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Sean Fraser Editorial on MPAs

By Sean Fraser, Member of Parliament for Central Nova Protecting nature should be a major priority for any government. However, it is important that any efforts to protect our environment are done in collaboration with local communities. The proposed Marine Protected Area (MPA) along the Eastern Shore provides a perfect example of the need to listen to the voices of local residents who have been effective environmental stewards of the area for generations.

February 15, 2019

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Response from the Whale Sanctuary Project

[Editor’s note: In response to the Cooperator’s February 7, 20198 article, “Whales and the MPA?” Whale Sanctuary Project President Lori Marino submitted the following response clarifying questions about the Project’s plans and philosophy.] [For all stories on the MPA, go to Debating the Eastern Shore Islands Marine Protected Area].

February 10, 2019

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Eighteen to Go on Fish Fact-Finding Junket to Tasmania

By Richard Bell [Updated: Noon, January 28. A spokesperson for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has confirmed that the department has not released a press release or any other written information other than the facts and figures in the CBC story discussed in the original story below. The dates of the trip are now February 8 to February 16; the department is still working on the list of participants, other than the Minister. The number of participants may be fewer than 18. The province will be contributing $5000 per industry representative on the trip. All participants will be traveling economy class.] In an announcement that will surely be the delight of cartoonists across Nova Scotia, CBC reported at 6:00 AM Saturday that Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell will be leading a fishing industry trip with 17 other Nova Scotians to Tasmania at a cost of $100,000. Participants will be looking at marine protected areas, aquaculture, and a Tasmanian market program for the native rock lobsters.

January 28, 2019

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Lifestyle Centre Pitches Halifax Libraries

By Richard Bell Supporters of the Eastern Shore Lifestyles Centre in Sheet Harbour held a meeting in mid-January with Halifax officials to present their case for incorporating a new library into the Lifestyles Centre. Participants at the meeting included Mayor Mike Savage, Halifax Public Library Board chair Tara Gault, and Åsa Kachan, chief librarian and CEO of the Halifax Public Libraries.

January 16, 2019

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2019-2020 Prediction For ESDH Site Selection Start

By Richard Bell Education Minister Zach Churchill has yet to release any information about the new site selection process that his department will use to select sites for new schools, like the replacement for Eastern Shore District High. The Community Campus Vision Association pushed hard to start the site selection this fall, but Churchill failed to act. There have been several projected release dates, but the date continues to recede into the future.

January 16, 2019

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Pressure Grows to Replace Ecole des Beaux Marais

By Richard Bell Parents at the Ecole des Beaux Marais (EdBM) are stepping up their efforts to persuade the province to build a new school to replace the aging, increasingly overcrowded facility in Porters Lake.

January 16, 2019

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School Site Selection Resource Page

The Cooperator will be hosting this resource page to pull together information from all sources on the school site selection process to replace Eastern Shore District High School. We will be including information from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the Halifax Regional Education Center, the defunct Halifax Regional School Board, the Cooperator’s stories on the issue, and reports from grassroots groups and non-governmental organizations in the current catchment basin.

January 15, 2019

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Nova Scotia Nature Trust on the Shore

By Fiona Brooks The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is a non-government charity dedicated to protecting Nova Scotia’s natural legacy through private land conservation. Over the past 25 years, we have protected over 100 special places all across the province, from old growth forests to habitat for rare turtles. One of our most exciting campaigns is about protecting the 100 Wild Islands on the Eastern Shore.

January 15, 2019

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Eastern Shore MPA: Neither For Nor Against Yet

By Brian Murphy [Editor’s note: In promoting the creation of a Marine Protected Area along the Eastern Shore, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has cited increased tourism as a potential source of new jobs and new businesses. But opponents of the MPA are questioning this assumption, raising questions about the impact of increased tourism, such as increased litter and habitat disruption. Brian Murphy, has found himself the subject of an unfounded rumor that he supports creating the MPA to further the fortunes of his company, Murphy’s Camping on the Ocean. Murphy contacted the Cooperator, and shared lengthy emails he had written trying to set the record straight. This article is an edited version of two of these emails.]

January 15, 2019

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December 28, 2018

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