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This summer we celebrated our 25th Anniversary with old and new friends along with Point Tupper residents that truly pioneered this association in the preservation of the community of Point Tupper. Our Association thanks you for your support for the last 25 years and I hope to garner more support in the next 25 years to come. This summer was a very busy summer for us this year with the 25th Anniversary of the Point Tupper Heritage Association long weekend events, our annual Causeway Tea and Closing Social. This summer we have seen a high volume of visitors coming through our doors to learn more about Point Tupper before Industrialization took over the area. For us it was lovely to see so many people interested in Point Tupper and to have even visitors discover roots to Point Tupper through chatting and looking through the albums. This summer we were able to add new pieces to our collection along with updating our ever-growing inventory list. This summer was filled with laughter and good memories and captivating stories of the past. It was great learning more about Cape Bretons’ hidden gem called Point Tupper. Our weekend started Friday, July 1st with our annual Canada Day breakfast where pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs and toast were served along with juice and tea. It was a beautiful day filled with laughter, good food and good company. We raised the Canadian flag and had our cake around lunchtime and everything settled down after our event. Our picnic on July 2 was a…

Gladwell is saying that where people are from and how they grow up makes the decision on whether or not they will become successful or not. Many success stories have similarities. Successful individuals spend a lot of time practicing and working on their field in order to get better. Gladwell mentions that for an individual to become an expert in any skill, they need to spend about 10,000 hours practicing or working on it. He also makes the point that to get 10,000 hours of practice, usually…

teaching, and in those teachings are the dignity of a human being, call to a particular group or family and to participate, rights and responsibilities, giving to the wellbeing of the poor, dignity and rights of workers, solidarity, and lastly care for god’s creation. The Chesapeake Bay has been degraded by pollution, manmade and natural change over the course of many years. But many young adults can make a change and help out by taking part in restoration programs like cleanups around the…

thanks to innovation in technology but it still has a long journey to go before it can compete with other renewable sources such as wind energy. FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy) has been perfecting this technology so that Canadians around the Atlantic region can have access to a eco-friendly energy source that will not only provide them energy but one that can have minimal damage on the aquatic eco-systems. Tidal energy works by harnessing the force of tides. This force will push…

10 strokes of the cat-of-nine-tails. Time being more precious they both chose the combination punishment getting 5 lashes the next day and the last 5 twelve days later. Thomas left Foley as the lumber industry in Foley and Conger Townships became too marginal and headed for Ramsey, Ontario, originally a gold mine town but in 1947, as Thomas arrived, it was turning into a lumber town. Lottie and Thomas retired back in Parry Sound with Lottie passing away on May 26, 1966 and Thomas nearly 4 years…

Economic Benefits Introducing a large-scale tidal power project in the Bay of Fundy region would create employment opportunities, increase GDP and tax revenue and may decrease health care expenditures. Employment 22 000 full-time equivalent jobs are expected to arise from a large tidal power project. The planning, construction and maintenance of the turbines would require many employees during both the construction and operation and maintenance phases. The majority of these jobs would be in…

Reference Ecosystem for Arimawhai Point, Great Mercury Island Introduction When a company, community, trust or private land owner plan on creating a reserve on a degraded landscape they must consider using a reference ecosystem when in the process of planning how to create the reserve. A reference ecosystem is another ecosystem that has the same features as the planned ecosystem this can include temperature, average amount of rainfall, soil type/geology, vegetation type. Reference ecosystems…

carrying this year. Feelings of fear and frustration may lead to individuals not understanding the negative impact that aerial spraying might have on their environment in the long run. This makes it of top propriety to address any conflicts that might arise. It is suggested that Monroe County begins the process by holding community meetings informing individuals of why the change is necessary to ensure that the population of Monroe County is able to flourish in the coming years. It is also…

Among the other environmental issue, the most pressing health issue in Maryland that I selected as being the top priority and most essential is “Saving the Chesapeake Bay”. The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary, a body of water that is formed where freshwater from streams and rivers flows into the ocean, mixing with sea water. The nation’s water is in jeopardy to 10,000 miles of Maryland streams affected by the polluting industries that carved loopholes in the Clean Water Act.1 "Save the Bay"…

I have a dream of a future where humans take care of the environment. A society that takes pride in keeping the air clean, our natural habitats untouched, and our oceans free of pollution. It is time to become more educated about how our environment is damaged by contamination caused by fracking, oil drilling, and raw sewage. The pollutants leak into the land, enter the water systems, and air at nearby sites. I believe we can do better for our environment. The Chesapeake Bay is the third largest…