></u></div></div><div style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">Unfortunately, t= he dogs off leash are still a significant problem on this beach.=C2=A0 This= morning there were no fewer that 6 running loose at the same time.=C2=A0 W= hile four of the dogs where generally behaving and staying close to their t= wo handlers, the other two dogs where totally out of control by their handl= er.=C2=A0 One jumped me by surprise from the side and then the other one ju= mped me at shoulder height from behind and almost knocked me off my feet - = handler says sorry but did not leash the dog when requested!=C2=A0 If I had= been frail or a child, there was significant potential for injury.=C2=A0= =C2=A0 <br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">If the off leash dogs cannot b= e controlled on this beach, I would suggest that the Piping Plover informat= ion sign might as well be removed as I do not believe any piping plover cou= ld survive the constant onslaught of off leash dogs, especially those that = cannot be controlled by their handler, like happened this morning.<u></u><u= ></u></div></div><div>Paul Murray<u></u><u></u></div></div><div>Dartmouth<u= ></u><u></u></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"none"><= /div></div> </div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></b= lockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><span><font color=3D= "#888888"><br>-- <br><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"= >Bird Studies Canada</span><br style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-se= rif"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">NS Piping Plove= r Conservation Program</span><br style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-= serif"><a style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" href=3D"http://w= ww.birdscanada.org/volunteer/nsplover/" target=3D"_blank">www.birdscanada.o= rg/volunteer/nsplover/</a><br><br><br><br></font></span></blockquote></div>= <br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div> --047d7b3a86489c89a9053083a267--
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