By Richard Bell
The growing death toll from Cyclone Idai in Mozambique is a harsh reminder of the Eastern Shore’s vulnerability to increasingly powerful hurricanes. Global warming is raising the temperature of the oceans, providing more energy to fuel hurricanes even more intense than the infamous Hurricane Juan.
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The Cooperator is presenting a FREE screening of the powerful documentary, The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil on March 2 from 2 pm-3:30 pm at the Musquodoboit Harbour Library. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Cuba lost its supply of cheap oil. Cuban agriculture was based on the familiar system of large farms dependent on oil, pesticides and fertilizers. But without cheap oil, the country was in danger of not being able to feed itself.
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By Richard Bell
The proposal to build a construction & demolition debris recycling facility in Porters Lake on Highway 7 is still alive and kicking. On April 4, the HRM Harbour East Marine Drive Community Council (HEMDC) will hold a meeting on the HRM staff report on this proposal, Case #19800, at the Lake Echo Community Centre at 6pm.
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By Richard Bell
In the Cooperator’s March article “Who’s In Charge? Community-Managed MPAs?,” I mentioned that DFO’s website referred to at least one MPA where DFO was “co-managing” the MPA with a First Nation’s community, Paulatuk in the Northwest Territories.
Here is the question I sent to DFO: Does the use of the term "co-manage" mean that DFO has formally ceded some authority to the community of Paulatuk? In other MPAs, DFO is clearly in charge, although there may be a community-based advisory committee of some sort. I want to know if co-managing means more than simply advising DFO.
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By Alanna Jones
Maureen Legg has been an important vendor at the Sunday Musquodoboit Harbour Farmer's Market for many years. She offers a selection of fresh meat (beef, pork, free range chicken, smoked meat products, sausages and pies) from her family farm in Middle Musquodoboit.
It's a lot of work to bring fresh meat to the market, but it's a valued service and she draws regular customers each week. She can also be found at the New Glasgow Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings, in Halifax on Tuesday evenings and the meat shop on Fridays.
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[Editor’s Note: The Nova Scotia Share Our Trails Association (NSSOTA) sent a detailed response on July 12, 2019 to a letter from Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Ian Rankin about the restrictions on the use of rail trails. At the Cooperator’s request, NSSOTA provided the edited version of their letter below. You can find a link to the full NSSOTA response on the Cooperator website by clicking here.
Minister Rankin:
We are the executive of Nova Scotia Share Our Trails Association (NSSOTA). Our membership is growing daily and we have support from several provincial like minded organizations including: Nova Scotia Equestrian Federation, ATV Association of Nova Scotia, Snowmobile Association of Nova Scotia, Marine Riders ATV, Nova Scotia Off Road Riders Association, Lake Charlotte ATV, & Safety Minded ATV.
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By Richard Bell
The government of Tasmania reported on February 17, 2019 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the government of Nova Scotia at the conclusion of the visit to Tasmania of a fishing industry delegation led by Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Keith Colwell. As of February 23, 2019, there was no information available on the Fisheries and Aquaculture website about this MOU or any other trip results.
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By Tammy DeWolfe
Still the MPA remains a hot topic among residents and nationwide. The threats it poses to the fishing industry have been made very clear.
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Team Nova Scotia competitors from White’s Taekwondo in Porters Lake won gold and silver medals at the 20198 National Taekwondo championships in Quebec City in January, 2019.
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