You are browsing items tagged with Environment.

Making a difference
Another St. Anne’s Mission has come and gone and, thanks to the dedication of the teams of workers organized by the Pitu’paq partnership, it was cleaner both during the Mission and afterwards.
Once again, students from the Nova Scotia Youth Corps were involved in the recycling and waste disposal program. They worked weeks before [...]

Unama’KIDS shoreline cleanup
Unama’KIDS got off to a productive start this year participating in the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. They joined nearly 60,000 volunteers from across the country who helped clean up almost 1,600 different sites.
While picking up debris and garbage along the Whycocomagh shoreline, they counted every piece of garbage and catalogued it to [...]

Potlotek Elders say that if an ambitious hydropower plant proceeds, it will affect a traditional eel fishing area for this First Nation community. 
Cape Breton Explorations Ltd.’s plan to erect up to 44 wind turbines has passed the Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s zoning process. This approval includes pumping water from Lake Uist to a reservoir constructed [...]

If things look cleaner around Eskasoni these days, you can thank George Paul and his 12 workers for Enhancing Our Community. Since the middle of May, George and his team have tackled roadside, river, and shoreline cleanups, as well as Mountain Road. 
Garbage is a concern in every community and Eskasoni’s is major. At first, the [...]