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Exactly..carved out of a wilderness..similar phrasing was used by the
developer of Dartmouth Crossing who wrote about transforming a wasteland
into something worthwhile. That wasteland was wilderness.
Golf is a harder sell, particularly where it undermines ecological
integrity. Old farms would be a better fit for a golf course.
Nick
On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 10:41 AM, N Robinson <nrobbyn@gmail.com> wrote:
> Great videos, but too short.
>
> I was shocked to find we have a golf course in a national park, in Cape
> Breton, "carved out of one of Canada"s most pristine wildernesses" ...!
>
> From Parks Canada website:
> http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ns/cbreton/activ/golf.aspx
>
> "The Highlands Links Golf Course is one of a kind. Conceived and
> constructed under the watchful eye of world-renowned designer Stanley
> Thompson, it is a classic 18-hole, par 72 links course carved out of one =
of
> Canada's most pristine wildernesses."
>
> Nancy
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 8:25 AM, Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> It is good to point this out, John.
>>
>> The voice of the biologist/ecologist has been muted under some new
>> policies and =E2=80=98rules=E2=80=99. Perhaps the present government wi=
ll turn this
>> around. There were those who spoke out from the safety of retirement; s=
ome
>> who had occupied very high places within the organization. There was a
>> letter signed by several of them. Additionally, there are these utube
>> videos (links below). They =E2=80=98say it all=E2=80=99. I trained a=
s a Park Warden
>> with Kevin Van Tigum back in 1993 in Jasper; a very gifted man and
>> excellent naturalist, too. (Back then I was adamant to find during my
>> spare time the =E2=80=9Cdipper bird=E2=80=9D that I=E2=80=99d seen on a =
documentary. Kevin took on
>> the task and hosted an unforgettable western birding experience.)
>>
>>
>>
>> Those of us who are still in the system have been warned to be careful.
>> Sending this email is questionable. Maybe things will change now, but
>> Canadians need to remain vigilant on how THEIR national parks are run, a=
nd
>> speak out when they feel the mandate is being ignored.
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DtGmlqGPMQ_k
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1qZFT9D8Vpk
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:
>> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *John and Nhung
>> *Sent:* February-06-16 7:56 PM
>> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada
>> Memorial
>>
>>
>>
>> *That* is what needs to be said, and what troubles me is that this has
>> not been invoked as a reason for stepping back from the project.
>>
>>
>>
>> If someone in authority doesn=E2=80=99t explicitly point out the conflic=
t with
>> the mandate, it=E2=80=99ll happen again.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [
>> mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>] *O=
n
>> Behalf Of *Donna Crossland
>> *Sent:* February 6, 2016 7:32 PM
>> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada
>> Memorial
>>
>>
>>
>> It was a huge departure from the Parks Canada mandate. I was beginning
>> to think that we=E2=80=99d completely lost our way... Great news!!
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [
>> mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>] *O=
n
>> Behalf Of *Jim Wolford
>> *Sent:* February-05-16 5:52 PM
>> *To:* naturens
>> *Subject:* [NatureNS] re no-go! for Never Forgotten Mother Canada
>> Memorial
>>
>>
>>
>> I was obviously to busy reading and writing about eagles to have seen th=
e
>> naturens dialogue today on this. I have been against this from the get-=
go
>> on account of the proposed location plus the size and garishness of the
>> whole idea. Thanks for everyone=E2=80=99s comments.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 5, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Dave, for bringing this up. I have very good news. I heard on
>> the 1 p.m. CBC Radio news that Parks Canada has apparently completed the=
ir
>> review of the proposed project, determined that there were just too many
>> important questions about it, and that this project will not go ahead on
>> any Parks Canada land. Hooray!
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>>
>>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
>>
>> *Subject: [NatureNS] Mother Canada*
>>
>> *Date: *February 5, 2016 at 5:07:45 PM AST
>>
>> *To: *NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear All,
>> This is a bit removed from Natural History but I have problems with an=
y
>> veterans' memorial statue being erected while more than 2000 veterans ar=
e
>> homeless in Canada; the triumph of image and hypocrisy over genuine
>> substance.
>> Yt, DW
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Exactly..carved out of a wilderness..similar phrasing was =
used by the developer of Dartmouth Crossing who wrote about transforming a =
wasteland into something worthwhile. That wasteland was wilderness.<div><br=
></div><div>Golf is a harder sell, particularly where it undermines ecologi=
cal integrity. Old farms would be a better fit for a golf course.</div><div=
><br></div><div>Nick</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class