Minas Basin and tidal power on world stage
Article online since December 22nd 2009, 15:58
Minas Basin and tidal power on world stage
By Heather Desveaux
While Canada is enduring a tarnished reputation on the world stage when it comes to climate change commitments, there is a significant effort to ensure Nova Scotia will have a good name, according to Scott Travers, President and COO of Minas Basin Pulp and Paper.
“The Province of Nova Scotia put together a really good team representing the renewable energy projects we have to offer here. In fact, I’d say we had the best represented province in the country,” Travers said from Copenhagen last week.
Minas Basin is one of twelve Nova Scotia companies accompanying provincial officials led by Premier Darrell Dexter to Copenhagen to attend the recent UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The delegation went there to promote Nova Scotia’s green technology sector, in particular tidal energy and LED lighting, and to demonstrate the province’s commitment to reducing and mitigating climate change.
“As we establish our common path for the future and take our place with the rest of the world, Minas has been committing and will continue to commit its resources in this international race to stabilize earth’s climate,” said Travers.
While government officials also took time in Denmark to explore new sustainable energy projects to potentially try on in Nova Scotia, Travers says there was no time for his team to attend anything but meetings with the investment community.
‘We were also registered to take part in the larger, more political, COP15 conference, but our real focus is to bring the dollars home.”
To Travers, this means investment in the company’s efforts in tidal energy; in particular, its key role in the development of North America’s first tidal power site, the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE). In addition to renewable energy, the project is expected to generate a continuous flow of economic prosperity, including job creation and attracting global expertise to the region.
“The people we have met from the EU really didn’t have any idea about our tidal resources,” said Travers. The Bay of Fundy’s tides are ten times the height of tides in Copenhagen.
“When we present our company’s history to an international audience - that we’ve been around since 1927 and we’ve consistently delivered renewable sources since then- together with the incredible people resources and natural resources here, it is a really good story to tell.”
The company’s St. Croix hydroelectric plant has been producing green energy in West Hants since 1935. The addition of wind turbines, recycled paper and plastic waste to carbon marketing to its operations support the company’s progressive steps to address long-term sustainability. Then there is its recent partnership with Marine Current Turbines’ technically advanced SeaGen tidal generator. The SeaGen unit -successfully operating since 2008 in the narrows of Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland - is currently the only commercial turbine in the world hooked up and delivering energy to the grid. SeaGen produces 5 mega-watts, enough energy to power approximately 1500 households, and has minimal environmental impact.
The company’s marine science experts estimate approximately 2,000 mega-watts of in-stream energy can be safely extracted from the Bay of Fundy’s tidal flows. “Renewable energy resources of this magnitude cannot help but attract global attention from a social, political, financial and environmental perspective,” said Travers.
While he’s pleased the company received a tremendous response, he added there is still work to do.
“The reality is that the economic climate is not great at the moment, so we’re not getting cheques thrown at us yet. An important part of this exercise will be to follow up on the interest we’ve had from people throughout the EU.”
Travers also credits government, particularly the Province, for the success of Minas Basin in recent years and in Copenhagen. “Interdepartmental co-operation coupled with private sector input has prepared Nova Scotia for global leadership. It has sent clear messages to the international investment community that Nova Scotia is open for business.”
“But we also will need more leaders at the federal level to help leverage support for capital costs so we can all play in the Bay ethically, ” he said.
Travers’ trip to Copenhagen came days after a groundbreaking event for the Hantsport company as they were contracted to provide electricity to the Town of Berwick. Travers says they are looking forward to expanding this service and passing along savings to other municipal utilities such as Chester, Bridgewater and Antigonish.
Although Minas Basin Pulp and Power is one of the original developers of power generation, transmission and distribution in the province, the company has, “put a lot of effort over the past ten years to get changes made to the market so it can be more competitive.”
“We have shown that Nova Scotia Power is not the only company in the province that can buy and sell electricity.”
Blogger's Note: It does not report here whether these turbines have mechanisms to protect sea life, nor does it say what they plan to do about the raise in temperature to the sea water that turbines produce.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Environment vs Environment
From online wsj
BARSTOW, Calif. -- A California senator's move Monday to put more than one million acres of the Mojave Desert off limits to development is spotlighting a clash between two prime goals of environmentalists.
Before Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation to create the Mojave Trails National Monument and other protected wilderness areas, solar-power developers had submitted nearly two dozen proposals since 2006 for projects that would make the Southern California desert the biggest solar farm on Earth.
California has set an ambitious target of garnering one-third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. That has sparked a renewable-development boom as utilities sign contracts for everything from solar farms to geothermal plants. It also has made it easier for developers to secure financing.
But some of the land solar developers consider prime real estate also is prized by conservationists who want to preserve unspoiled stretches of unique desert, such as the Sleeping Beauty Valley and Marble Mountains in the Mojave.
The conflicting visions for the Mojave are part of a broader struggle playing out as the nation embarks on a renewable-energy push. In Kansas, some of the last tall-grass prairie habitat could be threatened by wind farms in the Flint Hills area. More than 96% of tall-grass prairie has been destroyed. Critics say wind turbines not only have a visual impact on the landscape, but also require extensive road construction.
Mrs. Feinstein's Mojave bill would protect 1.7 million acres of desert, while still allowing current recreational uses. The biggest piece would form the Mojave Trails National Monument, at 941,000 acres, east of Los Angeles along a 105-mile stretch of historic Route 66. It also would create the Sand to Snow National Monument on 134,000 acres of federal land near Palm Springs, and would put additional acreage under wilderness protection, including important animal-migration corridors.
Mrs. Feinstein is a longtime supporter of desert preservation who sponsored the 1994 California Desert Protection Act that turned the nearby Death Valley and Joshua Tree wilderness areas into national parks. Once word spread that she was trying to protect another stretch of desert in the Mojave, some developers began to rethink their plans.
Tessera Solar, a Houston developer, dropped plans to develop a 5,000-acre site in the Mojave, "knowing Sen. Feinstein was moving forward with her bill," a company spokeswoman said.
BrightSource Energy signed power-purchase agreements with Southern California Edison, a unit of Edison International, and Pacific Gas & Electric Co., a unit of PG&E Corp., for 2,600 megawatts of power it intends to furnish from numerous desert sites beginning in 2013.
John Woolard, chief executive of BrightSource, said Mrs. Feinstein "got quite upset" when she learned development was proposed on some pristine tracts under federal control. His company decided to forgo plans to build a solar project in the Broadwell Dry Lake area that would be within the proposed monument boundaries. However, he warned that putting parts of the Mojave off limits "would push solar farms out of state."
Others have also complained that California's aggressive renewable-energy target, combined with tough land-protection laws, could end up sparking a renewable-energy boom in neighboring Nevada or Arizona.
Mrs. Feinstein's bill attempts to find common ground between developers and those who support renewable energy. Although it prohibits energy development within the monument area, the bill includes provisions that would allow faster and cheaper development of private lands. Instead of taking seven to nine years to do endangered-species act reviews on private land, renewable-energy developers would qualify for reviews taking 18 months to three years.
California's own analysis shows it needs 128,000 acres of desert terrain to fulfill the state mandate for a big boost in utility-scale solar projects. But there currently are projects proposed that would utilize nearly a million acres.
David Myers, the executive director of Wildlands Conservancy, the chief critic of Mojave development, said the legislation is "fantastic" because it redirects activity from sensitive areas to land that already has been degraded by prior use, such as cattle grazing or alfalfa cultivation. His organization donated 600,000 acres in the Mojave to the federal government in stages from 1999 to 2003, with the understanding that it would be permanently protected. Mr. Myers was furious when applications began pouring into the Bureau of Land Management seeking permission to develop it into renewable-energy parks -- as though there were no prior understanding.
The Mojave is particularly attractive because it not only offers nearly uninterrupted days of bright sunshine in a sparsely populated area, but lies near a major electric-transmission corridor from California to Nevada.
"We don't have to sacrifice our national treasures for renewable energy," Mr. Myers said. "We need both."
Write to Rebecca Smith at rebecca.smith@wsj.com
BARSTOW, Calif. -- A California senator's move Monday to put more than one million acres of the Mojave Desert off limits to development is spotlighting a clash between two prime goals of environmentalists.
Before Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation to create the Mojave Trails National Monument and other protected wilderness areas, solar-power developers had submitted nearly two dozen proposals since 2006 for projects that would make the Southern California desert the biggest solar farm on Earth.
California has set an ambitious target of garnering one-third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. That has sparked a renewable-development boom as utilities sign contracts for everything from solar farms to geothermal plants. It also has made it easier for developers to secure financing.
But some of the land solar developers consider prime real estate also is prized by conservationists who want to preserve unspoiled stretches of unique desert, such as the Sleeping Beauty Valley and Marble Mountains in the Mojave.
The conflicting visions for the Mojave are part of a broader struggle playing out as the nation embarks on a renewable-energy push. In Kansas, some of the last tall-grass prairie habitat could be threatened by wind farms in the Flint Hills area. More than 96% of tall-grass prairie has been destroyed. Critics say wind turbines not only have a visual impact on the landscape, but also require extensive road construction.
Mrs. Feinstein's Mojave bill would protect 1.7 million acres of desert, while still allowing current recreational uses. The biggest piece would form the Mojave Trails National Monument, at 941,000 acres, east of Los Angeles along a 105-mile stretch of historic Route 66. It also would create the Sand to Snow National Monument on 134,000 acres of federal land near Palm Springs, and would put additional acreage under wilderness protection, including important animal-migration corridors.
Mrs. Feinstein is a longtime supporter of desert preservation who sponsored the 1994 California Desert Protection Act that turned the nearby Death Valley and Joshua Tree wilderness areas into national parks. Once word spread that she was trying to protect another stretch of desert in the Mojave, some developers began to rethink their plans.
Tessera Solar, a Houston developer, dropped plans to develop a 5,000-acre site in the Mojave, "knowing Sen. Feinstein was moving forward with her bill," a company spokeswoman said.
BrightSource Energy signed power-purchase agreements with Southern California Edison, a unit of Edison International, and Pacific Gas & Electric Co., a unit of PG&E Corp., for 2,600 megawatts of power it intends to furnish from numerous desert sites beginning in 2013.
John Woolard, chief executive of BrightSource, said Mrs. Feinstein "got quite upset" when she learned development was proposed on some pristine tracts under federal control. His company decided to forgo plans to build a solar project in the Broadwell Dry Lake area that would be within the proposed monument boundaries. However, he warned that putting parts of the Mojave off limits "would push solar farms out of state."
Others have also complained that California's aggressive renewable-energy target, combined with tough land-protection laws, could end up sparking a renewable-energy boom in neighboring Nevada or Arizona.
Mrs. Feinstein's bill attempts to find common ground between developers and those who support renewable energy. Although it prohibits energy development within the monument area, the bill includes provisions that would allow faster and cheaper development of private lands. Instead of taking seven to nine years to do endangered-species act reviews on private land, renewable-energy developers would qualify for reviews taking 18 months to three years.
California's own analysis shows it needs 128,000 acres of desert terrain to fulfill the state mandate for a big boost in utility-scale solar projects. But there currently are projects proposed that would utilize nearly a million acres.
David Myers, the executive director of Wildlands Conservancy, the chief critic of Mojave development, said the legislation is "fantastic" because it redirects activity from sensitive areas to land that already has been degraded by prior use, such as cattle grazing or alfalfa cultivation. His organization donated 600,000 acres in the Mojave to the federal government in stages from 1999 to 2003, with the understanding that it would be permanently protected. Mr. Myers was furious when applications began pouring into the Bureau of Land Management seeking permission to develop it into renewable-energy parks -- as though there were no prior understanding.
The Mojave is particularly attractive because it not only offers nearly uninterrupted days of bright sunshine in a sparsely populated area, but lies near a major electric-transmission corridor from California to Nevada.
"We don't have to sacrifice our national treasures for renewable energy," Mr. Myers said. "We need both."
Write to Rebecca Smith at rebecca.smith@wsj.com
China and Wind Power
From Reuters
ANALYSIS - State funding fuels China's global push in wind, sun
Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:14am IST Leonora Walet and Sui-Lee Wee
HONG KONG (Reuters) - When A-Power Energy Generation Systems secured a deal to supply turbines for a U.S. wind farm project in October, the little-known Chinese firm had an ace up its sleeve to help it clinch the deal.
A-Power was armed with $1.5 billion in financing from state-run Chinese banks to fund the 600 megawatt project in Texas.
While global peers have limited access to cheap state loans, Chinese renewable energy firms are getting a boost from Beijing as they win clean technology projects around the world. Much of that is via low-interest loans from big state banks for their clients to finance their purchases.
This support is giving China's renewable energy firms an edge over Asian rivals such as India's Suzlon Energy, Japan Wind Development and Australia's Infigen Energy, as well as heavyweights like German polysilicon firm Wacker Chemie and Danish wind energy firm Vestas Wind.
"I don't think A-Power could have done this deal without access to cheap financing," said Jacob Kirkregaard, a research fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington D.C, who recently published a paper on wind energy.
"China is clearly the big kid on the block, no doubt about that," he said, referring to the state support for renewable energy. "That's not something many Asian countries can emulate."
Shares of A-Power, which only entered the wind business in 2008, hit a 15-month high last Friday after it said it will supply wind turbines for the Texas project.
Such deals are unfolding as China aggressively develops its renewable energy sector and as its companies play catch-up with bigger, global peers including German solar cell producer Q-Cells AG and Spanish wind farm operator Iberdrola, which have built up solid track records, also with help from more than a decade of government subsidies.
ANALYSIS - State funding fuels China's global push in wind, sun
Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:14am IST Leonora Walet and Sui-Lee Wee
HONG KONG (Reuters) - When A-Power Energy Generation Systems secured a deal to supply turbines for a U.S. wind farm project in October, the little-known Chinese firm had an ace up its sleeve to help it clinch the deal.
A-Power was armed with $1.5 billion in financing from state-run Chinese banks to fund the 600 megawatt project in Texas.
While global peers have limited access to cheap state loans, Chinese renewable energy firms are getting a boost from Beijing as they win clean technology projects around the world. Much of that is via low-interest loans from big state banks for their clients to finance their purchases.
This support is giving China's renewable energy firms an edge over Asian rivals such as India's Suzlon Energy, Japan Wind Development and Australia's Infigen Energy, as well as heavyweights like German polysilicon firm Wacker Chemie and Danish wind energy firm Vestas Wind.
"I don't think A-Power could have done this deal without access to cheap financing," said Jacob Kirkregaard, a research fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington D.C, who recently published a paper on wind energy.
"China is clearly the big kid on the block, no doubt about that," he said, referring to the state support for renewable energy. "That's not something many Asian countries can emulate."
Shares of A-Power, which only entered the wind business in 2008, hit a 15-month high last Friday after it said it will supply wind turbines for the Texas project.
Such deals are unfolding as China aggressively develops its renewable energy sector and as its companies play catch-up with bigger, global peers including German solar cell producer Q-Cells AG and Spanish wind farm operator Iberdrola, which have built up solid track records, also with help from more than a decade of government subsidies.
Loss of the CAT
From Nova news now
Yarmouth and its neighbouring communities in Southwestern Nova Scotia are still reeling over last Friday’s sudden, and unanticipated, announcement that the Nova Scotia government will no longer subsidize the century-old ferry link between Yarmouth and New England.
“On one hand, we welcome the Premier’s announcement that he is still supporting the maintenance of the ferry link between Yarmouth and New England.” Mayor Mooney said. “But on the other hand, we worry that without some form of ferry service during the 2010 season, and until such time that the new service is ready, that infrastructure such as Canada Customs, hotels, restaurants and trained employees will no longer exist.”
Southwestern Nova Scotia has always had a subsidized ferry link to New England. “Our statistics show that over the past five years, Bay Ferries through The Cat, has brought more than $170 million dollars worth of tourism revenue to this province.” Yarmouth Mayor Phil Mooney said today. “Further, Nova Scotia as a destination is marketed solely through Bay Ferries in an agreement with the Nova Scotia government. This agreement, and this service is no more, at least for now.”
Since 2005, the Government of Nova Scotia has invested $20.2 million dollars into this service. “…that amounts an investment of $1.00 for a return of $8.00 spent across this province.” Mayor Mooney added.
In 2009, tourists using the Yarmouth – New England crossing, fell to 75,644, down from 84,147 the year before. In spite of this drop, and using the calculation instruments provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, this number has injected more than $33,705,500.00 into Nova Scotia’s economy. This amount represented more than 50% of all visitors to Nova Scotia from New England and the mid-Atlantic states.
The elimination of this link will cause incredible hardship on all of Nova Scotia, not just Yarmouth and the surrounding areas. “I have been contacted by elected officials, business leaders, unions and employees from all across Nova Scotia who are supporting Yarmouth in these very difficult times.” Mayor Mooney said.
Besides the loss of 120 full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs in Halifax and Yarmouth directly and indirectly affiliated with The CAT, there will be the loss of 189 jobs in the accommodations and restaurant sector in Yarmouth County alone. As well, there will be reductions in many tourism operations across Nova Scotia that rely on The Cat for package tours. For instance, this blow will mean that Rodd’s Grand Hotel and Colony Harbour Inn will be forced to eliminate 85 positions, Best Western Mermaid has announced that it will reduce 18 positions. But, this loss goes beyond Yarmouth County. For example, White Point Lodge, in Queens County expects that the loss of the Yarmouth – New England service will result in cuts of 8 full time and 12 seasonal positions. Similar cuts, are echoed in other accommodations, and resorts across the province.
But, this is not restricted to just the accommodation and restaurant sectors. Many museums in this region rely on tourists to secure visitor numbers for funding. For example, 70% of the visitors to the Firefighters Museum of Nova Scotia are from the United States. Many of these travel The Cat.
“The people bearing the brunt of these cuts are the from low income families,” Mayor Mooney added. “The job losses are waiters, housekeepers, front desk staff, call centre operators, crewman, maintenance workers. These are not high paying jobs and they are jobs these people have worked in for decades. What does government expect a 60-year old worker on a low income to do?
The Town of Yarmouth, with the support of its neighbouring municipal units and hopefully all municipal units across Nova Scotia, will work to keep this vital service running.
“First of all, just after this session, I will be meeting with Yarmouth Town Council and we will fast track the hiring of a new Events Coordinator for the Town of Yarmouth,” Mayor Mooney said. “This new position will be a critical link between our struggling tourism industry and many conferences and events that we hope to attract to Yarmouth.”
Tomorrow, Mayor Mooney, along with Leland Anthony – Warden of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth; Aldric d’Entremont – Warden of the Municipality of Argyle; Jean Melanson – Warden of the Municipality of Clare as well as other local representatives will meet with Premier Darrell Dexter and some of his colleagues.
“It is our hope that the Premier will recognize the crisis facing our communities and that he, and his government, will work quickly with us to guarantee the 2010 tourism season. Hundreds of jobs are at stake,” Mayor Mooney said.
Yarmouth and its neighbouring communities in Southwestern Nova Scotia are still reeling over last Friday’s sudden, and unanticipated, announcement that the Nova Scotia government will no longer subsidize the century-old ferry link between Yarmouth and New England.
“On one hand, we welcome the Premier’s announcement that he is still supporting the maintenance of the ferry link between Yarmouth and New England.” Mayor Mooney said. “But on the other hand, we worry that without some form of ferry service during the 2010 season, and until such time that the new service is ready, that infrastructure such as Canada Customs, hotels, restaurants and trained employees will no longer exist.”
Southwestern Nova Scotia has always had a subsidized ferry link to New England. “Our statistics show that over the past five years, Bay Ferries through The Cat, has brought more than $170 million dollars worth of tourism revenue to this province.” Yarmouth Mayor Phil Mooney said today. “Further, Nova Scotia as a destination is marketed solely through Bay Ferries in an agreement with the Nova Scotia government. This agreement, and this service is no more, at least for now.”
Since 2005, the Government of Nova Scotia has invested $20.2 million dollars into this service. “…that amounts an investment of $1.00 for a return of $8.00 spent across this province.” Mayor Mooney added.
In 2009, tourists using the Yarmouth – New England crossing, fell to 75,644, down from 84,147 the year before. In spite of this drop, and using the calculation instruments provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, this number has injected more than $33,705,500.00 into Nova Scotia’s economy. This amount represented more than 50% of all visitors to Nova Scotia from New England and the mid-Atlantic states.
The elimination of this link will cause incredible hardship on all of Nova Scotia, not just Yarmouth and the surrounding areas. “I have been contacted by elected officials, business leaders, unions and employees from all across Nova Scotia who are supporting Yarmouth in these very difficult times.” Mayor Mooney said.
Besides the loss of 120 full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs in Halifax and Yarmouth directly and indirectly affiliated with The CAT, there will be the loss of 189 jobs in the accommodations and restaurant sector in Yarmouth County alone. As well, there will be reductions in many tourism operations across Nova Scotia that rely on The Cat for package tours. For instance, this blow will mean that Rodd’s Grand Hotel and Colony Harbour Inn will be forced to eliminate 85 positions, Best Western Mermaid has announced that it will reduce 18 positions. But, this loss goes beyond Yarmouth County. For example, White Point Lodge, in Queens County expects that the loss of the Yarmouth – New England service will result in cuts of 8 full time and 12 seasonal positions. Similar cuts, are echoed in other accommodations, and resorts across the province.
But, this is not restricted to just the accommodation and restaurant sectors. Many museums in this region rely on tourists to secure visitor numbers for funding. For example, 70% of the visitors to the Firefighters Museum of Nova Scotia are from the United States. Many of these travel The Cat.
“The people bearing the brunt of these cuts are the from low income families,” Mayor Mooney added. “The job losses are waiters, housekeepers, front desk staff, call centre operators, crewman, maintenance workers. These are not high paying jobs and they are jobs these people have worked in for decades. What does government expect a 60-year old worker on a low income to do?
The Town of Yarmouth, with the support of its neighbouring municipal units and hopefully all municipal units across Nova Scotia, will work to keep this vital service running.
“First of all, just after this session, I will be meeting with Yarmouth Town Council and we will fast track the hiring of a new Events Coordinator for the Town of Yarmouth,” Mayor Mooney said. “This new position will be a critical link between our struggling tourism industry and many conferences and events that we hope to attract to Yarmouth.”
Tomorrow, Mayor Mooney, along with Leland Anthony – Warden of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth; Aldric d’Entremont – Warden of the Municipality of Argyle; Jean Melanson – Warden of the Municipality of Clare as well as other local representatives will meet with Premier Darrell Dexter and some of his colleagues.
“It is our hope that the Premier will recognize the crisis facing our communities and that he, and his government, will work quickly with us to guarantee the 2010 tourism season. Hundreds of jobs are at stake,” Mayor Mooney said.
Cat (Ferry) Fight
Subject: THE CAT ferry
For countless generations now, the coastal regions of Nova Scotia have been drained of billions and billions of tax dollars from the natural resources of the sea, the mines, and agriculture, and the cities grew and grew......And now it is my belief that the Dexter Government wants us all in rural areas to move to the city.
They are doing everything they can, it appears to me, to drive us out of South West Nova Scotia so that they can take away all that's left: our water, our basalt,our quality of life with 400 foot Wind Rigs all around and about.
Getting rid of the Cat, the Digby Ferry,leaving a section of the 101 between Digby and Weymouth left undone, reducing Medical Care to next to naught, fears of the closure of the Digby Hospital,with similiar hanging over the Roseway Hospital in Shelburne paves the way for the demise of three counties .
I know of what I speak. I have spent the best part of forty years in all three from time to time and watched them slowly die chipped away until there's almost nothing left but awaiting the NDP undertaker to place the pennies on the eyes.
Of course, subsidize the ferries- both of them. It's time the political establishment gave some back!
Dan Mills
RR 4,Digby NS
BOV 1AO
For countless generations now, the coastal regions of Nova Scotia have been drained of billions and billions of tax dollars from the natural resources of the sea, the mines, and agriculture, and the cities grew and grew......And now it is my belief that the Dexter Government wants us all in rural areas to move to the city.
They are doing everything they can, it appears to me, to drive us out of South West Nova Scotia so that they can take away all that's left: our water, our basalt,our quality of life with 400 foot Wind Rigs all around and about.
Getting rid of the Cat, the Digby Ferry,leaving a section of the 101 between Digby and Weymouth left undone, reducing Medical Care to next to naught, fears of the closure of the Digby Hospital,with similiar hanging over the Roseway Hospital in Shelburne paves the way for the demise of three counties .
I know of what I speak. I have spent the best part of forty years in all three from time to time and watched them slowly die chipped away until there's almost nothing left but awaiting the NDP undertaker to place the pennies on the eyes.
Of course, subsidize the ferries- both of them. It's time the political establishment gave some back!
Dan Mills
RR 4,Digby NS
BOV 1AO
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