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"A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has identified =E2=80=9Clong-term, = systemic failures=E2=80=9D by the provincial government to fulfill its = legal obligations to protect vulnerable and endangered species.=20 Justice Christa M. Brothers, in a written decision issued Friday, cited = =E2=80=9Ca suite of failures of government=E2=80=9D that breached the = provincial Endangered Species Act. Wildlife biologist Robert Bancroft and the group he heads, the = Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists, joined Blomidon Naturalists = Society and the Halifax Field Naturalists in filing a court application = against the provincial Lands and Forestry Department that was heard by = Brothers on Sept. 23 and Oct. 1." Full story here = <https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/top-court-rules-provin= ce-broke-endangered-species-law-455776/> . --- Peter Payzant ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01D63809.A04D4D10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta = http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><meta = name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered = medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-CA link=3Dblue = vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It=E2=80=99s on = North Mountain, and the proponent's proposals = include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Blasting<o:p></o:p>= </span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Drilling<o:p></o:p>= </span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Crushing<o:p></o:p>= </span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Mobile Asphalt = Plant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Truck = Transport<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></= span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></= span></p><div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 = 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> = naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <b>On Behalf Of </b>David = Webster<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 01, 2020 10:53<br><b>To:</b> = naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] "Top = court rules Nova Scotia broke endangered species = law"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Hi John & = All,<o:p></o:p></p><p> Was to proposed quarry on the = North or South Mountain ? One advantage of basalt quarries is that no = blasting is needed.<o:p></o:p></p><p>YT, = DW<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On = 6/1/2020 9:21 AM, John Kearney wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote = style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>This decision may = be a pyrrhic victory as our forests, agricultural land, and wetlands = continue to be pillaged by industry and recreational activities. We will = see if a recovery plan written on paper will have any effect on saving = wildlife. Despite having a Canada Warbler recovery team in place, the = provincial government recently approved the expansion of a quarry in = Annapolis County right up to the boundary of a wetland with nesting = Canada Warblers. In this case, the project may not destroy their nests, = but what kind of breeding success can we expect when it takes place so = close to dynamite blasting.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p><= /o:p></p><div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 = 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.= ca</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Peter Payzant<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May = 30, 2020 09:54<br><b>To:</b> <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><b= >Subject:</b> [NatureNS] "Top court rules Nova Scotia broke = endangered species law"</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p = class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From The Chronicle Herald this = morning:<br><br>"A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has identified = =E2=80=9Clong-term, systemic failures=E2=80=9D by the provincial = government to fulfill its legal obligations to protect vulnerable and = endangered species. <br><br>Justice Christa M. Brothers, in a written = decision issued Friday, cited =E2=80=9Ca suite of failures of = government=E2=80=9D that breached the provincial Endangered Species = Act.<br><br>Wildlife biologist Robert Bancroft and the group he heads, = the Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists, joined Blomidon Naturalists = Society and the Halifax Field Naturalists in filing a court application = against the provincial Lands and Forestry Department that was heard by = Brothers on Sept. 23 and Oct. 1."<br><br>Full story <a = href=3D"https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/top-court-rules= -province-broke-endangered-species-law-455776/">here</a>.<br><br>--- = Peter Payzant<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01D63809.A04D4D10--
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