Saturday, May 1, 2010
Concert Tomorrow in Digby
Join the Fundy Chorale for an early May performance at the Trinity Anglican church venue. Choose from a 3 pm or a 7 pm performance, or you may like it so much, you'll see them both! Bring your mother for an early Mother's Day present, bring a friend, relative, spouse or just your lovely self. Arrive early to get the best parking spots.
Op Ed from "The Coast
The CoastApril 28, 2010OPINION » EDITORIAL
A mighty wind Nova Scotia's tough new renewable energy targets also target the health of rural residents.
by Bruce Wark
Nova Scotia’s energy minister was delivering a prepared speech atop Dalhousie Mountain, Pictou County last Friday when he suddenly stopped to observe, "My god, it’s quiet isn’t it?" Bill Estabrooks was standing beneath the barely-turning blades of a 400-foot wind turbine. Six of nine turbines in the distance stood stock still. Seemingly unaware of the irony, Estabrooks touted provincial plans for more industrial wind factories. The NDP hopes that within 10 years, 40 percent of our electricity will be produced from renewable sources such as water, wood and most of all, wind.[1] [2] Except that on the day of the big announcement, there was barely a breeze, underscoring the unfortunate fact that wind turbines produce electricity only about a third of the time, often when there’s little demand for it.[3] [4]
The 34 turbines on Dalhousie Mountain, where Estabrooks and Premier Darrell Dexter announced their renewable energy targets, stretch for 10 kilometres and cost $130 million.[5] They generate only about 1.3 percent of Nova Scotia’s power. In fact, all 79 wind turbines in the province generate only about 2.8 percent of our power.[6] That means that if the NDP politicians don’t come to their senses, many more gigantic wind turbines will march across the landscape as the government strives to more than double renewable electricity generation by 2015 and to quadruple it by 2020. And that raises this question: What will we do two thirds of the time when the wind isn’t blowing?
The government’s answer is that wind can be backed up by burning natural gas.[7] Some experts warn, however, that turning ordinary gas turbines up and down to match wind fluctuations is wasteful, inefficient and could actually increase greenhouse gas emissions. Better, they say, to invest in more efficient systems such as the one at Tufts Cove in Dartmouth where Nova Scotia Power is spending $84 million to recover waste heat from two gas turbines to power a steam turbine. Investing in such combined-cycle turbines would be cheaper than spending hundreds of millions on wind turbines that need to be backed up by natural gas anyway. Why build two generation systems when one would do?[8] [9]
Besides, avoiding building more industrial wind factories would protect rural Nova Scotians who will be increasingly exposed to noisy turbines as the pressure grows to meet renewable energy targets.[10] [11] Darrell Dexter says there’s no scientific proof wind turbines cause harm,[12] but several peer-reviewed scientific studies say otherwise.[13][14] The premier also seems to have forgotten his 2005 conversation with Ward and Mae Brubacher, a couple in their 50s, who live 750 metres from two turbines on remote Fitzpatrick Mountain, Pictou County. Ward says when strong winds blow, the noise vibrations are like the booming of car stereo speakers. "Many times we have laid awake in bed with all the windows shut in the house listening to the whompf, whompf, whompf," he says. "You get up, you read, you wait until you’re exhausted so you can sleep through it."
Mae says she’s been forced to stop gardening and drive into Pictou to get a break from the noise. "Sometimes it’s four to five days in a row when it’s really loud. You’re losing sleep and there are certain days when you’re stressed to the limit. Then you finally get a break." The Brubachers generate electricity from a solar panel and live completely off the grid. "We’re not against green energy," Ward says, but wind turbines are destroying their peace and quiet.[15]
Meantime, a group of residents who live in Pictou County wrote to the minister of health this month requesting a temporary halt to industrial wind factories. The residents, members of the Eco Awareness Society, are opposing the installation of wind turbines on Browns Mountain about 1,440 metres above their homes. They sent the minister hundreds of pages of affadavits and testimonies from all over the world documenting the health effects of industrial wind including insomnia, migraines, dizziness, depression and problems with mental concentration and memory. They’re hoping Maureen MacDonald will order an independent scientific study of the health effects of wind power before the province embarks on its long and windy, dead-end road.[16]
Notes:
1. The province’s Renewal Electricity Plan is outlined in a clearly written, 28-page background report which states on page 16: "Wind will be the mainstay of our efforts to reach the 2015 renewable energy commitment..." and, "It seems likely that the largest portion of new renewable energy in 2020 will come from wind..."
2. The provincial background report (see link in footnote #1) acknowledges the intermittency of wind on page 19: "A key obstacle to the development of renewable energy is the fact that our best renewable sources — wind and tidal — are by their nature intermittent. Because they depend on natural forces that come and go, intermittent sources cannot provide a constant stream of electricity."
3. A wind factory’s average power output can be expressed as its "capacity factor." The Lightbucket blog explains: "The capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the electrical energy produced in a given period of time to the electrical energy that could have been produced at continuous maximum power operation during the same period." Lightbucket’s Table 1 shows an average world capacity factor for wind of only 19.6% in 2006.
4. The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) which represents industrial wind producers boasts that the capacity factor at a PEI wind farm --- "sited in one of Canada’s windiest locations" – has a capacity factor of 40%.
5. Info from Firelight Infrastructure Partners, investors in the Dalhousie Mountain project from a fact sheet distributed to the media on April 23/10.
6. Figures on Dalhousie Mountain wind generation and total Nova Scotia wind generation verified by Nova Scotia Power, April 26/10.
7. See the provincial background report (link in footnote #1), page 19: The report describes natural gas as "clean and local" and adds that it is the best choice of fuel for backing up intermittent wind generators. "Although it is a fossil fuel, natural gas burns far cleaner than coal or oil. It releases less carbon, much less sulphur dioxide, fewer nitrogen oxides, and virtually no ash or particulate matter. Unlike coal fired plants, gas turbines can start up and shut down quickly to match changes in the wind and tides. Nova Scotia has substantial deposits of natural gas offshore and onshore. Its use also benefits our economy." On pages 23-24, the provincial background report discusses the possibility of importing hydro-electricity from Hydro Quebec and/or Labrador as a back up for wind. It makes it clear, however, that expensive new transmission lines would have to be built. "Unfortunately, at the moment, Nova Scotia is almost an island in terms of electricity." Nova Scotia would also have to change its rules to allow imported back-up power to be counted as part of its renewable energy targets. At the moment, power must be generated in Nova Scotia to qualify as renewable.
8. Based on a report by Peter Lang, a retired Australian engineer with 40 years experience with a variety of energy/electricity projects. In a report entitled, "Cost and Quantity of Greenhouse Gas Emssions Avoided by Wind Generation", Lang concludes that: "1. Wind power does not avoid significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. 2. Wind power is a very high cost way to avoid greenhouse gas emissions. 3. Wind power, even with high capacity penetration, can not make a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions."
9. For details on the Tufts Cove combined-cycle system see the N.S. Power website
10. See, Nina Pierpont’s recent book "Wind Turbine Syndrome."
11. For comprehensive information on health risks and effects see:http://www.savewesternny.org/docs/pierpont_testimony.html
12. During the media scrum at Dalhousie Mountain on April 23/10, I asked Premier Dexter about possible harm to the health of rural Nova Scotians. He replied: "Well, as you know, this is something that’s been looked at through numerous peer-reviewed studies. They have not found any connection between wind farms and people’s health, but we know that those questions get raised so we’re continuing to monitor the science in relation to it and to see if there’s anything that should give rise to concern." The premier appeared to be basing his comment on a study of available scientific literature commissioned by the Canadian and American wind energy associations. It is called: "Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects." Nova Scotia Power gave me a copy in an attempt to refute claims made by Nina Pierpont and other doctors (see footnote #10).
13. For sharp criticism of the industry association report see an updated version of the paper entitled"Summary of Recent Research on Adverse Health Effects of Wind Turbines."
The original paper can be found here.
14. Allison Denning, regional environmental assessment coordinator at the federal health departmentsent a letter to the provincial environment department on August 6, 2009 formally objecting to a statement made by proponents of the Digby Wind Power Project. Denning writes: "The final sentence in Appendix B states that ‘there is no peer-reviewed scientific evidence indicating that wind turbines have an adverse impact on human health’. In fact, there are peer reviewed scientific articles indicating that wind turbines may have an adverse impact on human health." Denning then lists eight such studies.
15. I had two conversations with Ward and Mae Brubacher. One by phone on March 1, 2010 and the second in person when I visited them after the NDP Dalhousie Mountain announcement on April 23/10. I played them Darrell Dexter’s comment denying any health effects and they mentioned having discussed their noise problems with him during a meeting organized by their neighbour. Other selected quotes: Ward: "Some days it’s so noisy we have to come in the house, shut all the windows and doors and turn on the TV." Mae notes that thankfully there are days when the wind doesn’t blow very hard and peace and quiet returns: "When it goes on all day, it creates a lot of stress. If this were to go on all the time, we’d have to move." Ward: "It’s definitely a better way to generate electricity, but there’s another side to this. These big wind farms are in our faces, disrupting the natural landscape. Sure they are a marvel to look at. But if they’re in your view all day that’s a sacrifice as well." The Brubachers operate a small business that helps rural property and woodlot owners create their own nature trails and recreational facilities. The two .8 MW wind turbines near them are owned and operated by Shear Wind Inc., a company based in Bedford, N.S. For the Brubacher’s blog, see here.
A mighty wind Nova Scotia's tough new renewable energy targets also target the health of rural residents.
by Bruce Wark
Nova Scotia’s energy minister was delivering a prepared speech atop Dalhousie Mountain, Pictou County last Friday when he suddenly stopped to observe, "My god, it’s quiet isn’t it?" Bill Estabrooks was standing beneath the barely-turning blades of a 400-foot wind turbine. Six of nine turbines in the distance stood stock still. Seemingly unaware of the irony, Estabrooks touted provincial plans for more industrial wind factories. The NDP hopes that within 10 years, 40 percent of our electricity will be produced from renewable sources such as water, wood and most of all, wind.[1] [2] Except that on the day of the big announcement, there was barely a breeze, underscoring the unfortunate fact that wind turbines produce electricity only about a third of the time, often when there’s little demand for it.[3] [4]
The 34 turbines on Dalhousie Mountain, where Estabrooks and Premier Darrell Dexter announced their renewable energy targets, stretch for 10 kilometres and cost $130 million.[5] They generate only about 1.3 percent of Nova Scotia’s power. In fact, all 79 wind turbines in the province generate only about 2.8 percent of our power.[6] That means that if the NDP politicians don’t come to their senses, many more gigantic wind turbines will march across the landscape as the government strives to more than double renewable electricity generation by 2015 and to quadruple it by 2020. And that raises this question: What will we do two thirds of the time when the wind isn’t blowing?
The government’s answer is that wind can be backed up by burning natural gas.[7] Some experts warn, however, that turning ordinary gas turbines up and down to match wind fluctuations is wasteful, inefficient and could actually increase greenhouse gas emissions. Better, they say, to invest in more efficient systems such as the one at Tufts Cove in Dartmouth where Nova Scotia Power is spending $84 million to recover waste heat from two gas turbines to power a steam turbine. Investing in such combined-cycle turbines would be cheaper than spending hundreds of millions on wind turbines that need to be backed up by natural gas anyway. Why build two generation systems when one would do?[8] [9]
Besides, avoiding building more industrial wind factories would protect rural Nova Scotians who will be increasingly exposed to noisy turbines as the pressure grows to meet renewable energy targets.[10] [11] Darrell Dexter says there’s no scientific proof wind turbines cause harm,[12] but several peer-reviewed scientific studies say otherwise.[13][14] The premier also seems to have forgotten his 2005 conversation with Ward and Mae Brubacher, a couple in their 50s, who live 750 metres from two turbines on remote Fitzpatrick Mountain, Pictou County. Ward says when strong winds blow, the noise vibrations are like the booming of car stereo speakers. "Many times we have laid awake in bed with all the windows shut in the house listening to the whompf, whompf, whompf," he says. "You get up, you read, you wait until you’re exhausted so you can sleep through it."
Mae says she’s been forced to stop gardening and drive into Pictou to get a break from the noise. "Sometimes it’s four to five days in a row when it’s really loud. You’re losing sleep and there are certain days when you’re stressed to the limit. Then you finally get a break." The Brubachers generate electricity from a solar panel and live completely off the grid. "We’re not against green energy," Ward says, but wind turbines are destroying their peace and quiet.[15]
Meantime, a group of residents who live in Pictou County wrote to the minister of health this month requesting a temporary halt to industrial wind factories. The residents, members of the Eco Awareness Society, are opposing the installation of wind turbines on Browns Mountain about 1,440 metres above their homes. They sent the minister hundreds of pages of affadavits and testimonies from all over the world documenting the health effects of industrial wind including insomnia, migraines, dizziness, depression and problems with mental concentration and memory. They’re hoping Maureen MacDonald will order an independent scientific study of the health effects of wind power before the province embarks on its long and windy, dead-end road.[16]
Notes:
1. The province’s Renewal Electricity Plan is outlined in a clearly written, 28-page background report which states on page 16: "Wind will be the mainstay of our efforts to reach the 2015 renewable energy commitment..." and, "It seems likely that the largest portion of new renewable energy in 2020 will come from wind..."
2. The provincial background report (see link in footnote #1) acknowledges the intermittency of wind on page 19: "A key obstacle to the development of renewable energy is the fact that our best renewable sources — wind and tidal — are by their nature intermittent. Because they depend on natural forces that come and go, intermittent sources cannot provide a constant stream of electricity."
3. A wind factory’s average power output can be expressed as its "capacity factor." The Lightbucket blog explains: "The capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the electrical energy produced in a given period of time to the electrical energy that could have been produced at continuous maximum power operation during the same period." Lightbucket’s Table 1 shows an average world capacity factor for wind of only 19.6% in 2006.
4. The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) which represents industrial wind producers boasts that the capacity factor at a PEI wind farm --- "sited in one of Canada’s windiest locations" – has a capacity factor of 40%.
5. Info from Firelight Infrastructure Partners, investors in the Dalhousie Mountain project from a fact sheet distributed to the media on April 23/10.
6. Figures on Dalhousie Mountain wind generation and total Nova Scotia wind generation verified by Nova Scotia Power, April 26/10.
7. See the provincial background report (link in footnote #1), page 19: The report describes natural gas as "clean and local" and adds that it is the best choice of fuel for backing up intermittent wind generators. "Although it is a fossil fuel, natural gas burns far cleaner than coal or oil. It releases less carbon, much less sulphur dioxide, fewer nitrogen oxides, and virtually no ash or particulate matter. Unlike coal fired plants, gas turbines can start up and shut down quickly to match changes in the wind and tides. Nova Scotia has substantial deposits of natural gas offshore and onshore. Its use also benefits our economy." On pages 23-24, the provincial background report discusses the possibility of importing hydro-electricity from Hydro Quebec and/or Labrador as a back up for wind. It makes it clear, however, that expensive new transmission lines would have to be built. "Unfortunately, at the moment, Nova Scotia is almost an island in terms of electricity." Nova Scotia would also have to change its rules to allow imported back-up power to be counted as part of its renewable energy targets. At the moment, power must be generated in Nova Scotia to qualify as renewable.
8. Based on a report by Peter Lang, a retired Australian engineer with 40 years experience with a variety of energy/electricity projects. In a report entitled, "Cost and Quantity of Greenhouse Gas Emssions Avoided by Wind Generation", Lang concludes that: "1. Wind power does not avoid significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. 2. Wind power is a very high cost way to avoid greenhouse gas emissions. 3. Wind power, even with high capacity penetration, can not make a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions."
9. For details on the Tufts Cove combined-cycle system see the N.S. Power website
10. See, Nina Pierpont’s recent book "Wind Turbine Syndrome."
11. For comprehensive information on health risks and effects see:http://www.savewesternny.org/docs/pierpont_testimony.html
12. During the media scrum at Dalhousie Mountain on April 23/10, I asked Premier Dexter about possible harm to the health of rural Nova Scotians. He replied: "Well, as you know, this is something that’s been looked at through numerous peer-reviewed studies. They have not found any connection between wind farms and people’s health, but we know that those questions get raised so we’re continuing to monitor the science in relation to it and to see if there’s anything that should give rise to concern." The premier appeared to be basing his comment on a study of available scientific literature commissioned by the Canadian and American wind energy associations. It is called: "Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects." Nova Scotia Power gave me a copy in an attempt to refute claims made by Nina Pierpont and other doctors (see footnote #10).
13. For sharp criticism of the industry association report see an updated version of the paper entitled"Summary of Recent Research on Adverse Health Effects of Wind Turbines."
The original paper can be found here.
14. Allison Denning, regional environmental assessment coordinator at the federal health departmentsent a letter to the provincial environment department on August 6, 2009 formally objecting to a statement made by proponents of the Digby Wind Power Project. Denning writes: "The final sentence in Appendix B states that ‘there is no peer-reviewed scientific evidence indicating that wind turbines have an adverse impact on human health’. In fact, there are peer reviewed scientific articles indicating that wind turbines may have an adverse impact on human health." Denning then lists eight such studies.
15. I had two conversations with Ward and Mae Brubacher. One by phone on March 1, 2010 and the second in person when I visited them after the NDP Dalhousie Mountain announcement on April 23/10. I played them Darrell Dexter’s comment denying any health effects and they mentioned having discussed their noise problems with him during a meeting organized by their neighbour. Other selected quotes: Ward: "Some days it’s so noisy we have to come in the house, shut all the windows and doors and turn on the TV." Mae notes that thankfully there are days when the wind doesn’t blow very hard and peace and quiet returns: "When it goes on all day, it creates a lot of stress. If this were to go on all the time, we’d have to move." Ward: "It’s definitely a better way to generate electricity, but there’s another side to this. These big wind farms are in our faces, disrupting the natural landscape. Sure they are a marvel to look at. But if they’re in your view all day that’s a sacrifice as well." The Brubachers operate a small business that helps rural property and woodlot owners create their own nature trails and recreational facilities. The two .8 MW wind turbines near them are owned and operated by Shear Wind Inc., a company based in Bedford, N.S. For the Brubacher’s blog, see here.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
China to Build Nuclear Reactors in Pakistan
China to Build Two Nuclear Reactors in Pakistan, FT Reports
April 29, 2010, 2:45 AM EDT
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e-mail this story print this story digg this save to del.icio.us add to Business Exchange April 29 (Bloomberg) -- China has agreed to build two civilian nuclear reactors in Pakistan, the Financial Times reported, citing Chinese companies and unnamed government officials in Beijing and Islamabad.
The Chinese government gave approval for the construction of at least two 650-megawatt reactors in Chashma in Punjab province, according to the report. The FT didn’t say the agreement was for which phase of construction.
China’s accord to build the reactors in Pakistan heightened concerns about the safety of nuclear equipment in the South Asian nation, which is battling Taliban militants in the northwest. U.S. President Barack Obama won commitments from 46 nations, including China and Pakistan, to lock down nuclear material and keep it out of the hands of terrorists after a two- day summit in Washington ended April 14.
China and Pakistan signed an agreement to finance two 340- megawatt nuclear reactors in Chashma in February after an initial accord for the construction of the plants was agreed in 2008, China National Nuclear Corp. said in a statement on its Web site on March 1.
The 340-megawatt reactors are to be built under the third and fourth phase of the Chashma project, according to the March statement. The Chinese company, China’s biggest operator of nuclear reactors, constructed the first two reactors in Chashma.
The accord also puts China at odds with India. The two nations, which fought a war in 1962, are trying to boost relations and end years of mistrust and disagreements that include Chinese construction in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
Chen Xibo, spokesman for China National Nuclear, couldn’t be reached on his office and mobile phone for comment. Qin Zhijun, the head of the nuclear power department at the National Energy Administration, China’s top energy planning body, didn’t answer calls to his office telephone.
--Chua Baizhen. Editors: Ang Bee Lin, Ryan Woo.
April 29, 2010, 2:45 AM EDT
More From Businessweek
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Pakistan Petroleum Win Four Oil&Gas Exploration Blocks
Naphtha Margin Narrowing to Gasoline on China: Energy Markets
Anglo American Says Its Annual Net Income Fell to $2.43 Billion
PetroChina Expands Overseas Operations, Raises Output (Update1)
Story Tools
e-mail this story print this story digg this save to del.icio.us add to Business Exchange April 29 (Bloomberg) -- China has agreed to build two civilian nuclear reactors in Pakistan, the Financial Times reported, citing Chinese companies and unnamed government officials in Beijing and Islamabad.
The Chinese government gave approval for the construction of at least two 650-megawatt reactors in Chashma in Punjab province, according to the report. The FT didn’t say the agreement was for which phase of construction.
China’s accord to build the reactors in Pakistan heightened concerns about the safety of nuclear equipment in the South Asian nation, which is battling Taliban militants in the northwest. U.S. President Barack Obama won commitments from 46 nations, including China and Pakistan, to lock down nuclear material and keep it out of the hands of terrorists after a two- day summit in Washington ended April 14.
China and Pakistan signed an agreement to finance two 340- megawatt nuclear reactors in Chashma in February after an initial accord for the construction of the plants was agreed in 2008, China National Nuclear Corp. said in a statement on its Web site on March 1.
The 340-megawatt reactors are to be built under the third and fourth phase of the Chashma project, according to the March statement. The Chinese company, China’s biggest operator of nuclear reactors, constructed the first two reactors in Chashma.
The accord also puts China at odds with India. The two nations, which fought a war in 1962, are trying to boost relations and end years of mistrust and disagreements that include Chinese construction in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
Chen Xibo, spokesman for China National Nuclear, couldn’t be reached on his office and mobile phone for comment. Qin Zhijun, the head of the nuclear power department at the National Energy Administration, China’s top energy planning body, didn’t answer calls to his office telephone.
--Chua Baizhen. Editors: Ang Bee Lin, Ryan Woo.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Loyalist Lives- Curious?
Blogger's Note: No address was given with this post for Holdsworth House. This is your opportunity to phone Heritage at Municipal council office, or go in and talk with Robert Hersey-he's great!
Special Events
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LOYALIST
August 29th, 2010
12noon--4 pm
Come and spend a day at the Holdsworth House c.1784 and experience first hand, what life was like for the Loyalist settlers of the Towne of Digby in the 18th century. You will be given a guided tour of the Holdsworth House telling you of the Holdsworth family that built and lived in this home until the late 1990's.
In the restored open-hearth kitchen, we will be preparing a traditional meal, all cooked over open flame. Take this time to sample tasty treats, including bread baked in the brick oven. Since it will be summer's end, preserving and canning will also be demonstrated at this time.
Outside on the property, overlooking the majestic Bay Of Fundy, costumed interpreters will tell you of our Heirloom vegetable garden. All vegetable seeds were selected to reflect what would have be available to the gardener in the 18th and 19th
century. Have you ever had "Cardoon" in your stew? Do you wonder what a white tomato would taste like? Why do they call this beet a blood turnip?
During this time we will be cleaning the fleece sheared from the sheep and preparing it for dyeing. All the dyes come from natural plants and other dye-stuff that would have been available to the early homesteaders.
Admission:free will offering
HAUNTED HISTORY WALK
If you are interested in the Darker Side of Digby's history, join Margaret on the Haunted History walk.
August 24th, 26th, and 28th. The walk starts at the Holdsworth House in the evening hour of 8 o'clock.
The walk ends at the Holdsworth House approximately one and one-half hours later, where refreshments are served and the story telling continues.
You may even see the Grimm Reaper!!!!!!!!!!!
$8.00/person
Special Events
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE LOYALIST
August 29th, 2010
12noon--4 pm
Come and spend a day at the Holdsworth House c.1784 and experience first hand, what life was like for the Loyalist settlers of the Towne of Digby in the 18th century. You will be given a guided tour of the Holdsworth House telling you of the Holdsworth family that built and lived in this home until the late 1990's.
In the restored open-hearth kitchen, we will be preparing a traditional meal, all cooked over open flame. Take this time to sample tasty treats, including bread baked in the brick oven. Since it will be summer's end, preserving and canning will also be demonstrated at this time.
Outside on the property, overlooking the majestic Bay Of Fundy, costumed interpreters will tell you of our Heirloom vegetable garden. All vegetable seeds were selected to reflect what would have be available to the gardener in the 18th and 19th
century. Have you ever had "Cardoon" in your stew? Do you wonder what a white tomato would taste like? Why do they call this beet a blood turnip?
During this time we will be cleaning the fleece sheared from the sheep and preparing it for dyeing. All the dyes come from natural plants and other dye-stuff that would have been available to the early homesteaders.
Admission:free will offering
HAUNTED HISTORY WALK
If you are interested in the Darker Side of Digby's history, join Margaret on the Haunted History walk.
August 24th, 26th, and 28th. The walk starts at the Holdsworth House in the evening hour of 8 o'clock.
The walk ends at the Holdsworth House approximately one and one-half hours later, where refreshments are served and the story telling continues.
You may even see the Grimm Reaper!!!!!!!!!!!
$8.00/person
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Bear River Health Clinic News
Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic
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May 2010
Acupuncture – Traditional Chinese Acupuncture by Joe Kubinec. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture by Joe
Kubinec is available on Wednesdays unless otherwise posted. This treatment is good for back pain,
arthritis, menopause, headaches, insomnia, stop smoking and many other conditions. Appointments are
booked through the Clinic.
Audiology – Neil Hackett is in every other Friday to help with your hearing needs. Please call 1-866-299-
2016 to book appointment.
BodyTalk System –Jocelyn incorporates balancing techniques using muscle testing. Your body determines
healing priorities. Book appointments through the Clinic. For further information call Jocelyn at
467-0771 or visit www.bodytalksystem.com
Counselling/Clinical Hypnotherapy – Gayle Allen is in once a month, beginning the 18th of this month, to
help you with a great number of concerns. Call the Clinic to book appointments and for more info.
You can also call Gayle for more info at 526-2850.
Electrolysis – Ronda Best is in once a month for all your hair removal needs. Call 1-902-791-0953 for
more information or to book your appointment.
Esthetics –Charlene Decker is in monthly for waxing, manicures and pedicures. To book an appointment
or for more information, call 1-902-362-2137.
Juniper House Outreach – Lori is available to see clients at our Clinic. Please call 245-4789 to book your
appointment.
Physician Services – Dr. Roy Harding is seeing patients by appointment only. Due to high patient
numbers, Dr. Harding has had to limit his practice to those he has already seen here at our Clinic.
Senior Services – Nurse Practitioner, Dianne Corbett, RN specializes in concerns specific to the elderly,
such as memory loss, complicated medical conditions and poor coordination/balance. For more
information or to book an appointment, call the Clinic.
Note: Times and dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Join us in Welcoming Gayle Allen…
Gayle offers counseling and medical hypnotherapy which
can help with ADHD, addictions, body image, cancer,
concentration, headaches/migraine, nail biting, pain
relief, phobias, relaxation, skin and sleep disorders,
smoking cessation, weight control among many other
issues.
For more info, or to book your appointment, phone 467-
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Spa Day at the Clinic
Pamper your Mom this year with a special day out.
Begin or end it with a spa visit!
Four treatments of ½ hour each, combined with snacks
and refreshments, all for only $100!
Treatments include: Choice of facial acupuncture/acupressure;
therapeutic foot massage/Quantum Touch;
Body Talk session and a pedicure.
Tickets available at the Clinic. Very limited supply.
Proceeds are for Relay for Life
Board meetings are the first Tuesday of each month and are open to the public.
Please note the Board does not meet in July and August.
NOTICE: The Board of Directors for the Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic is in urgent need
of new Board Members. Please consider getting involved in decisions about our Community’s health!
Clinic Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Email: bear.riverclinic@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: bearriverandareaclinic.ca
Phone: 467-3611 Fax: 467-3339
May 2010
Acupuncture – Traditional Chinese Acupuncture by Joe Kubinec. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture by Joe
Kubinec is available on Wednesdays unless otherwise posted. This treatment is good for back pain,
arthritis, menopause, headaches, insomnia, stop smoking and many other conditions. Appointments are
booked through the Clinic.
Audiology – Neil Hackett is in every other Friday to help with your hearing needs. Please call 1-866-299-
2016 to book appointment.
BodyTalk System –Jocelyn incorporates balancing techniques using muscle testing. Your body determines
healing priorities. Book appointments through the Clinic. For further information call Jocelyn at
467-0771 or visit www.bodytalksystem.com
Counselling/Clinical Hypnotherapy – Gayle Allen is in once a month, beginning the 18th of this month, to
help you with a great number of concerns. Call the Clinic to book appointments and for more info.
You can also call Gayle for more info at 526-2850.
Electrolysis – Ronda Best is in once a month for all your hair removal needs. Call 1-902-791-0953 for
more information or to book your appointment.
Esthetics –Charlene Decker is in monthly for waxing, manicures and pedicures. To book an appointment
or for more information, call 1-902-362-2137.
Juniper House Outreach – Lori is available to see clients at our Clinic. Please call 245-4789 to book your
appointment.
Physician Services – Dr. Roy Harding is seeing patients by appointment only. Due to high patient
numbers, Dr. Harding has had to limit his practice to those he has already seen here at our Clinic.
Senior Services – Nurse Practitioner, Dianne Corbett, RN specializes in concerns specific to the elderly,
such as memory loss, complicated medical conditions and poor coordination/balance. For more
information or to book an appointment, call the Clinic.
Note: Times and dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Join us in Welcoming Gayle Allen…
Gayle offers counseling and medical hypnotherapy which
can help with ADHD, addictions, body image, cancer,
concentration, headaches/migraine, nail biting, pain
relief, phobias, relaxation, skin and sleep disorders,
smoking cessation, weight control among many other
issues.
For more info, or to book your appointment, phone 467-
3611. If just looking for more info, Gayle can be reached
at [902] 526-2850 or harhypno@msn.com
Spa Day at the Clinic
Pamper your Mom this year with a special day out.
Begin or end it with a spa visit!
Four treatments of ½ hour each, combined with snacks
and refreshments, all for only $100!
Treatments include: Choice of facial acupuncture/acupressure;
therapeutic foot massage/Quantum Touch;
Body Talk session and a pedicure.
Tickets available at the Clinic. Very limited supply.
Proceeds are for Relay for Life
Board meetings are the first Tuesday of each month and are open to the public.
Please note the Board does not meet in July and August.
NOTICE: The Board of Directors for the Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic is in urgent need
of new Board Members. Please consider getting involved in decisions about our Community’s health!
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Forestry and Biomass
NS: Renewable Electricity Plan concerns forest industry
By Staff, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Daily Business Buzz, Apr. 28/10
[TRURO, NS] – The Forest Products Association of Nova Scotia (FPANS) has concerns with Nova Scotia’s new Renewable Electricity Plan released on April 23 by the provincial government.
FPANS has long been an advocate for third-party certification programs that promote sustainable forest management. FPANS also promotes the fact there are a number of programs that meet that standard, not just one. The Association is concerned the government is creating a monopoly for one certification system and limiting the options electricity producers will have for using biomass.
FPANS believes unnecessarily restrictive limitations have been set by requiring all forest biomass used to produce new green electricity to come only from companies with lands that are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.
The plan places further restrictions requiring that biomass come only from stem boles (tree stems) and not from tree tops, limbs, bark, etc. FPANS is concerned that this requirement is not based in science.
“By placing these restrictions on where biomass can come from, we believe the government has taken environmental and economic opportunities away from countless Nova Scotians and will have a direct effect on the forest industry,” says Steve Talbot, executive director of FPANS. “We fully understand the importance of ensuring forest sustainability – that’s our livelihood – but why make arbitrary restrictions that cut out the vast majority of woodland owners, forest fibre providers or potential energy producers from helping provide more green energy to this province.”
FPANS also has concerns the plan didn’t move forward with feed-in-tariffs (FITs) for small-scale electricity production at private businesses, like sawmills and farms. With access to a more open FIT program, these companies could have sold excess electricity to the grid with small changes to their current energy production systems. Without the guaranteed return of a FIT program, these projects will not move forward with helping to secure industry jobs and reach the province’s green energy targets.
By Staff, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Daily Business Buzz, Apr. 28/10
[TRURO, NS] – The Forest Products Association of Nova Scotia (FPANS) has concerns with Nova Scotia’s new Renewable Electricity Plan released on April 23 by the provincial government.
FPANS has long been an advocate for third-party certification programs that promote sustainable forest management. FPANS also promotes the fact there are a number of programs that meet that standard, not just one. The Association is concerned the government is creating a monopoly for one certification system and limiting the options electricity producers will have for using biomass.
FPANS believes unnecessarily restrictive limitations have been set by requiring all forest biomass used to produce new green electricity to come only from companies with lands that are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.
The plan places further restrictions requiring that biomass come only from stem boles (tree stems) and not from tree tops, limbs, bark, etc. FPANS is concerned that this requirement is not based in science.
“By placing these restrictions on where biomass can come from, we believe the government has taken environmental and economic opportunities away from countless Nova Scotians and will have a direct effect on the forest industry,” says Steve Talbot, executive director of FPANS. “We fully understand the importance of ensuring forest sustainability – that’s our livelihood – but why make arbitrary restrictions that cut out the vast majority of woodland owners, forest fibre providers or potential energy producers from helping provide more green energy to this province.”
FPANS also has concerns the plan didn’t move forward with feed-in-tariffs (FITs) for small-scale electricity production at private businesses, like sawmills and farms. With access to a more open FIT program, these companies could have sold excess electricity to the grid with small changes to their current energy production systems. Without the guaranteed return of a FIT program, these projects will not move forward with helping to secure industry jobs and reach the province’s green energy targets.
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Ever Heard of the Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas?
Contact info at end
The final field season for the Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas is underway. Some or our year-round birds are already breeding and some of the early migrants are starting to arrive. This is a great time of the year to try to get around at dusk and see what you can hear. Just going out into my back yard in the last few weeks I have heard a barred owl calling (new to the square) and last night I had a northern saw-whet owl singing in the woods behind my house. That was a first for me! There are a lot of squares in Region 16 that are seeing the species for the first time. Are they in yours?
How is Region 16 Progressing? I have looked over the data for the region and am very happy with the work that you have all done, in coordination with the field teams from the atlas office. Out of the 21 priority squares in the region, 12 are finished (possibly 13 as one square's data from last year is still in progress) and the rest are reasonably close to completion. Of the 54 non-priority squares, 11 are completed, and another 10 only need point counts to complete them. There are squares that had no data in the first atlas that have lots of species reported this time around, and there are a lot of squares that can still use some work. So, what's the plan?
Priorities for 2010: Since this is the last field season for the atlas, you should have already gotten a set of forms and a letter outlining the main goals that still need to be met. The biggest thing for the final year will be to hope that some of the people who have squares which are completed, will want to move one and finish off another one, or do point counts is some that still need that finished.
There are three main things to keep in mind.
• You should let me know what you want to do as soon as possible so that we don't duplicate effort.
• I'm hoping people can fill out their data entry on-line in several batches throughout the season so that I can keep tabs on the progress of the squares.
• New species in squares is more important than bumping up breeding evidence.
See the next item for where the most work is needed. I'll also be sending notes to people who are still working on squares, in the next day or so, but if your square is done and you want to tackle something else. let me know!
Patrick Kelly
Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas
Regional Coordinator
Region 16 (Annapolis Valley—Digby Neck)
RR#2 159 Town Road
Falmouth NS B0P 1L0
Canada
(902) 472-2322 (h) (902) 494-3294 (w) (902) 423-6672 (f)
The final field season for the Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas is underway. Some or our year-round birds are already breeding and some of the early migrants are starting to arrive. This is a great time of the year to try to get around at dusk and see what you can hear. Just going out into my back yard in the last few weeks I have heard a barred owl calling (new to the square) and last night I had a northern saw-whet owl singing in the woods behind my house. That was a first for me! There are a lot of squares in Region 16 that are seeing the species for the first time. Are they in yours?
How is Region 16 Progressing? I have looked over the data for the region and am very happy with the work that you have all done, in coordination with the field teams from the atlas office. Out of the 21 priority squares in the region, 12 are finished (possibly 13 as one square's data from last year is still in progress) and the rest are reasonably close to completion. Of the 54 non-priority squares, 11 are completed, and another 10 only need point counts to complete them. There are squares that had no data in the first atlas that have lots of species reported this time around, and there are a lot of squares that can still use some work. So, what's the plan?
Priorities for 2010: Since this is the last field season for the atlas, you should have already gotten a set of forms and a letter outlining the main goals that still need to be met. The biggest thing for the final year will be to hope that some of the people who have squares which are completed, will want to move one and finish off another one, or do point counts is some that still need that finished.
There are three main things to keep in mind.
• You should let me know what you want to do as soon as possible so that we don't duplicate effort.
• I'm hoping people can fill out their data entry on-line in several batches throughout the season so that I can keep tabs on the progress of the squares.
• New species in squares is more important than bumping up breeding evidence.
See the next item for where the most work is needed. I'll also be sending notes to people who are still working on squares, in the next day or so, but if your square is done and you want to tackle something else. let me know!
Patrick Kelly
Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas
Regional Coordinator
Region 16 (Annapolis Valley—Digby Neck)
RR#2 159 Town Road
Falmouth NS B0P 1L0
Canada
(902) 472-2322 (h) (902) 494-3294 (w) (902) 423-6672 (f)
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