[NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk

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Maybe what we need is a clearer warning for the dog owners.  Currently
there is no specific notification at this beach regarding

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Nancy Roberts <
nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> ;Glad to hear reporting works. Thank you for this information.
>
> Nancy
>
> Nancy Roberts Design
> Celebrating 24 years of making you look GOOD
>
> See my ceramic sculpture at
> http://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_roberts/
>
> Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6
> 902 461-1986
>
>
>
> On 14-Apr-16, at 6:12 PM, BSC NS Plovers wrote:
>
> Hi Nancy,
>
> Yes, you can call in and report a description of the person(s),
> dog and license plate. Same goes for vehicles on beaches or dunes - best
> to report as much info as possible (plate # if visible, colour, type, and
> driver description) and (if safe to do) take a photo. I have reported
> plates and descriptions before and officers do investigate. They have giv=
en
> warnings and laid charges in different cases.
>
> Thanks for asking,
> Sue
>
> On Thursday, April 14, 2016, Nancy Roberts <nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca=
>
> wrote:
>
>> Do enforcement officers have to catch off-leash dog owners in the act on
>> the beach in order to ticket or warn?
>>
>> Would calling in with description of the dog and a license number prompt
>> a warning or investigative call?
>>
>> Nancy Roberts Design
>> Celebrating 24 years of making you look GOOD
>>
>> See my ceramic sculpture at
>> http://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_roberts/
>>
>> Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6
>> 902 461-1986
>>
>>
>>
>> On 14-Apr-16, at 4:48 PM, David Patriquin wrote:
>>
>> There are also the peeps that dogs chase.. Can't DNR simply ban dogs on
>> this beach, and Martinique?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* nsplovers <nsplovers@gmail.com>
>> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:22 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I want to echo Kate's recommendation to report dogs off-leash whenever
>> you can to provincial enforcement officers: 1-800-565-2224.
>>
>> There were several Piping Plovers observed at Conrads in May 2015, but
>> they did not linger more than about a week. Dogs off-leash and night tim=
e
>> parties are chronic problems at this beach and may be contributing or
>> leading factors in why plovers do not stay to breed. The officers are
>> stretched thin in areas and reporting incidents helps target their effor=
ts.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sue
>>
>> Bird Studies Canada
>> NS Piping Plover Conservation Program
>>
>>
>> Sent from Samsung Mobile
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: chris kennedy
>> Date:04-14-2016 15:31 (GMT-04:00)
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk
>>
>> Not to mention the sensitive dune vegetation...
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote:
>>
>> In addition to Kate=E2=80=99s note, I would like to add that there is mo=
re than
>> Piping Plover we need to worry about when it comes to dogs off leash. So=
on
>> the dunes and grasslands will have lots of breeding Savanah and Nelson
>> sparrows and dogs off leash can trample nests and fledglings.
>>
>> Keith Lowe
>>
>> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:
>> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Paul Murray
>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2016 2:51 PM
>> *To:* NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk
>>
>> April 13, 2016
>> Conrad Beach Warden please note:
>>
>> The new boardwalk at Conrad Beach in Lawrencetown is complete and
>> accessible now.  They did a really good job of it and it looks robust
>> enough that no puny hurricane will knock this one over!
>> Unfortunately, the dogs off leash are still a significant problem on thi=
s
>> beach.  This morning there were no fewer that 6 running loose at the sam=
e
>> time.  While four of the dogs where generally behaving and staying close=
 to
>> their two handlers, the other two dogs where totally out of control by
>> their handler.  One jumped me by surprise from the side and then the oth=
er
>> one jumped me at shoulder height from behind and almost knocked me off m=
y
>> feet - handler says sorry but did not leash the dog when requested!  If =
I
>> had been frail or a child, there was significant potential for injury.
>>
>> If the off leash dogs cannot be controlled on this beach, I would sugges=
t
>> that the Piping Plover information sign might as well be removed as I do
>> not believe any piping plover could survive the constant onslaught of of=
f
>> leash dogs, especially those that cannot be controlled by their handler,
>> like happened this morning.
>> Paul Murray
>> Dartmouth
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Bird Studies Canada
> NS Piping Plover Conservation Program
> www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/nsplover/
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Maybe what we need is a clearer warning for the dog owners=
.=C2=A0 Currently there is no specific notification at this beach regarding=
 <br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr =
14, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Nancy Roberts <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico=
.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"w=
ord-wrap:break-word">;Glad to hear reporting works. Thank you for this info=
rmation.<div><br></div><div>Nancy<br><div> <span style=3D"border-collapse:s=
eparate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-varia=
nt:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-=
align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;w=
ord-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span=
 style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;f=
ont-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:norm=
al;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transfor=
m:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D"=
word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0=
,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight=
:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;te=
xt-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-=
size:medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-align:=
-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span sty=
le=3D"text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"t=
ext-indent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-ind=
ent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px=
"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;co=
lor:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-=
variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;=
text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br>Nancy Roberts =
Design</div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-fa=
mily:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-we=
ight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;wh=
ite-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Celebrating 24 years of making you look =
GOOD</div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-fami=
ly:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weig=
ht:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;whit=
e-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br></div><div>See my ceramic sculpture at=
 =C2=A0<a href=3D"http://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_robe=
rts/" target=3D"_blank">http://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nanc=
y_roberts/</a></div><div><br></div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;c=
olor:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font=
-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal=
;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Dartmouth, NS B2Y=
 2X6</div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-fami=
ly:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weig=
ht:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;whit=
e-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><a href=3D"tel:902%20461-1986" value=3D"+1=
9024611986" target=3D"_blank">902 461-1986</a></div><br></span><br></span><=
/div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></spa=
n></div></span> </div><br><div><div>On 14-Apr-16, at 6:12 PM, BSC NS Plover=
s wrote:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">Hi Nancy,<div><br></div><div>Ye=
s, you=C2=A0can call in and report=C2=A0a description of the person(s), dog=
=C2=A0and=C2=A0license plate. Same goes for vehicles on beaches or dunes - =
best to=C2=A0report as much info as possible (plate # if visible,=C2=A0colo=
ur, type,=C2=A0and driver description)=C2=A0and (if safe to do) take a phot=
o.=C2=A0I have reported plates and descriptions before and officers do inve=
stigate. They have given warnings and laid charges in different cases.</div=
><div><br></div><div>Thanks for asking,</div><div>Sue<br><br>On Thursday, A=
pril 14, 2016, Nancy Roberts &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympati=
co.ca" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px =
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Do enforce=
ment officers have to catch off-leash dog owners in the act on the beach in=
 order to ticket or warn?<div><br></div><div>Would calling in with descript=
ion of the dog and a license number prompt a warning or investigative call?=
</div><div><div> <span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);f=
ont-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:norm=
al;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-in=
dent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:=
medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"border-collapse:=
separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-vari=
ant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text=
-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;=
word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><spa=
n style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;=
font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:nor=
mal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transfo=
rm:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D=
"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0=
px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><di=
v style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><div style=
=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"wor=
d-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><span style=3D"text-inde=
nt:0px"><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family=
:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight=
:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white-=
space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br>Nancy Roberts Design</div><div style=3D"=
border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:1=
2px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing=
:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spac=
ing:0px">Celebrating 24 years of making you look GOOD</div><div style=3D"bo=
rder-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12p=
x;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:n=
ormal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacin=
g:0px"><br></div><div>See my ceramic sculpture at =C2=A0<a href=3D"http://s=
woonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_roberts/" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://swoonfineart.com/index.php/home/artists/nancy_roberts/</a></div><div><=
br></div><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-famil=
y:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weigh=
t:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white=
-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6</div><div style=3D"bo=
rder-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12p=
x;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:n=
ormal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacin=
g:0px"><a href=3D"tel:902%20461-1986" value=3D"+19024611986" target=3D"_bla=
nk">902 461-1986</a></div><br></span><br></span></div></span></div></span><=
/div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span> </div><br>=
<div><div>On 14-Apr-16, at 4:48 PM, David Patriquin wrote:</div><br><blockq=
uote type=3D"cite"><div><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font=
-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-ser=
if;font-size:13px"><div>There are also the peeps that dogs chase.. Can&#39;=
t DNR simply ban dogs on this beach, and Martinique?</div><div></div><div>=
=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><div style=3D"display:block">=
  <div style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lu=
cida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica=
Neue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px=
"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><s=
pan style=3D"font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> nsplovers &lt;<a>nsplovers@=
gmail.com</a>&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a=
>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:=
</span></b> Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:22 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-wei=
ght:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk<b=
r> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div><div>Hi all,</div><div><br clear=3D"no=
ne"></div><div>I want to echo Kate&#39;s recommendation to report dogs off-=
leash whenever you can to provincial enforcement officers: <a href=3D"tel:1=
-800-565-2224" value=3D"+18005652224" target=3D"_blank">1-800-565-2224</a>.=
</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>There were several Piping Plovers =
observed at Conrads in May 2015, but they did not linger more than about a =
week. Dogs off-leash and night time parties are chronic problems at this be=
ach and may be contributing or leading factors in why plovers do not stay t=
o breed. The officers are stretched thin in areas and reporting incidents h=
elps target their efforts.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Thanks,<=
/div><div>Sue</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Bird Studies Canada</=
div><div>NS Piping Plover Conservation Program</div><div><br clear=3D"none"=
></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><div style=3D"font-size:9px;color=
:#575757">Sent from Samsung Mobile</div></div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=
=3D"none"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: chris ken=
nedy  </div><div>Date:04-14-2016  15:31  (GMT-04:00) </div><div><div>To: <a=
>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div><div>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Conrad Beac=
h - New Boardwalk </div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Not =
to mention the sensitive dune vegetation...<br clear=3D"none"></div><div><b=
r clear=3D"none"><div>On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Keith Lowe <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect">mythos25@live.com</a>&gt;</=
span> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><blockquote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-CA"><div><div><span=
 style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US">In addition to Kate=E2=80=99s no=
te, I would like to add that there is more than Piping Plover we need to wo=
rry about when it comes to dogs off leash. Soon the dunes and grasslands wi=
ll have lots of breeding Savanah and Nelson sparrows and dogs off leash can=
 trample nests and fledglings. <u></u><u></u></span></div><div><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></div><div>=
<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US">Keith Lowe<u></u><u></u></s=
pan></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></span></div><div><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-=
US">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" lang=3D"EN-US"> <a rel=
=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a r=
el=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Beh=
alf Of </b>Paul Murray<br clear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 14, 2=
016 2:51 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> NatureNS &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow" s=
hape=3D"rect">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:=
</b> [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - New Boardwalk<u></u><u></u></span></div><div=
><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></div><div><div><div><div><div><div style=3D"margin-bo=
ttom:12.0pt">April 13, 2016<u></u><u></u></div></div><div>Conrad Beach Ward=
en please note:<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-bottom:1=
2.0pt"><br clear=3D"none">The new boardwalk at Conrad Beach in Lawrencetown=
 is complete and accessible now.=C2=A0 They did a really good job of it and=
 it looks robust enough that no puny hurricane will knock this one over!<u>=
</u><u></u></div></div><div style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">Unfortunately, t=
he dogs off leash are still a significant problem on this beach.=C2=A0 This=
 morning there were no fewer that 6 running loose at the same time.=C2=A0 W=
hile four of the dogs where generally behaving and staying close to their t=
wo handlers, the other two dogs where totally out of control by their handl=
er.=C2=A0 One jumped me by surprise from the side and then the other one ju=
mped me at shoulder height from behind and almost knocked me off my feet - =
handler says sorry but did not leash the dog when requested!=C2=A0 If I had=
 been frail or a child, there was significant potential for injury.=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 <br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">If the off leash dogs cannot b=
e controlled on this beach, I would suggest that the Piping Plover informat=
ion sign might as well be removed as I do not believe any piping plover cou=
ld survive the constant onslaught of off leash dogs, especially those that =
cannot be controlled by their handler, like happened this morning.<u></u><u=
></u></div></div><div>Paul Murray<u></u><u></u></div></div><div>Dartmouth<u=
></u><u></u></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"none"><=
/div></div> </div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div>  </div></div></div></b=
lockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><span><font color=3D=
"#888888"><br>-- <br><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"=
>Bird Studies Canada</span><br style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">NS Piping Plove=
r Conservation Program</span><br style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif"><a style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" href=3D"http://w=
ww.birdscanada.org/volunteer/nsplover/" target=3D"_blank">www.birdscanada.o=
rg/volunteer/nsplover/</a><br><br><br><br></font></span></blockquote></div>=
<br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>

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