http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/13135/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/preserving-mcnabs-island/33765 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Care of unique Halifax park rests mostly with volunteers </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/photo2_3_0.jpg" alt="" title="McNabs Island, a little bit of wildness just a twenty minute ferry ride from downtown Halifax. Do we realize how lucky we are? Photo Friends of McNabs Island Society" width="450" height="234" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/the_days_activities_included_yoga_games_and_a_wildlife_booth_at_the_camp_grounds.jpg" alt="" title="Yoga was just one of the many activities offered during the annual McNabs Island picnic. The event is organized by the Friends of McNabs Island Society, a group of volunteers who work hard to preserve the beautiful island in the mouth of Halifax Harbour Photo Rebecca Zimmer" width="450" height="253" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>KJIPUKTUK, (HALIFAX) - It is a place of mystery and wonder but it is also a bit of a charity case.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/preserving-mcnabs-island/33765" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/preserving-mcnabs-island/33765#comments Rebecca Zimmer Environnement Department of Natural Resources DNR Friends of McNabs Society McNabs Island Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:32:05 +0000 Robert DeVet 33765 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/ingram-river-clearcut-upsets-st-margarets-bay-resi/32904 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/ingram_r.jpg" alt="" title="DNR intends to permit clearcutting of three lots bordering the Ingram River at St. Margaret&#039;s Bay, jeopardizing the river itself and a wildlife corridor, activists charge. Photo St. Margaret&#039;s Bay Stewardship Association, " width="450" height="253" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/ingram_clearcut.png" alt="" title="The parcels are located along the river in an area already under stress because of a proposed Highway Connector between the 103 and the No, 3 Highway. Map Ecology Action Centre" width="450" height="311" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p class="western">KJIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Residents of St.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/ingram-river-clearcut-upsets-st-margarets-bay-resi/32904" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/ingram-river-clearcut-upsets-st-margarets-bay-resi/32904#comments Robert Devet Environnement clearcutting DNR Natural Resources Nova Scotia St Margaret's Bay St Margaret's Bay Stewardship Association Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:37:35 +0000 Robert DeVet 32904 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/photo/clearcutting-neighborhood-%E2%80%93-community-fights-back/32217 <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - We will soon find out what happens when local residents say no to clearcutting in their community.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/photo/clearcutting-neighborhood-%E2%80%93-community-fights-back/32217" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/photo/clearcutting-neighborhood-%E2%80%93-community-fights-back/32217#comments Robert Devet Environnement clearcutting DNR Ecology Action Centre Matt Miller Natural Resources Nova Scotia Round Hill Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:20:55 +0000 Robert DeVet 32217 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/dnr-and-disappearing-science/31535 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Nova Scotia forests, not a renewable resource after all? </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_3196_resized_0.jpg" alt="" title="Poor soils, acid rain and a history of clearcutting make Nova Scotia&#039;s forests vulnerable to aggressive harvesting practices, a biologist argues. Yet the Department of Natural Resources is not releasing a scientific report that identifies where not to clearcut. Photo Raymond Plourde / Ecology Action Centre" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Northern Pulp, Pictou&#39;s infamous pulp and paper plant, needs wood. Lots of wood.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/dnr-and-disappearing-science/31535" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/dnr-and-disappearing-science/31535#comments Robert Devet Environnement biomass clearcutting DNR Ecology Action Centre Northern Pulp Woodens River watershed Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:02:11 +0000 Robert DeVet 31535 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia-open-gold-diggers/30937 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Bureaucrats act as project cheerleaders, former MLA charges </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/5347130654_f3e044965b_z.jpg" alt="" title="Test pit at the DDV Gold property in Moose River Gold Mines on the Eastern Shore. Critics charge that in Nova Scotia mining interests take precedence over any concerns Nova Scotians may have. Photo by Dan Hutt, all rights reserved" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX -&nbsp; When DDV Gold Ltd.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia-open-gold-diggers/30937" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia-open-gold-diggers/30937#comments Robert Devet Environnement Governance DDV Gold Ltd DNR Gold mining Moose River Gold Mines Natural Resources Nova Scotia open pit Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:18:33 +0000 Robert DeVet 30937 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca