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Friends:
Today, Monday, July 10, is the deadline for the receipt of
tenders to commence cutting of 10,000 trees in Point Pleasant Park in
Halifax. I fear that the tender may be awarded in days and cutting
may begin July 17.
This cut, ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, will
cause great damage to the Park. It sets a very dangerous precedent,
as this agency could order similar cutting on any property or lands
in the country.
The alleged reason for the cut is the presence in the
Park of an immigrant beetle, Tetropium fuscum, the brown spruce
longhorn beetle. The agency has provided no evidence that this beetle
poses any threat. They have consistently refused to release any
research reports regarding the beetle.
One report has been obtained through a leak. It states the
likelihood of any damage to marketable lumber from the beetle is
likely low. It says existing forest management practices should be
sufficient to control the beetle. (See the July 8 newspapers.) This
internal document totally contradicts the statements of this Agency to
the media and the public.
Despite this, the Agency is determined to bring chain saws, a
lumber mill and an incinerator into the Park.
Please contact any Liberals who might have influence on the
federal government. Here is a list of people I have faxed:
Hon. Bernard Boudreau, Senate of Canada, phone 613 947 5891, fax 613
947 5883.
Mayor Walter Fitzgerald, phone 902 490 4010, fax 902 490 4012
Hon. Lyle Vanclief, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,
phone 613 759 1094, fax 613 759 1455 or 613 969 7084.
Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Phil Pacey
902 494 3334
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