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I don’t normally post on NatureNS but surely do enjoy checking in each
day to see what our Nova Scotia brethren are seeing and doing.
This note is directed to folks who may be concerned about the Avon River
Causeway in Windsor. I lived in that area when the Avon River flowed
freely. It is been sad for me to see what has happened this river with
the erection of a causeway that reduced it to be unrecognizable to the
way Mother Nature designed.
I understand there are plans now to build a second span over the river
and various options are being considered.
A very similar scenario has taken place with the Petitcodiac River in
Moncton, New Brunswick with a well-intentioned causeway built in 1968
with fishway and adjustable gates to let the river flow. The huge Fundy
tides deposited silt that turned it into a barrier choking off the river
as has occurred in Windsor.
It took 42 years to get the causeway gates opened and now 52 years later
a bridge is to be completed within the year to let the river flow free
again replacing the causeway.
Nature Moncton had organized a _Petitcodiac River Appreciation Day _to
be held on April 4, 2020 in Moncton. Covid-19 has forced postponement to
hopefully Nov. 7, 2020
This day has been designed with a wide range of presentations by people
who care deeply about the river with the plan for the day to start with
indigenous presence, to European arrival with towns and villages coming
to the river bank, to tell how severely mistreated the river was, to how
it is now en route to recovery. Definitely a day to celebrate!
All details of the events of this day are on the home page at
www.naturemoncton.com under 4 tabs of explanation the 1st tab lists all
the speakers and what they will be speaking on. The 2nd tab shows the
poster which is being distributed to advise the public. The 3^rd and 4
th is a downloadable versions of the agenda and poster for folks to use
on Facebook sites or wherever they please.
For those who may be interested in the story of a similar scenario to
the Avon River, check it out. We feel there is a rewarding reason to
celebrate.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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