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Index of Subjects --_000_MN2PR07MB70404394DFD1E8402EB07D06FBAE0MN2PR07MB7040namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I agree with Bev in every aspect she mentions. Also the fact that doctors a= re not permitted to carry out elective surgery such as hips, knees. There a= re lengthy waiting periods and much pain involved in such situations. I'm a= ware of one case where they were unable to proceed with surgery for a pers= on with breast cancer. Considering there are only three persons with the vi= rus in ICU across all the hospitals in the province, surely that should not= prevent a return to normal practices. Angus ________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha= lf of Shouty McShoutsalot <desolatechair@gmail.com> Sent: April 26, 2020 12:46 PM To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] RE: Common sense and caution Hear hear. You cant lock down forever and the virus will still be there wh= en it ends regardless. Protect those who need protecting. Onward! On Sun., Apr. 26, 2020, 11:13 Bev Wigney, <bkwigney@gmail.com<mailto:bkwign= ey@gmail.com>> wrote: All, I've been reading all of these back and forth and tried to restrain myself from commenting, but find myself compelled to speak up. Surely these must indeed be "end times" when I find myself in almost mutual agreement with David W. on a certain topic. (ha!) I do have serious concerns if this ban on outdoor walking along public trails or other suitable public spaces continues for very long. Some of these decisions are being made at the provincial and others at the municipal level. While I can well understand closing provincial or certain other parks where people were congregating or using shared facilities such as picnic tables, park benches or washrooms, or where they were traveling to, and/or mobbing certain popular locations, I think things have probably gone too far. Before I continue, I should mention that I'm one of the "lucky ones" who has a couple of acres of wooded property with river frontage and have only left my place twice in all of 6 weeks -- so I'm not actually much effected by all of these closures. However, I do have serious concerns about how all of these closures will effect many people. I belong to a "caremongers" group and know that a number of people are having a really difficult time handling the stress - some having stressful family situations such as caring for elderly parents, etc... and wanting to go for a walk along the French Basin Trail to relax (it's now closed). There has been some tension over restrictions against walking on public trails in my area and while I haven't joined in on the protests, I certainly understand how many people are feeling. I believe there are plenty of ways in which certain areas could have been kept open for use - those that people can walk or bike to access. The one-way direction is certainly the easiest solution. Limiting access will not be good for many people -- their bodies or their minds - if this continues for very long. I have only to think back to 3 years ago when I spent an entire year in urban Ottawa caring for my mother through her terminal illness. I was pretty much limited to walking my dogs on the roadside within sight of her house - largely due to having no relief caregiver, but also due to lack of any green space close by. Between the incredible stress of caring for her through treatments and hospitalizations, combined with the inability to spend even a half hour in some open place with some greenery in which to stretch my legs and eyes, I was just about ready to go out of my mind after even 4 weeks -- but it went on and on for over a year and certainly took its toll on my physical and emotional health. Let's hope that the powers that be have some workable plan in place for "what happens next" if people can't start spending some time outdoors very soon - and I don't mean just walking a loop on the streets of towns and cities. Quite frankly, closing the Harvest Moon Trail to walkers (at least along large stretches if not entirety), strikes me as unnecessary. It's a very wide trail where physical distancing is easy. So, now we have no walkers, but the ATVs are still blasting back and forth along it as though all is well with the world. I should know -- the trail goes right along the back of my property and the engine noise hasn't abated whatsoever. Further, as we have recently learned, almost all biology field work has been shut down for this year, even when physical distancing is possible. This will eliminate all kinds of data collection and also valuable work experience for university students. Again, there is little danger in such situations if precautions are being taken. Why shut down such worthwhile programs while, at the same time, it appears that forestry work is going ahead the same as usual judging by all of the heavy road-building equipment and forestry machinery that went roaring along Hwy 201 yesterday. I just checked and the spring road weight restrictions will be off as of tonight in most NS counties, so no doubt, everyone is getting prepared to tear into the forests tomorrow. Yet I've heard from a few that the public is not to be permitted into Crown Land forests due to Covid. Can anyone confirm that for me? We are told that many of these restrictions are in place in the event that we have an accident and require medical assistance or rescue. Truly, how many walkers are in need of rescue? It is far more likely that it will be ATVs and forestry crews who would be in need of rescue or medical assistance than someone walking on a quiet trail. Bev Round Hill On 4/26/20, David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com<mailto:dwebster@glinx.com>> w= rote: > Dear All, > > Provincial Parks are closed in NB but Municipal Parks remain open > at the discretion of each county. So far as I know Municipal parks there > never have been closed this Spring but early on they adopted one way > traffic only and have urged the public to not bunch up and to respect > the 6' spacing. This is sensible and so far has worked. They have 41 > cases. How that compares per capita with NS I do not know offhand. > > In most trails the sides are not fenced so slow walkers could step > off of the path to let others pass. > > We are very dependent upon those who work as clerks in gro