Good day, Kathleen —
Well, we all just got one hour’s less sleep but, on the bright side, Spring is just around the corner. Here in Annapolis Digby, this mild weather gives us a great reason to get a head start on the tourism season. Whether you’re in the business of welcoming visitors to our region, or you’re seeing an otherwise familiar landscape with new eyes, Spring is the season of discovery. Let’s make the most of it!
DIGBY FERRY LIKELY TO PICK UP CAT TRAFFIC
With the termination of the CAT service, bus tour companies are now looking at entering Nova Scotia via the Princess of Acadia. To determine how best to meet this opportunity, and to discover some new ones, Destination Southwest Nova Association is holding an Industry Stakeholder Session this afternoon, at the Annapolis Basin Conference Centre, from 1:00 - 5:00 PM. We urge all local tourism operators and related businesses to attend.
DISCOVER GEMS IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD
The 5th Annual Annapolis Digby Tourism Showcase is a great opportunity for exhibitors to promote their products and services locally. And there’s still time to register as a vendor! For attendees, it’s a chance to experience the diversity of what our area has to offer while enjoying some great shopping. So, on Saturday, March 27, don’t miss this opportunity to support local artisans, retailers and service providers. This year, you can also enjoy presentations on gardening and community beautification.
GETTING A JUMP ON THE COMPETITION
In the Spring of 2009, we launched Golf & Gardens, a tourism initiative focussed primarily on the Halifax marketplace designed to put Annapolis Digby on the map as a mini-break destination, taking full advantage of the early season our region offers. This year, we’re expanding the billboard campaign to include two additional urban markets, doubling the media run, and redesigning the G&G website so that visitors can easily find and click on specific G&G packages.
MAY DAY: FARM MARKETS GEARING UP
There’s a new farm market on our horizon, sprouting up in the lovely seaside village of Hampton! The big kick-off is scheduled for May 21 with plans to offer lots of fresh, local foods. And while we’re on the subject of fresh food, a student lunch program promoting locally sourced produce was launched this week at two Lawrencetown schools.
DON’T MISS THE BIG FACE-OFF
Book your seat now for Social Media Face-Off, a forum to be lead by Terri McCulloch of the Bay of Fundy Tourism Partnership! She’ll be talking about the pros and cons of twitter, facebook and blogging — which is right for you and your business? Terri will help put you on the right social media track.
Speaking of big face-offs, join the entire population of Lawrencetown tonight at the firehall, as the community rallies to be named one of CBC Hockeyville’s Top 12 finalists! And on the weekend, don’t miss an opportunity to see Juno award winning recording artist Morgan Davis in Bear River.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Global WIND Warming
Monday, March 15, 2010
Wind Turbines Were Supposed to Stop Global Warming, Right? [Greg Pollowitz]
MIT says land-based wind farms warm the planet. TG Daily:
Opponents of land-based wind farms have a new ally in the form of MIT. Researchers there say that, far from mitigating global warming, land-based wind turbines actually increase the temperature around them.
With the US Department of Energy expecting wind power to account for a fifth of the US’s electricity supply by 2030, the team used a climate model to analyze the effects of millions of wind turbines on the climate.
Such a massive deployment could indeed make a difference, they found — though not necessarily a welcome one.
Ron Prinn, TEPCO Professor of Atmospheric Science, and principal research scientist Chien Wang of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences suggest that using wind turbines to meet 10 percent of global energy demand in 2100 could cause temperatures to rise by one degree Celsius in the regions on land where they're installed.
Wind Turbines Were Supposed to Stop Global Warming, Right? [Greg Pollowitz]
MIT says land-based wind farms warm the planet. TG Daily:
Opponents of land-based wind farms have a new ally in the form of MIT. Researchers there say that, far from mitigating global warming, land-based wind turbines actually increase the temperature around them.
With the US Department of Energy expecting wind power to account for a fifth of the US’s electricity supply by 2030, the team used a climate model to analyze the effects of millions of wind turbines on the climate.
Such a massive deployment could indeed make a difference, they found — though not necessarily a welcome one.
Ron Prinn, TEPCO Professor of Atmospheric Science, and principal research scientist Chien Wang of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences suggest that using wind turbines to meet 10 percent of global energy demand in 2100 could cause temperatures to rise by one degree Celsius in the regions on land where they're installed.
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Schools Under Discussion
From the Digby Courier
Report creates doubts about future of Digby Neck, Westport elementary school
By Tina Comeau Transcontinental Media
Topics : Islands Consolidated School , Westport elementary school , Tri-County Regional School Board , Brier Island , Long Island , Yarmouth The second phase of a school utilization report presented last week to Tri-County Regional School Board concludes that a new school should be built to replace the existing Islands Consolidated School.
The report also says the board should consider that building a new school to replace Islands Consolidated School could mean closing Digby Neck Consolidated School. However, no school can be recommended for closure until after a year-long school review process is carried out, and this isn’t expected to happen in the near future.
Former educator Jim Gunn, the consultant who prepared the report, says there is no urgency for the board to consider these scenarios within the next year. Still, he concludes that a consultation process should occur within the next two or three years.
Report creates doubts about future of Digby Neck, Westport elementary school
By Tina Comeau Transcontinental Media
Topics : Islands Consolidated School , Westport elementary school , Tri-County Regional School Board , Brier Island , Long Island , Yarmouth The second phase of a school utilization report presented last week to Tri-County Regional School Board concludes that a new school should be built to replace the existing Islands Consolidated School.
The report also says the board should consider that building a new school to replace Islands Consolidated School could mean closing Digby Neck Consolidated School. However, no school can be recommended for closure until after a year-long school review process is carried out, and this isn’t expected to happen in the near future.
Former educator Jim Gunn, the consultant who prepared the report, says there is no urgency for the board to consider these scenarios within the next year. Still, he concludes that a consultation process should occur within the next two or three years.
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