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Has the definitive final design for the Avon Causeway been determined?
On Wed., Mar. 18, 2020, 06:58 Nelson Poirier, <nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I don=E2=80=99t normally post on NatureNS but surely do enjoy checking in=
each day
> to see what our Nova Scotia brethren are seeing and doing.
>
> This note is directed to folks who may be concerned about the Avon River
> Causeway in Windsor. I lived in that area when the Avon River flowed
> freely. It is been sad for me to see what has happened this river with th=
e
> erection of a causeway that reduced it to be unrecognizable to the way
> Mother Nature designed.
>
> I understand there are plans now to build a second span over the river an=
d
> various options are being considered.
>
> A very similar scenario has taken place with the Petitcodiac River in
> Moncton, New Brunswick with a well-intentioned causeway built in 1968 wit=
h
> fishway and adjustable gates to let the river flow. The huge Fundy tides
> deposited silt that turned it into a barrier choking off the river as has
> occurred in Windsor.
>
> It took 42 years to get the causeway gates opened and now 52 years later =
a
> bridge is to be completed within the year to let the river flow free agai=
n
> replacing the causeway.
>
> Nature Moncton had organized a *Petitcodiac River Appreciation Day *to be
> held on April 4, 2020 in Moncton. Covid-19 has forced postponement to
> hopefully Nov. 7, 2020
>
> This day has been designed with a wide range of presentations by people
> who care deeply about the river with the plan for the day to start with
> indigenous presence, to European arrival with towns and villages coming t=
o
> the river bank, to tell how severely mistreated the river was, to how it =
is
> now en route to recovery. Definitely a day to celebrate!
>
>
>
> All details of the events of this day are on the home page at
> www.naturemoncton.com under 4 tabs of explanation the 1st tab lists all
> the speakers and what they will be speaking on. The 2nd tab shows the
> poster which is being distributed to advise the public. The 3rd and 4 th
> is a downloadable versions of the agenda and poster for folks to use on
> Facebook sites or wherever they please.
>
> For those who may be interested in the story of a similar scenario to the
> Avon River, check it out. We feel there is a rewarding reason to celebrat=
e.
>
> Nelson Poirier
>
> Nature Moncton
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Has the definitive final design for the Avon Causeway bee=
n determined?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"gmail_attr">On Wed., Mar. 18, 2020, 06:58 Nelson Poirier, <<a href=3D"m=
ailto:nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com">nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com</a>> wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>
<p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I don=E2=80=99t normally post on NatureNS but =
surely
do enjoy
checking in each day to see what our Nova Scotia brethren are
seeing and doing.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">This note is directed to folks who may be
concerned about
the Avon River Causeway in Windsor. I lived in that area when
the Avon River
flowed freely. It is been sad for me to see what has happened
this river with
the erection of a causeway that reduced it to be unrecognizable
to the way Mother
Nature designed.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I understand there are plans now to build a
second span over
the river and various options are being considered.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">A very similar scenario has taken place with
the Petitcodiac
River in Moncton, New Brunswick with a well-intentioned causeway
built in 1968
with fishway and adjustable gates to let the river flow. The
huge Fundy tides
deposited silt that turned it into a barrier choking off the
river as has occurred
in Windsor.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">It took 42 years to get the causeway gates
opened and now 52
years later a bridge is to be completed within the year to let
the river flow
free again replacing the causeway.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Nature Moncton had organized a <u>Petitcodiac
River Appreciation
Day </u>to be held on April 4, 2020 in Moncton. Covid-19 has
forced
postponement to hopefully Nov. 7, 2020</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">This day has been designed with a wide range
of
presentations by people who care deeply about the river with the
plan for the
day to start with indigenous presence, to European arrival with
towns and
villages coming to the river bank, to tell how severely
mistreated the river
was, to how it is now en route to recovery. Definitely a day to
celebrate!</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">All details of the events of this day are on
the home page
at <a href=3D"http://www.naturemoncton.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noreferrer">www.naturemoncton.com</a> under 4 tabs of explanation the 1=
st tab
lists all the
speakers and what they will be speaking on. The 2nd tab shows
the poster which
is being distributed to advise the public. The 3<sup>rd</sup>
and 4 th is a
downloadable versions of the <span>=C2=A0</span>agenda
and poster
for folks to use on Facebook sites or wherever they please.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">For those who may be interested in the story
of a similar
scenario to the Avon River, check it out. We feel there is a
rewarding reason
to celebrate. <br>
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Nelson Poirier</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Nature Moncton<br>
</p>
</p>
</div>
</blockquote></div>
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