April 27 to May 2
Hosted by Salt Spring Trail and Nature Club
Salt Spring Island's wildlife, vegetation and people are a product of its unique physiology. In April wildflowers are most abundant. Migratory birds as well as sea mammals return or make a stopover. We invite you to explore all these aspects of our island and more.
The BC Nature vamp features expert leaders and presenters covering all aspects of natural history, including birding, geology and marine life.
Fee is $600 based on double folks
includes five nights accommondation. five breafats, four dinners, all events, presentations and a half day marine wildlife tour.
Hosted by Salt Spring Trail and Nature Club
Niceke Visser 250-537-5443
nickevissor@shaw.ca
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Sommet sur la biodiversité et le verdissement de Montréal
- À l’occasion de l’année internationale de la biodiversité, le Conseil régional de l’environnement de Montréal tiendra le Sommet sur la biodiversité et le verdissement de Montréal, les 27 et 28 avril prochains.
- Organisé par le Conseil régional de l’environnement de Montréal, en partenariat avec la Ville de Montréal et avec l'appui financier de l’Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal et du Fonds vert dans le cadre de l'Action 21 du Plan d'action 2006-2012 sur les changements climatiques du gouvernement du Québec, cet évènement d’envergure traitera des enjeux urbains liés :
* au verdissement,
* aux espaces verts et aux parcs,
* aux milieux naturels.
Des experts locaux et des conférenciers internationaux feront état de projets verts mis en place avec succès dans différentes villes étrangères. Le sommet visera à fournir des solutions tangibles aux acteurs montréalais et à mobiliser ces derniers pour le verdissement et la protection de la biodiversité sur l’Île. C’est un événement à ne pas manquer.
http://www.cremtl.qc.ca/sommet-biodiversite-montreal/
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Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Quadra Island
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BCTC is please ed to advise that the Eviromental Assessment Office has accepted for review the Application fro an assessment for the proposed Northwest Transmission Line Project.
This is a 45 Day public comment period from April 26 to midnight June 10, 2010
Please check put the web site and details to be able to speak at these meetings.
You must register!
April 27: Dease Lake, Community Hall
April 28: Smithers, Hudson Bay Ladge
April 29: Terrace, Coast Inn of the West
All meetings start at 5pm with presentations and discussions.
www.eao.gov.bc.ca
Questions: lesley.wood@bctc.com
