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Well Dave=0AIf as you say the islands will be disappearing=0Acommon sense s=
ays those that remain will keep appreciating=0Ain value - looks like a soun=
d investment to me.=0AEnjoy the fall=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A____________________=
____________=0A From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>=0ATo: nat=
urens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Friday, October 5, 2012 8:47:29 PM=0ASubject:=
Re: [NatureNS] Fw: Troop Island will be protected forever=0A =0A=0A =0AHi =
Hans & All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Oct =0A5, 2012=0A=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Wow. That is $29,000/acre or =0A$0.67/sq.ft.=0A=C2=A0=0A=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I am willing to sell several islands for =0A$0.50/sq ft OBO=
. Of course they are all underwater but, to judge from the TV =0Ashots and =
commentary (which suggest the island to be a drumlin) and the way =0Athings=
are headed, Troop Island will also be underwater; way this side of =0Afore=
ver and perhaps before Senate Reform. And even before sea level rise washes=
=0Ait away, erratic weather will likely replace the forest by heath on the=
humps =0Aand sedge in the hollows.=0A=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 IMHO, the=
best way to protect =0Aislands/coastlines and ecological integrity in gene=
ral=C2=A0 is to burn wood, =0Aconserve energy and materials (a solid form o=
f energy), advocate wind energy, =0Aother sources of renewable energy, a si=
mple lifestyle and a more equitable =0Adistribution of purchasing power.=0A=
=C2=A0=0AYT, Dave Webster, Kentville=0A=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0=0A----- Original Mes=
sage ----- =0A>From: Hans Toom =0A>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0A>Sent: F=
riday, October 05, 2012 4:23 PM=0A>Subject: [NatureNS] Fw: Troop Island wi=
ll be protected forever=0A>=0A>=0A>As usual, I'm probably the last person =
in Nova Scotia to know this!=0A>=C2=A0=0A>=C2=A0=0A>Sent: Friday, October =
05, 2012 3:45 PM=0A>Subject: RE: Troop Island will be protected forever=0A>=
=0A>=0A>Friends:=0A>=C2=A0=0A>Many of you will already know this wonderful=
news. However I wanted to wait to write to you until I was sure things we=
re truly settled.=0A>=C2=A0=0A>Needless to say as a long time visitor to T=
roop`s Island I am totally delighted that many generations of children and=
families will be able to use the island in perpetuity.=0A>=C2=A0=0A>Speci=
al Thanks go to Ella McQuinn ,past Chair of St.Margarets Stewardship Assoc=
iation for her skillful and patient charting of the waters to get us to th=
e final destination of purchasing the island .=0A>=C2=A0=0A>The joyous an=
nouncement from Ella is below.=0A>=C2=A0=0A>Happy Thanksgiving to everyone=
. We have much for which to give thanks.=0A>=C2=A0=0A>Regards,=0A>=C2=A0=
=0A>Beth=0A>=C2=A0=0A>_____________________________________________________=
__________________________________________________________________________=
=0A>=C2=A0=0A>=C2=A0=0A>=C2=A0=0A>Troop Island Will be Protected Forever =
=0A>The tally is in and we=E2=80=99re thrilled to confirm that 28 acres of=
Troop Island will be purchased Friday and held in trust forever. We have =
received $818,000 of the $820,000 goal as of Thursday night and know that =
more pledges and cheques will arrive in the morning and throughout the nex=
t couple of days. Any funds over the goal will be added to the endowment f=
or the stewardship of the island. =0A>With little over a month to pull the=
community campaign and remaining funds together since securing a last-min=
ute option to buy the island, the stakes were high and the goal was ambiti=
ous to say the least. Yet the support has been overwhelming, which speaks =
to the deep desire Nova Scotians have for protecting our coastline and spe=
cial natural places. Troop Island in particular has touched people not only=
for its beautiful beaches and shoreline vistas, but also for the rare and=
varied natural features. The old growth forest, intertidal marsh lands, b=
ird life and freshwater pond represents a variety of ecosystems that are b=
ecoming more precious to people of every age. We=E2=80=99ve heard from peo=
ple young and old, locals and people who=E2=80=99ve never even seen the is=
land, all passionate about protecting special places like Troop Island. Ou=
r youngest =E2=80=9CTroopers,=E2=80=9D Nathaniel and Phoebe McLaren, donat=
ed all the money in their pockets to =E2=80=9Chelp Theodore
Tugboat save the island!=E2=80=9D Local businesses, community groups and =
families stepped up, and people reached out to friends and family and to c=
ontacts through social media, urging everyone to be a part of this legacy =
too. It has been incredible seeing how far and how fast word has spread and=
support has come pouring in. We even heard from decedents of the original=
Troupe family for whom the island was named, and they are thrilled that i=
t will be protected for future generations. =0A>The St. Margaret=E2=80=99s=
Bay Stewardship Association and the Nova Scotia Nature Trust would like t=
o thank everyone for their very generous contributions of time and money w=
hich have helped to preserve a unique piece of Nova Scotia=E2=80=99s coast=
al legacy. We hope this passion and energy will continue as we work togeth=
er with the local community to steward this and other protected islands in=
the bay. We hope too, that the incredible momentum that built around this=
campaign will continue to build towards protecting other coastal lands an=
d islands in the bay and across the province. =0A>For those still wishing =
to be a part of the Troop Island campaign, donations continue to be welcom=
e. Additional donations will help to build a stewardship endowment fund fo=
r Troop Island, providing critical funds to steward and protect the island=
, in perpetuity. =0A>=C2=A0=0A>=C2=A0 =0A>No virus found in this message.=
=0A>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=0A>Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus =0A Datab=
ase: 2441/5307 - Release Date: 10/03/12
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Well Dave<=
/span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family=
: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparen=
t; font-style: normal; "><span>If as you say the islands will be disappeari=
ng</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-fam=
ily: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transpa=
rent; font-style: normal; ">common sense says those that remain will keep a=
ppreciating</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-f=
amily: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: trans=
parent; font-style: normal; ">in value - looks like a sound investment to m=
e.</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 't=
imes new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent;
font-style: normal; ">Enjoy the fall</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0=
); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, seri=
f; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">Paul</div><div styl=
e=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', =
'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal=
; "><br></div><div><br></div> <div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman'=
, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div style=3D"font-family: =
'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir=
=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style=
=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> David & Alison Webster <dweb=
ster@glinx.com><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>=
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</=
span></b> Friday, October 5, 2012 8:47:29 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-wei=
ght:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] Fw: Troop Island will be protect=
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=0A</style>=0A=0A<div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2">Hi Hans & All, &nbs=
p; =0A =
Oct =0A5, 2012</font></div>=0A<div><font si=
ze=3D"2"> Wow. That is $29,000/acre or =0A$0.67/sq.ft.</f=
ont></div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2"></font> </div>=0A<div><font size=3D=
"2"> I am willing to sell several islands for =0A$0.50/sq=
ft OBO. Of course they are all underwater but, to judge from the TV =0Asho=
ts and commentary (which suggest the island to be a drumlin) and the way =
=0Athings are headed, Troop Island will also be underwater; way this side o=
f =0Aforever and perhaps before Senate Reform. And even before sea level ri=
se washes =0Ait away, erratic weather will likely replace the forest by hea=
th on the humps =0Aand sedge in the hollows.</font></div>=0A<div><font size=
=3D"2"></font> </div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2"> IMHO,=
the best way to protect =0Aislands/coastlines and ecological integrity in =
general is to burn wood, =0Aconserve energy and materials (a solid fo=
rm of energy), advocate wind energy, =0Aother sources of renewable energy, =
a simple lifestyle and a more equitable =0Adistribution of purchasing power=
.</font></div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2"></font> </div>=0A<div><font siz=
e=3D"2">YT, Dave Webster, Kentville</font></div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2"></=
font> </div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2"></font> </div>=0A<blockquote=
style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;=
MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px;" dir=3D"ltr">=0A <div style=3D"font-styl=
e: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line=
-height: normal; font-family: arial; ">----- Original Message ----- </div>=
=0A <div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: n=
ormal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; background=
-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); background-position: initial initial; backgroun=
d-repeat: initial initial; "><b>From:</b> =0A <a rel=3D"nofollow" title=3D=
"htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca" ymailto=3D"mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca" target=3D"=
_blank" href=3D"mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans =0A Toom</a> </div>=0A =
<div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: norma=
l; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial; "><b>To:</b> <=
a rel=3D"nofollow" title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" ymailto=3D"mailto:natu=
rens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.=
ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>=0A <div style=3D"font-style: normal=
; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: =
normal; font-family: arial; "><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 05, 2012 4:23 =
=0A PM</div>=0A <div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; f=
ont-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: aria=
l; "><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Fw: Troop Island will =0A be protected for=
ever</div>=0A <div><br></div>=0A <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">As =
usual, I'm probably the last person in Nova =0A Scotia to know this!</font=
></div>=0A <div> </div>=0A <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></fo=
nt> </div>=0A <div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;=
font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: ar=
ial; ">=0A <div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 05, 2012 3:45 PM</div>=0A <d=
iv><b>Subject:</b> RE: Troop Island will be protected forever</div></div>=
=0A <div><br></div>=0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938WordSection1">=0A <div=
class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans=
-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Friends:</span></div> =
=0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Cali=
bri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "> </span>=
</div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-famil=
y: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Many =
=0A of you will already know this wonderful news. However I wanted to wait=
to =0A write to you until I was sure things were truly settled.</span></d=
iv> =0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "> </s=
pan></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-f=
amily: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Nee=
dless =0A to say as a long time visitor to Troop`s Island I am totally del=
ighted that =0A many generations of children and families will be able to =
use the island in =0A perpetuity.</span></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv13134=
28938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb=
(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "> </span></div> =0A <div class=3D"y=
iv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; col=
or: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Special =0A Thanks go to Ella McQ=
uinn ,past Chair of St.Margarets Stewardship Association =0A for her skill=
ful and patient charting of the waters to get us to the final =0A destinat=
ion of purchasing the island .</span></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv131342893=
8MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31,=
73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "> </span></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv13=
13428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">The =0A joyous announcement from Ella=
is below.</span></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span st=
yle=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size=
: 11pt; "> </span></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><=
span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); fo=
nt-size: 11pt; ">Happy =0A Thanksgiving to everyone. We have much for whic=
h to give =0A thanks.</span></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125=
); font-size: 11pt; "> </span></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, =
73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Regards,</span></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv13=
13428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "> </span></div> =0A <div class=
=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif=
; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Beth</span></div> =0A <div c=
lass=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-s=
erif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "> </span></div> =0A =
<div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,=
sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">__________________=
___________________________________________________________________________=
__________________________________</span></div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv13134=
28938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb=
(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "> </span></div> =0A <div class=3D"y=
iv1313428938MsoNormal"> </div> =0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNor=
mal"> </div> =0A <div>=0A <div class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><b>=
<span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:13.5pt;">Troop Island Will be =0A Protected Forev=
er</span></b> </div> =0A <div style=3D"" class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:13.5pt;">The tally is in and we=E2=80=99re =0A th=
rilled to confirm that 28 acres of Troop Island will be purchased Friday an=
d =0A held in trust forever. We have received $818,000 of the $820,000 goa=
l as of =0A Thursday night and know that more pledges and cheques will arr=
ive in the =0A morning and throughout the next couple of days. Any funds o=
ver the goal will =0A be added to the endowment for the stewardship of the=
island. =0A </span></div> =0A <div style=3D"" class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoN=
ormal"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:13.5pt;">With little over a month to =0A p=
ull the community campaign and remaining funds together since securing a =
=0A last-minute option to buy the island, the stakes were high and the goa=
l was =0A ambitious to say the least. Yet the support has been overwhelmin=
g, which =0A speaks to the deep desire Nova Scotians have for protecting o=
ur coastline and =0A special natural places. Troop Island in particular ha=
s touched people not only =0A for its beautiful beaches and shoreline vist=
as, but also for the rare and =0A varied natural features. The old growth =
forest, intertidal marsh lands, bird =0A life and freshwater pond represen=
ts a variety of ecosystems that are becoming =0A more precious to people o=
f every age. We=E2=80=99ve heard from people young and old, =0A locals and=
people who=E2=80=99ve never even seen the island, all passionate about =0A=
protecting special places like Troop Island. Our youngest =E2=80=9CTroope=
rs,=E2=80=9D =0A Nathaniel and Phoebe McLaren, donated all the money in th=
eir pockets to =E2=80=9Chelp =0A Theodore Tugboat save the island!=E2=80=
=9D Local businesses, community groups and =0A families stepped up, and pe=
ople reached out to friends and family and to =0A contacts through social =
media, urging everyone to be a part of this legacy =0A too. It has been in=
credible seeing how far and how fast word has spread and =0A support has c=
ome pouring in. We even heard from decedents of the original =0A Troupe fa=
mily for whom the island was named, and they are thrilled that it =0A will=
be protected for future generations. </span></div> =0A <div style=3D"" cl=
ass=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:13.5pt;">The St. Ma=
rgaret=E2=80=99s Bay =0A Stewardship Association and the Nova Scotia Natur=
e Trust would like to thank =0A everyone for their very generous contribut=
ions of time and money which have =0A helped to preserve a unique piece of=
Nova Scotia=E2=80=99s coastal legacy. We hope =0A this passion and energy=
will continue as we work together with the local =0A community to steward=
this and other protected islands in the bay. We hope too, =0A that the in=
credible momentum that built around this campaign will continue to =0A bui=
ld towards protecting other coastal lands and islands in the bay and across=
=0A the province. </span></div> =0A <div style=3D"" class=3D"yiv13134289=
38MsoNormal"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:13.5pt;">For those still wishing to b=
e =0A a part of the Troop Island campaign, donations continue to be welcom=
e. =0A Additional donations will help to build a stewardship endowment fun=
d for Troop =0A Island, providing critical funds to steward and protect th=
e island, in =0A perpetuity. </span></div> =0A <div style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTO=
M:12pt;" class=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"> </div></div> =0A <div cla=
ss=3D"yiv1313428938MsoNormal"> </div></div><a rel=3D"nofollow" href=
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Checked by AVG - <a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.a=
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