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Dear sirs: I am writing an open letter to you to implore you to take action on the Kyoto Accord immediately. With the state of the environment worsening by the day, and the threat of "brown clouds" arriving from the Asian subcontinent as well as the return of El Nino, it is time to take the necessary drastic steps to invest in a healthy future for all Canadians. The Transport 2000 Group is a strong advocate of sustainable transportation planning and we would like to see the government develop a more balanced approach to transportation than the current pro-highway method of development. We applaud your recent efforts at including rail as a possible source for government funding, it has been long overdue. Having said that, T2000 Atlantic would like to see such things like commuter rail for the Halifax Regional Municipality, preservation of the Cape Breton Railway Line, and continued support for the short line railways through infrastructure and expansion funding. One particular rail line that can help reduce emissions is the Windsor and Hantsport Railway in the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia. This rail line was shortened rather hastily by the departing CP Railway Company, without any thought to regional development or the environment. Today, the Annapolis Valley Region is a thriving area that has limited access to rail transportation as service beyond New Minas has been terminated years before and municipal land disputes have prevented re-laying track to this point. As of two weeks ago, the province of Nova Scotia assumed control of the disputed right of way and is not adverse to seeing the line extend south to potential customers. As an example, some of the potential customers on that line that are "larger" size shippers are Michelin Tire Company with a plant in Waterville, the Graves apple/food processing plant in ColdBrook, and your very own CFB Greenwood that continuously needs fuel supplies and other items shipped by truck. That doesn't even include the numerous business parks and other small to mid sized companies that dot the landscape to Greenwood. As a contribution towards Kyoto, please consider investing some of this rail infrastructure fund toward extending this rail line back down through the Annapolis Valley and developing a government initiative to ship goods to your Canadian Forces Bases whenever possible. Thank you for your recent support of rail as an alternative to roads. D. Tim Doyle, Board Member Transport 2000 Atlantic Halifax, NS 902-443-0906 -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- 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: -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SMOG ALERT FOR ANNAPOLIS VALLEY! Environment Canada has issued a smog advisory for Digby, Annapolis and Kings counties Wednesday. It says the hot, hazy weather will cause the air quality to deteriorate. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_smog020814 ENERGY MINISTER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OFFSHORE OIL DISCOVERY Nova Scotia's energy minister says he's encouraged by Marathon Oil's discovery of natural gas, 300 kilometres south of Halifax. But Gordon Balser says it's too early to know what deep-water drilling will yield. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_balser020814 OFFICIALS PONDER WHETHER HOT WEATHER MADE CARS WANDER OFF TRACKS Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board are at the site of a train derailment near Shubenacadie. Seven container cars slipped the tracks in the neighbouring community of Milford Tuesday afternoon. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_trains020814 PAPER MILL LAKE STILL OFF LIMITS People who want to swim in Paper Mill Lake in Bedford will have to wait a few more days. Provincial officials say water tests will not be ready until the end of the week. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_papermill020813 © Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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