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Joint Ministers Meeting in Charlottetown The provincial Ministers of Energy and Environment are meeting in Charlottetown on May 21st to further discuss what Canada does about the Kyoto Protocol. This is a very important meeting and much will likely be decided at this point as many of their cost-benefit studies have been completed. Alberta will also present its 'Alternative to Kyoto' plan. The Climate Action Network (CANet) and the Sierra Club of Canada are planning two events in Charlottetown at this time: 1) An Evening of talks by: ELIZABETH MAY - Executive Director, The Sierra Club of Canada; GERRY SCOTT - Climate Change Director, The David Suzuki Foundation; DAVID COON - Policy Director, New Brunswick Conservation Network (Greenpeace likely to come as well). Come hear how signing the agreement would help towards improving the economy, our health, national security and avoiding the perils of global climate change. 7pm to 9pm, Tuesday, the 21st of May, 2002, Colonel Gray Senior High School, 175 Spring Park Rd., Charlottetown. 2) A 'Keep P.E.I. A-float' Parade - On the day of the 21st, we are having a peaceful, educational and even entertaining parade at 4 pm starting at Province House. Each unit or float of the parade will centre around one theme or one positive outcome of ratifying the protocol. We are going to walk around downtown and then circle the Delta Prince Edward where the meeting is taking place. Each unit of the parade will take on any of a number of positive outcomes that we would collectively gain from ratification. Possible ideas we had in mind were a group in scuba/snorkelling gear to highlight that the Delta could go under water from rising tides, a group in bug outfits and a large bug spray bottle with 'Kyoto Protocol' written on it to show that it would help turn back the tide of tropical diseases that are increasingly arriving in Canada, another might be centred around 'fighting terrorism with wind turbines', or a group of ten could be all the provinces trying to pull P.E.I. out of the water......your imagination is the only limitation. Pick a theme with your friends, and have fun creating your costumes, songs, floats, props, etc. for the parade. Get back to us and let us know of your brilliant plans! Call Colin Dobson at (902) 393-9565 or (902) 675-4093 or email at col_work@yahoo.com. If you also would like to help organize, advertise, or just participate we need to hear from you as well. These are crucial times to help out in the battle to sign a vital international agreement. Your help is essential and greatly appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------- For news, events and more please visit http://www.bethechange.ca -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SUST-MAR TIP: tell your friends how to join sust-mar! To join, just send "subscribe sust-mar" to majordomo@chebucto.ca CBC enviro news-briefs follow: -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FEDS GIVE N.S. OFFSHORE ACCORD A GLANCE The federal government is dismissing the Hamm government's 'Campaign for Fairness' as a dead issue, but it has agreed to look at the accord at the heart of the dispute. Nova Scotia has been lobbying Ottawa for more than a year to try to get a better offshore royalty deal. For every dollar the province makes in natural gas royalties, 75 cents is clawed back in federal equalization payments. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_accord020515 COUNCIL VOTES IN HARBOUR CLEAN UP PLAN Halifax Regional Council voted Tuesday night to go ahead with its harbour cleanup plans. Some councillors wanted to debate the issue further, but they were outvoted. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_cleanup020515 CIGAR BAR OWNER FEARS SMOKING BAN The owner of a Halifax cigar bar says the new smoking ban will put him out of business. Tom Wile owns Tom's Little Havana. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_cigar020515 SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD STUDENTS STILL IN LIMBO The future of students at Sir John.A.MacDonald High School in Halifax remains in doubt. Students have been attending split shift classes at another school in Bedford after Sir John A. was shut down for health reasons last February. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_sirjohn020515 ICE CONDITIONS CAUSED DOMOIC ACID: SCIENTIST A research scientist has a theory on the domoic acid outbreak which shut down half of the Island's mussel industry for around a month. Dr. Stephen Bates, who works for the federal government, believes unusual ice conditions late this winter may have spread the microscopic algae which leads to domoic acid. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_toxins020515 BACTERIAL LEVELS IN ARM UNSAFE AFTER RAINS: REPORT A new study says sailors should not be using any part of the Northwest Arm in Halifax Harbour for 24 hours after a heavy rain. The study done for the Capital Health District Authority says bacterial levels are higher than what's considered safe for human exposure. It also found fecal counts change signifantly depending on the tides and weather. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_harbour020515 HALIFAX POLICE GEARING UP FOR FINANCE MINISTERS' MEETING The finance ministers from the original G7 industrialized countries are set to meet in Halifax on June 14 and 15. Police are getting ready for the meeting too. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_g7meet020514 MORE FARMERS LEAVING THE LAND There are fewer people farming in Canada according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. Though there were almost 247,000 farms in the country last year, that's down more than 10 per cent from the 1996 census. FULL STORY: http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/05/15/farms_020515 OTTAWA TO UNVEIL PRELIMINARY PLAN TO MEET KYOTO The environment minister will make public Wednesday Ottawa's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions without crippling the country's economy. FULL STORY: http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/05/15/kyoto_setup020515 © Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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