First Nations groups, Charlottetown council differ on Sir John A. Macdonald statue
Pedestrian walk past a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Charlottetown on Monday, March 4, 2019. nbsp; THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan January 29, 2021 - 10:18 AM
CHARLOTTETOWN - First Nations groups and Charlottetown city council are at odds over how to deal with a statue of Canada s first prime minister.
Members of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils â which represents the Abegweit and Lennox Island First Nations â say they want more than just modifications to an existing plaque next to the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald. We understood when we were asked for input following the city s decision to keep the statue last summer, that we were to provide recommendations on how that statue could be offset to address the situation, in keeping with reconciliation objectives, says a letter signed by the chiefs of the two First Nations and sent to the city Thur
We understood when we were asked for input following the city s decision to keep the statue last summer, that we were to provide recommendations on how that statue could be offset to address the situation, in keeping with reconciliation objectives, says a letter signed by the chiefs of the two First Nations and sent to the city Thursday.
The demands from the Prince Edward Island First Nations groups echo similar calls across the country for the removal of Macdonald statues because of his role in the creation of Canada s residential school system. One statue of him was toppled by protesters in Montreal last August.
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IMAGE: Maura Niemisto, a research associate at Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay Maine, prepares a lobster sample in the lab. Niemisto is lead author on a recent paper showing the effects. view more
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
The American lobster, which supports the most valuable fishery in North America, may be more susceptible to the effects of climate change than previously thought, according to a new study published in
Ecology and Evolution. This finding could help fishery managers anticipate the long-term effects of climate change for one the nation s most precious natural resources.
The American lobster s range extends from Atlantic Canada to the mid-Atlantic waters of the United States, but increased carbon dioxide emissions by humans are warming and acidifying their ocean habitat.
A team of researchers from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay and Maine Department of Marine Resources in West Boothbay Harbor recently published their research on the effects of ocean warming and acidification on gene expression in the earliest life stages of the American lobster.
The work was published in the scientific journal Ecology and Evolution with collaborators from the University of Prince Edward Island and Dalhousie University in Canada.
Leading the study was recent UMaine graduate student Maura Niemisto, who received her masterâs degree in marine science. Co-authors on the journal article were her advisers Richard Wahle, research professor in UMaineâs School of Marine Sciences and director of the Lobster Institute, and David Fields, senior research scientist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
Incoming students to the University of Central Florida (UCF), Grand Bahamians Jordan Thompson and Haley and Jade Adderley familiarize themselves with the Orlando campus on Monday, January 18.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS It’s the beginning of a brand-new chapter for three Grand Bahama students experiencing their first few days of a new school year at the University of Central Florida (UCF), thanks to the generosity of the Lewis Foundation.
Jordan Thompson and sisters Haley and Jade Adderley are counted among UCF’s 69,500-student body hailing from all 50 US states and 149 countries around the world.
UCF’s Spring 2021 classes began Monday, January 11. For many new students, it will undoubtedly be a first year unlike any other.