Updated Excomm List
Remember that volunteers are always needed ... right now we could use
help with fund raising. Contact any excomm member for more info.
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URBAN NATURE WALK - contributed by Heather Breeze
Join us Sunday, May 4 for a one-hour informal tour of Point Pleasant Park.
Club members will lead a guided nature walk on the birds, plants, and
trees found in Point Pleasant. Find out about the reptiles and other
urban animals hiding in Halifax's South end. We'll also discuss why dogs
and bicycles are restricted from certain areas of the park. The walk will
end with a barbecue (bring your own food, no alcohol please).
Everyone is welcome, although the discussion will be of most interest to
children and adults over age 12. Bring binoculars if you have them, and
dress for the weather. The group will meet at the Tower Road parking lot
at 2 p.m.
For more information contact: Henrietta Mann, Tel.: (902) 496-8235
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> > Chebucto Group Conservation Working Group -- by Nadia Stuewer
> >
> > The newly revived Conservation Working Group has identified its priority
> > issues for the upcoming months. We will focus on the Nova Scotia
> > Protected Areas strategy, including the issues of the removal of Jim
> > Campbells Barren from the Protected Areas list, and the redrawing of the
> > boundaries of the Tobeatic region, as well as the "wood crisis" in Nova
> > Scotia. Clear-cutting on Crown Land is a prime component of the crisis.
> > The upcoming federal and provincial elections will provide an opportunity
> > for raising public awareness and political action. We plan to network
> > with other local groups such as the Ecology Action Centre's Wilderness
> > Committee for action. The Working Group will attend a meeting in May
> > sponsored by the Ecotourism foundation to form a protected areas
> > coalition. Our representative to the ACE conference
> > will bring back ideas and inspiration for further action.
> >
> > For more info on the Conservation Working Group contact Nadia Stuewer
> > 902-425-5119 or Cass Elliott
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Sierra Club of Canada joins Irving boycott! - from our National Office
> The boycott is demanding that Irving assumes full financial
>responsibility for costs incurred during the lift and clean up of the IRVING
>WHALE. The boycott will stay in effect until the Coast Guard is satisfied
>that Irving has paid the $42,200,000 bill it has recently received for the
>operation.
> The Alliance Against Pollution is a growing network of environmental and
>social justice organizations formed specifically to conduct this boycott.
>The Alliance supports the position of the Federal Government which states
>that Irving is fully responsible for the costs of the lift operation and
>cleanup.
> For more information please contact Murray Russell at (902)659-2340.
>
>Members of the Alliance Against Pollution:
>Friends of Wilderness
>IRATE - Island Residents Against Toxic Environments
>FOAD - Furiously Opposed to Acton Dumping
>Wastewise Inc.
>ICE - Incineration Counteracts the Environment
>YSJ PEI - Youth for Social Justice PEI
>Canadian Animal Distress Network
>Trout River Environmental Committee
>The Media Collective
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ELECTIONEERING ANYONE? - by Paul Falvo
Sierra Club plays a major role in US elections ... educating people on who
the "good" candidates are, campaigning for them and even hounding the evil
ones at public events. The Club publishes a booklet on how to do this
effectively. In the US it's non-partisan ... they select the best
candidate on a case by case basis for each riding. It's a great way to
let politicians know that concern for the planet = votes
We could do something similar here. But I'm out of the country til July
so I'll be put of action on this campaign. If you're interested contact
Nadia Stuewer.
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Chebucto Group Excomm
Chair Paul Falvo 492-1995 pfalvo@chebucto.ns.ca
Vice Chair Nadia Stuewer 425-5119 n_Stuewe@bass.stmarys.ca
Conservation Nadia Stuewer 425-5119 n_Stuewe@bass.stmarys.ca
Cass Elliott 455-3852 au361@chebucto.ns.ca
Outings Henrietta Mann 496-8235 HMANN@shark.stmarys.ca
Programme Jack Devenney 463-0090
Henrietta Mann 496-8235 HMANN@shark.stmarys.ca
Youth Arciris Garay 443-8472 af169@chebucto.ns.ca
Membership Allison Denning 425-1379 adenning@is2.dal.ca
Derek Fenton 423-6486 Habitat2%HX1FHM%DFOSF@maritimes.dfo.ca
Secretary Allison Denning 425-1379 adenning@is2.dal.ca
Publicity vacant
Treasurer Jack Devenney 463-0090
Fund Raising vacant
Web Master Ben Tremblay 423-8682 ab006@chebucto.ns.ca
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