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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01CE1654.519ADA90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thursday the provincial departments of environment and of natural = resources announced a major joint proposal to establish the above new = protected lands, many fronting on our inland waterways and on our coast, = as another important step in the =9312 % by 2015=94 initiative. In fact, = if all the proposals are approved, the proportion of protected landbase = in N.S. will exceed this legislated target and reach 13 %. Moreover, many existing provincial parks, wilderness areas, and nature = reserves will be expanded. On the other hand, some existing provincial = park reserves would revert to being regular Crown land, and other = properties, formerly considered for protection, have been dropped.=20 Some of the proposed designations, including those on the former Bowater = Mersey Paper Company lands and several with significant mining = potential, need to undergo another review. Overall, the proposal is = superb, although some of the boundaries may need a bit of tweaking. I hope that as many people as possible will review the massive proposal = and submit either general or site-specific comments. An amazing = interactive map of the entire province, chock-full with information, is = available at www.novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas/plan/interactive-map . A list = of the proposed new protected lands plus contact information for = comments are at www.novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas . Dusan Soudek ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01CE1654.519ADA90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none"> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none">On=20 Thursday the provincial departments of environment and of natural = resources=20 announced a major joint proposal to establish the above new protected = lands,=20 many fronting on our inland waterways and on our coast, as another = important=20 step in the =9312 % by 2015=94 initiative. In fact, if all the proposals = are=20 approved, the proportion of protected landbase in N.S. will exceed this=20 legislated target and reach 13 %.</DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Moreover, many existing provincial parks, wilderness areas, and = nature=20 reserves will be expanded. On the other hand, some existing provincial = park=20 reserves would revert to being regular Crown land, and other properties, = formerly considered for protection, have been dropped. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Some of the proposed designations, including those on the former = Bowater=20 Mersey Paper Company lands and several with significant mining = potential, need=20 to undergo another review. Overall, the proposal is superb, although = some of the=20 boundaries may need a bit of tweaking.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I hope that as many people as possible will review the massive = proposal and=20 submit either general or site-specific comments. An amazing interactive = map of=20 the entire province, chock-full with information, is available at</DIV> <DIV><A=20 href=3D"http://www.novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas/plan/interactive-= map">www.novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas/plan/interactive-map</A>=20 . A list of the proposed new protected lands plus contact information = for=20 comments are at</DIV> <DIV><A=20 href=3D"http://www.novascotia.ca/parksandprotectedareas">www.novascotia.c= a/parksandprotectedareas</A>=20 .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dusan Soudek</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY><= /HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01CE1654.519ADA90--
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