sust-mar: Car Busters book reviews

Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 20:21:21 -0300 (ADT)
From: Paul A Falvo <pfalvo@chebucto.ns.ca>
To: Sustainable Maritimes <sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca>
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Coupla books that might interest sust-mar folk:

STREET RECLAIMING
Claiming Livable Streets and Vibrant Communities
David Engwicht, 1999, 207 pages, $USD17
Celebrates the potential of our streets to become vibrant centres of
culture and community once again -- and shows you how you can make it
happen -- whether you are a city official or a resident.

BIKE CULT
The Ultimate Guide to Human-Powered Vehicles
David Perry, 1995, 570 pages, $USD 24
A guide to and celebration of cycling as a way of life, transportation,
recreation, sport, etc. Lots of photos. Also everything else from
rickshaws to rollerblades!

Look for them in your local bookstore

at http://www.carbusters.org

or http://www.detourpublications.com

~paul :)
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KAYAKERS EXAMINE PLANT AND MARINE LIFE
     A four-month kayaking expedition is come to an end in Nova Scotia,
Saturday. 
     Four paddlers from the United States and Canada pulled in their boats
for the last time in Clark's Harbour. 
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_kayak020928

DOWN WITH THE CAUSEWAY, FOR REAL?
Cape Breton Regional Council wants to find out whether the island would be
better off as an independent territory.  So, it has approved a study of
the financial implications of independence from Nova Scotia. 
[Paul's note: why stop there ... secede from Canada! :)
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_sepcb020927

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