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Public Open Houses for McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park As part of the public review process for the Draft Management Plan for McNabs and Lawlor Islands Park, open houses are planned for Halifax, Dartmouth and Eastern Passage in October. These sessions will allow people to discuss the plan with department staff and members of the advisory committee. Information on the open houses can be found at www.gov.ns.ca/natr/parks/mcnabs or by calling the Department of Natural Resources, at 902-662-3030. The schedule for the open houses is as follows: All sessions will run from 2:00 pm until 8:30 pm each day Wednesday October 2 Helen Creighton Room Alderney Gate Library 60 Alderney Gate Dartmouth Tuesday October 8 Clyde T. Henneberry Room Fisherman's Cove 200 Government Wharf Road Eastern Passage Thursday October 10 Common Room Sexton Building (Gym) Faculty of Engineering Dalhousie University 1360 Barrington Street Halifax Hope to see many of you there! Also mark your calendars for the McNabs Island Fall Foliage Tours! Fall Foliage Tours McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park Sunday October 20, 2002 (Raindate) Sunday October 27, 2002 10 AM-4:00 PM Join the Friends of McNabs Island Society for the annual Fall Foliage Tours of McNabs Island Provincial Park. See the island in its autumn splendour and participate in guided history and nature tours. Tour includes a tour of the historic island homes. Wear comfortable shoes, and bring a lunch and drinking water. Meet at Murphy's on the Water, Cable Wharf in Halifax. Groups of more than ten persons must pre-register. Space on the boat is limited to 147 persons and available on a First Come, First Served basis. For more information, contact Cathy 434-2254 or Carolyn 477-0187. Cost: $ 6.50 members and children, $ 8.50 non-members Catherine McCarthy President Friends of McNabs Island PO Box 31240 Gladstone RPO Halifax, NS, B3K 5Y1 www.mcnabsisland.ca cathymc@accesscable.net (902) 434-2254 evenings -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SUST-MAR TIP: subscription management commands go to majordomo@chebucto.ca CBC enviro news-briefs follow: -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- 'CLEAN UP OR GET OUT' INCINERATOR BOSS TOLD Foreign airplanes and ships arriving in Halifax may soon have to look elsewhere to dump their garbage because the disposal company that incinerates their waste has not met strict environmental guidelines. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_garbage021001 CLIMATE CHANGE TOP PRIORITY FOR N.S. FIRMS Several Nova Scotia companies are working with government to create a new industry that will deal with climate change. A program launched Monday, Clim-Adapt, involves all three levels of government as well as the private sector. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_climate021001 CAPE BRETON FARMERS SKEPTICAL OF SOBEYS PLAN Farmers in Cape Breton don't like Sobeys new plan to have most products shipped to a central depot, instead of receiving them directly at local stores. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_sobeys021001 HALIFAX MAYOR ENCOURAGED BY THRONE SPEECH Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly, still looking for $45 million from the feds to help pay for the Halifax harbour cleanup, says he's optimistic the promise of an infrastructure program will mean he'll get that money. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_kellythrone020930 © Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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