Owls Head yet another bad-governance howler

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Gail Lethbridge
The Chronicle Herald
January 25, 2020

I see the Little Tartan Republic is at it again. You know the place I mean. It’s that secretive little quasi-democratic realm otherwise known as Nova Scotia. It has more elected politicians per square foot than Carter had Little Liver Pills, but in the Little Tartan Republic, things sometimes happen behind closed doors or in the shadows. Rules are bent to benefit those in power — if there are rules at all — and the words “openness” and “transparency” are a matter of interpretation.

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The Marine Side: By Kristina Boerder

Marine biologist Dr. Kristina Boerder explains that Eastern Shore marine ecosystems and salt marshes are providing “important ecosystem services” that benefit humans and nature.

  • Protection from coastal erosion
  • Providing important habitat for a multitude of species
  • Benefiting local fisheries
  • Acting as important carbon sinks (absorbing & storing carbon dioxide)
  • Providing breeding and nursery habitat for terrestrial, near-shore, and migratory birds
  • Providing “shelter, foraging, and breeding habitat for marine invertebrates, such as shrimp and crabs, and small fish”
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