After almost 10 years of lobbying the government for protection of the Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness area, the Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association is celebrating a victory for Nova Scotians and the environment.
Here's a note from the jubilant group at ESFW: "The moment has arrived, the moment we have been working toward for nearly ten years. Please join us in Halifax this Friday to celebrate the beginning of the path to protection for SHLL. We plan to gather at 12:00 noon to exchange hugs and get ourselves in place. Please bring your family, your neighbours, your colleagues and classmates. We need the Eastern Shore to be really well-represented. Dress? Joyous and celebratory, I think. Clergy, please wear your clericals. If you are entitled to wear a uniform, wear it. We want the government and the media to know that the whole Eastern Shore is celebrating."
And here's your invitation!
Premier Rodney MacDonald
together with Mark Parent, Minister of David Morse, Minister
Environment and Labour & of Natural Resources
invite you, your colleagues, staff and friends to attend an event
concerning Crown lands in the Ship Harbour Long Lake area
of Halifax Regional Municipality.
Friday, December 7, 2007, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Citadel Halifax Hotel
1960 Brunswick Street, (Between Duke and Cogswell Streets)
www.citadelhalifax.com
Event Highlights:
Announcement and Remarks - Photo video presentation - Reception and Displays
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Congratulation for Eastern Shore Forestwatch. Years of dedication and hard work finally paid off when the province of Nova Scotia announced the official designation of Ship Harbour Long Lake candidate wilderness area. An enthusiastic gathering of Government officials, Neenah Paper executive, Ecology Action Center and Forest Watch Members celebrated the annoucement at the Citadell Hill Hotel on Friday Dec 7th 2007. But the hard work is not over, now begins the year long task of planning and deciding the final boundaries and the uses of this area by the general public. Strategically located as a corridor joining the Whites Lakes wilderness area and the Tangier Grant wilderness area makes this the largest protected wilderness area in the Province of Nova Scotia. All Speakers on December 2007 expressed their Vision of a unique protected area which will continue benefit the residents of the Eastern Shore, Halifax region, the entire province and visitors to our province. Thanks to all to make this possible!!! Dreams really can come true.
Details and maps of the area can be found at: www.gov.ns.ca/enla/protectedareas
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