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The International Journal of Neighbourhood Renewal
2nd Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
17th and 18th November 2010, Westminster London UK
The 2nd Annual Conference of the International Journal of Neighbourhood Renewal takes place in London in November 2010. This will be an exciting 2 day event for the 200 delegates to listen to a range of expert speakers and share your experiences and views on Neighbourhood Renewal with a range of other delegates. Details of the Conference can be found at www.neighbourhoodjournal.com but see below for a range of some of the confirmed speaking organisations.
Department for Communities and Local Government.
South Kilburn Partnership.
Manton Community Alliance.
The Reader Organisation.
London Borough of Lewisham.
London Borough of Newham.
Southampton City Council.
Wulvern Housing.
The Glass House.
Great Yarmouth Neighbourhood Management.
Harrow Road Neighbourhood Partnership.
Liverpool John Moores University.
University of Sheffield.
Make Good.
The cost to attend is £175 per person plus VAT. There are also a number of display spaces available which are competitively priced at £750 plus VAT. If you wish to sponsor the event please just let drop us an email and we can discuss a tailor made package for you. To book or submit an enquiry please email neighbourhoodjournal@googlemail.com and we will make the necessary arrangements.
We also run an awards ceremony for best neighbourhood renewal programmes and if you wish to be nominated or nominate a programme please just drop u an email.
With kind regards,
Neighbourhood Journal Conference Team
Holden Publishing
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
Hurricane Earl (2)
Earl moves into Nova Scotia
Hurricane moves east packing heavy rain, strong winds
By BEVERLEY WARE South Shore Bureau and THE CANADIAN PRESS | UPDATED 10:30 a.m.
Sat, Sep 4 - 4:54 AM
Frances Robinson and her son, Jeremy Rotundo, 14, prepare to take flight from approaching hurriciane Earl, while the two surveyed the wind, rain and waves at the Cape Forchu Lighthouse near Yarmouth on Saturday. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)
The scene at about 9 a.m. today at Mahone Bay as Earl marched toward the province. (ANDREW WAUGH)
At a media briefing on Friday, Chris Fogarty, program supervisor for the Canadian Hurricane Centre, points to a map that outlines hurricane Earl’s predicted wind speeds. The darkest areas are where the strongest winds will be felt. Earl is expected to bring wind and gusts in excess of 100 kilomet
Hurricane Earl slightly diminished in strength overnight but shifted to make landfall in the St. Margarets Bay area near Halifax, threatening to topple trees and down power lines as the storm barrelled through the Maritimes.
The storm, which forecasters called a marginal hurricane, brought strong winds and periodic sheets of rain throughout parts of Nova Scotia on Saturday morning.
``It's weakened a little,'' said Bill Appleby of the Canadian Hurricane Centre. ``One thing that's changed overnight is we actually have a little bit more of a defined eye.''
Appleby said that meant winds around the centre of the storm won't weaken as much as initially expected, fuelled in part by air and sea temperatures warmer than normal.
He said Earl was expected to make landfall in the early afternoon in the St. Margarets Bay area, west of Halifax, before curving up towards Pictou County in central Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.
» CLICK HERE for Canadian Hurricane Centre information
» CLICK HERE for U.S. National Hurricane Center
» CLICK HERE for complete coverage of tropical storm Earl
» WATCH VIDEO: Earl's progress
» CLICK HERE for power outage information
» CLICK HERE for Emergency Management Office website
Power outages were spreading across southern Nova Scotia, including Halifax, and the Annapolis Valley as the storm progressed.
Forecasters warned that signs, tree branches and utility lines could be knocked down, causing further power failures.
Nova Scotians started feeling Hurricane Earl's affects by 9 a.m. today, as a band of rains and high wind gusts moved in.
About 27,000 customers lost their power from Bridgewater through to pockets in Halifax as a result of high winds, the Nova Scotia Power website said. At about 11 a.m., more than 42,000 Nova Scotians were without power.
High waves and concerns for stormwatchers' safety prompted the RCMP to close off roads to Peggys Cove and Lawrencetown Beach as authorities feared people could be swept away.
Teeming rain was making travelling very difficult in and around metro Halifax, as several streets started to fill up with water.
The Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission barred tall-sided vehicles from the MacKay Bridge and also restricted cyclists and pedestrians from crossing the Macdonald Bridge, a commission spokesman said.
There was a report of a downed tree on Connolly Street in central Halifax and also a report that a gas truck had gone off Prospect Road.
Halifax Stanfield International Airport was also cancelling several flights. Travellers were advised to check the website for updates.
Emergency officials say the worst is over in Yarmouth and Queens counties.
Retired fisherman Clifford D'Entremont pulled up to the parking area at Lower West Pubnico's wind turbine farm shortly before 10:30 this morning hoping to see a few good waves crashing against the rocks.
Though the rain was pelting down, the wind was relatively tame. D'Entremont said he saw gusts top out at 60 kp/h. “The storm passed by here, no problems around here. I didn't even see a tree down,” he said in his thick Acadian accent.
He said the community took warnings of this storm seriously and didn't take any chances. “We're used to the sea around here,” D'Entremont said.
He first started seeing rain squalls around 6 a.m., but they tapered off until about 7 a.m. when “there was a good puff of rain.” While the rain continues to sweep the area in sporadic waves, the area does not seem to be as hard hit as east of Yarmouth County.
Harold Richardson, Yarmouth's emergency response coordinator, said there is a difference of opinion at the moment between American and Canadian authorities as to whether the storm is still a Category 1 hurricane or a tropical storm.
“It's marginal, right on the line, but as far as I'm concerned, wind is wind,” Richardson said.
The Miami Hurricane Centre has downgraded Earl to a tropical storm while Environment Canada says it is still a hurricane.
U.S. hurricane services had downgraded Earl to a tropical storm late Friday night, but in Canada it's still considered a Category 1 hurricane.
Emergency measures officials had a conference call with provincial officials shortly before 7 a.m. and believe things are well in hand for southwestern Nova Scotia at the moment.
Hurricane moves east packing heavy rain, strong winds
By BEVERLEY WARE South Shore Bureau and THE CANADIAN PRESS | UPDATED 10:30 a.m.
Sat, Sep 4 - 4:54 AM
Frances Robinson and her son, Jeremy Rotundo, 14, prepare to take flight from approaching hurriciane Earl, while the two surveyed the wind, rain and waves at the Cape Forchu Lighthouse near Yarmouth on Saturday. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)
The scene at about 9 a.m. today at Mahone Bay as Earl marched toward the province. (ANDREW WAUGH)
At a media briefing on Friday, Chris Fogarty, program supervisor for the Canadian Hurricane Centre, points to a map that outlines hurricane Earl’s predicted wind speeds. The darkest areas are where the strongest winds will be felt. Earl is expected to bring wind and gusts in excess of 100 kilomet
Hurricane Earl slightly diminished in strength overnight but shifted to make landfall in the St. Margarets Bay area near Halifax, threatening to topple trees and down power lines as the storm barrelled through the Maritimes.
The storm, which forecasters called a marginal hurricane, brought strong winds and periodic sheets of rain throughout parts of Nova Scotia on Saturday morning.
``It's weakened a little,'' said Bill Appleby of the Canadian Hurricane Centre. ``One thing that's changed overnight is we actually have a little bit more of a defined eye.''
Appleby said that meant winds around the centre of the storm won't weaken as much as initially expected, fuelled in part by air and sea temperatures warmer than normal.
He said Earl was expected to make landfall in the early afternoon in the St. Margarets Bay area, west of Halifax, before curving up towards Pictou County in central Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.
» CLICK HERE for Canadian Hurricane Centre information
» CLICK HERE for U.S. National Hurricane Center
» CLICK HERE for complete coverage of tropical storm Earl
» WATCH VIDEO: Earl's progress
» CLICK HERE for power outage information
» CLICK HERE for Emergency Management Office website
Power outages were spreading across southern Nova Scotia, including Halifax, and the Annapolis Valley as the storm progressed.
Forecasters warned that signs, tree branches and utility lines could be knocked down, causing further power failures.
Nova Scotians started feeling Hurricane Earl's affects by 9 a.m. today, as a band of rains and high wind gusts moved in.
About 27,000 customers lost their power from Bridgewater through to pockets in Halifax as a result of high winds, the Nova Scotia Power website said. At about 11 a.m., more than 42,000 Nova Scotians were without power.
High waves and concerns for stormwatchers' safety prompted the RCMP to close off roads to Peggys Cove and Lawrencetown Beach as authorities feared people could be swept away.
Teeming rain was making travelling very difficult in and around metro Halifax, as several streets started to fill up with water.
The Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission barred tall-sided vehicles from the MacKay Bridge and also restricted cyclists and pedestrians from crossing the Macdonald Bridge, a commission spokesman said.
There was a report of a downed tree on Connolly Street in central Halifax and also a report that a gas truck had gone off Prospect Road.
Halifax Stanfield International Airport was also cancelling several flights. Travellers were advised to check the website for updates.
Emergency officials say the worst is over in Yarmouth and Queens counties.
Retired fisherman Clifford D'Entremont pulled up to the parking area at Lower West Pubnico's wind turbine farm shortly before 10:30 this morning hoping to see a few good waves crashing against the rocks.
Though the rain was pelting down, the wind was relatively tame. D'Entremont said he saw gusts top out at 60 kp/h. “The storm passed by here, no problems around here. I didn't even see a tree down,” he said in his thick Acadian accent.
He said the community took warnings of this storm seriously and didn't take any chances. “We're used to the sea around here,” D'Entremont said.
He first started seeing rain squalls around 6 a.m., but they tapered off until about 7 a.m. when “there was a good puff of rain.” While the rain continues to sweep the area in sporadic waves, the area does not seem to be as hard hit as east of Yarmouth County.
Harold Richardson, Yarmouth's emergency response coordinator, said there is a difference of opinion at the moment between American and Canadian authorities as to whether the storm is still a Category 1 hurricane or a tropical storm.
“It's marginal, right on the line, but as far as I'm concerned, wind is wind,” Richardson said.
The Miami Hurricane Centre has downgraded Earl to a tropical storm while Environment Canada says it is still a hurricane.
U.S. hurricane services had downgraded Earl to a tropical storm late Friday night, but in Canada it's still considered a Category 1 hurricane.
Emergency measures officials had a conference call with provincial officials shortly before 7 a.m. and believe things are well in hand for southwestern Nova Scotia at the moment.
Hurricane Earl
Bikers set to wait out hurricane
Rally major event for town
By BILL POWER Business Reporter
Sat, Sep 4 - 4:54 AM
The scene Friday at the Wharf Rat Rally in Digby. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)
Stacey Butler receives a tattoo on her arm as her friend, Melody Didychuk, checks out her new design in a mirror. The pair, both of Moncton, treated themselves at the Skin Decision Piercing and Tattoo Studio trailer at the Wharf Rat Rally in Digby. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)
Hurricane Earl threatened to hobble the massive Wharf Rat Rally in Digby on Friday, but participants vowed to party on as soon as the big storm passes.
The huge Labour Day weekend celebration of motorcycling in the fishing town on the Bay of Fundy has become so big that some participants described the approaching hurricane as a minor setback.
"We’ll break down our display tonight and hunker down until the storm passes," Lantz entrepreneur Scott Rumley said in an interview.
Rumley said the Wharf Rat Rally has become a significant source of revenue for
his Chubby Boyz Choppers accessories business.
He said he and the other vendors clustered at the Digby marina were holding their ground despite the hurricane threat.
"This is certainly one of the biggest industry events we have going in Atlantic Canada, so all the vendors will be hanging in here as long as possible," Rumley said.
Even as he was speaking, Earl’s approach was darkening skies throughout southwest Nova Scotia.
About 200 vendors are participating in the Wharf Rat Rally, which started on Wednesday and runs through Monday. It was originally expected to attract more than 30,000 bikers and thousand of fans but organizer Glen Dunn conceded Friday that cancellations were mounting because of the hurricane.
"We’re keeping our eyes on the sky, but we’re a pretty resilient group," Dunn said.
"We’ve had a few vendors pack it in, but others moved in quickly to take their place."
Dunn said rally organizers will likely "batten down the hatches" early today and wait out the storm.
"We have displays here featuring millions of dollars worth of equipment, so we’re obviously taking the weather warnings seriously," he said.
Dunn put in a plug for area hotels and bed and breakfasts that might have lost revenue because of cancellations due to the storm.
"We’re hearing there are vacancies due to the weather, so we’re encouraging people to head this way as soon as it starts to clear," the rally organizer said.
John Larson, owner of Privateers Harley-Davidson in the Bayers Lake Business Park in Halifax, said he was ready to get his display motorcycles into their protective trailers if weather conditions warrant it, but he didn’t think it would come to that.
"The rumours of a hurricane hitting are greatly over-exaggerated," he said.
He blamed the media for blowing things out of proportion.
Before news of the approaching hurricane spread earlier in the week, participants had been banking on record crowds. The Wharf Rat Rally started six years ago with about 500 bikers and now could be the largest motorcycle event in Canada.
"The rally is getting so big that cancellations don’t seem to be a problem," said Julie Taylor, a partner in Skin Decision, a Truro piercing and tattooing business that has set up shop for the rally in a trailer a short distance from the marina.
"This is one of our biggest events of the year and we’ve been crazy busy.
"This place is going to be rocking after the storm passes."
( bpower@herald.ca)
‘We’re keeping our eyes on the sky, but we’re a pretty resilient group.’
Rat Rally organizer
GLEN DUNN
Rally major event for town
By BILL POWER Business Reporter
Sat, Sep 4 - 4:54 AM
The scene Friday at the Wharf Rat Rally in Digby. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)
Stacey Butler receives a tattoo on her arm as her friend, Melody Didychuk, checks out her new design in a mirror. The pair, both of Moncton, treated themselves at the Skin Decision Piercing and Tattoo Studio trailer at the Wharf Rat Rally in Digby. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)
Hurricane Earl threatened to hobble the massive Wharf Rat Rally in Digby on Friday, but participants vowed to party on as soon as the big storm passes.
The huge Labour Day weekend celebration of motorcycling in the fishing town on the Bay of Fundy has become so big that some participants described the approaching hurricane as a minor setback.
"We’ll break down our display tonight and hunker down until the storm passes," Lantz entrepreneur Scott Rumley said in an interview.
Rumley said the Wharf Rat Rally has become a significant source of revenue for
his Chubby Boyz Choppers accessories business.
He said he and the other vendors clustered at the Digby marina were holding their ground despite the hurricane threat.
"This is certainly one of the biggest industry events we have going in Atlantic Canada, so all the vendors will be hanging in here as long as possible," Rumley said.
Even as he was speaking, Earl’s approach was darkening skies throughout southwest Nova Scotia.
About 200 vendors are participating in the Wharf Rat Rally, which started on Wednesday and runs through Monday. It was originally expected to attract more than 30,000 bikers and thousand of fans but organizer Glen Dunn conceded Friday that cancellations were mounting because of the hurricane.
"We’re keeping our eyes on the sky, but we’re a pretty resilient group," Dunn said.
"We’ve had a few vendors pack it in, but others moved in quickly to take their place."
Dunn said rally organizers will likely "batten down the hatches" early today and wait out the storm.
"We have displays here featuring millions of dollars worth of equipment, so we’re obviously taking the weather warnings seriously," he said.
Dunn put in a plug for area hotels and bed and breakfasts that might have lost revenue because of cancellations due to the storm.
"We’re hearing there are vacancies due to the weather, so we’re encouraging people to head this way as soon as it starts to clear," the rally organizer said.
John Larson, owner of Privateers Harley-Davidson in the Bayers Lake Business Park in Halifax, said he was ready to get his display motorcycles into their protective trailers if weather conditions warrant it, but he didn’t think it would come to that.
"The rumours of a hurricane hitting are greatly over-exaggerated," he said.
He blamed the media for blowing things out of proportion.
Before news of the approaching hurricane spread earlier in the week, participants had been banking on record crowds. The Wharf Rat Rally started six years ago with about 500 bikers and now could be the largest motorcycle event in Canada.
"The rally is getting so big that cancellations don’t seem to be a problem," said Julie Taylor, a partner in Skin Decision, a Truro piercing and tattooing business that has set up shop for the rally in a trailer a short distance from the marina.
"This is one of our biggest events of the year and we’ve been crazy busy.
"This place is going to be rocking after the storm passes."
( bpower@herald.ca)
‘We’re keeping our eyes on the sky, but we’re a pretty resilient group.’
Rat Rally organizer
GLEN DUNN
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