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A picturesque seaside forest in southern New Brunswick is being turned into a nature reserve.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it has acquired 2.3 square kilometres of land from the family of Ruby Brown of St. Martins.
The conservation group says the new Fundy Bay View Nature Reserve is an important location for migratory shorebirds to stop, feed and rest during their travels north and south.
More than half the forest is mature, coastal red spruce, with a mixture of balsam fir, red maple and white spruce, and it’s home to a diversity of wildlife, including bear, bobcat and moose, as well as bird species at risk.
(The Canadian Press)
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Newfoundland’s beloved teacher Myrle Vokey, who created the province’s famed “Screech-in” ceremony as a way to celebrate the culture he loved, has died.
Krista Vokey says her dad died this weekend in a hospital in St. John’s at the age of 85.
Vokey travelled across the province in the 1970s working as a speaker and educator with the provincial teachers association, all while working to instil pride in Newfoundland’s unique dialect, music, humour and reputation for kindness.
Krista says her father wanted to create a sort of “magic” around simple things that made people feel loved. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Collision-Firefighter)
R-C-M-P in Nova Scotia say a firefighter was hit by a car while assisting with traffic flow at the site of a recent collision.
Police say firefighters and R-C-M-P were on the scene of a car crash near Bear River on Tuesday.
A firefighter doing traffic control had stopped cars going in both directions to make room for a tow truck operator when a woman driving an S-U-V passed the stopped cars and struck the firefighter.
The firefighter was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and a 66-year-old woman was arrested at the scene.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Missing-Kayaker)
Halifax police say they have ended a search for a woman who went missing during a kayaking outing at a local lake.
The three-day effort at Long Lake Provincial Park to find 26-year-old Jashansdeep Kaur was halted yesterday, and the investigation will continue as a missing person case.
Halifax police say they had found Kaur’s cellphone and life-jacket in her kayak.
Kaur is a South Asian woman who is described as having a slim build, long dark hair, and is roughly five feet tall.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Watershed-Repair)
A watershed protection group in Prince Edward Island has repaired the water system in Ellerslie thanks to funding from the provincial government.
Lot 11 and Area Watershed Management Group say they joined together to draft a watershed management plan that the province approved, with 2.1-million-dollars administered from the watershed management fund.
The group used the funding to repair and improve three culverts along the Foxley River East, which were too small for the amount of water trying to pass through.
They say they worked to ensure the funding remained in the community, buying all their supplies and hiring contractors from the West Prince area. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Housing-Opportunities)
Nova Scotia has announced changes to housing regulations in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Housing Minister John Lohr (LORE) says new rules are being introduced to require the municipality to consider current and future housing supply when discussing all land-use planning, regulations, decisions and development approvals.
The province says the new regulatory changes support the recommendations made by Deloitte.
The consulting company had found barriers that prevented a safe and rapid increase of housing in the region.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-University-Townhall)
The University of Prince Edward Island is scheduled to host a townhall meeting for faculty and staff.
A news release says the meeting is set for Wednesday at 11 a-m, at the amphitheater at the Performing Arts Centre.
It says university officials will discuss a report released last month that helped identify actions to improve oversight, transparency and accountability at the school.
The external review of the university’s board governance was completed by an external consultant.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
