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“Easter Family Fun Day at The Fluvarium”

“Easter Family Fun Day at The Fluvarium”

A special Easter event at The Suncor Energy Fluvarium

March 26 between 10:30am and 4:30pm 

Join us here at The Fluvarium for a day of Easter fun! There will be exciting activities for the whole family including  Easter crafts, face painting, egg games, and of course an entertaining Easter Egg Hunt.

Kids can see our salmon eggs and adopt a salmon. When the salmon eggs hatch families can come back for our special release day and release their baby salmon into the water.

Don’t miss out on seeing the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny will be here with us appearing hourly, be sure to bring a camera!

Cost of the event is $5 per person (children 2 and under are free).

We invite you to join our pancake breakfast or hotdog lunch in our Easter café at an additional cost of $5 per person.

 

For more information contact:

754-3474 or email kids@fluvarium.ca

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The MUN Botanical Garden: Stakeholder Discussion

The MUN Botanical Garden is entering an exciting new phase and is seeking input from stakeholders for direction and priorities for the next five years. What key issues would benefit from the work of faculty, staff and students at the Botanical Garden? What research, teaching and learning, and public engagement opportunities can the Garden pursue in horticulture, wellness and the environment as it connects with your area of interest? What are the most effective approaches and programs that the Garden can use to advance this work?
 
A session will be held in Corner Brook on February 17 from 12:00 – 2:00pm in FA224. Your participation would be most appreciated. People with an interest in agriculture, horticulture, botany, climate change, folklore, food security, public engagement, public art and performance, education, and visitor experience are particularly encouraged to attend.
 
A light lunch will be provided. Please email Sandy Brennan at sbrennan@mun.ca to RSVP.
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NLEN Award – TD Environment and Friends 2015

td env and friends logoNLEN is deeply appreciative to TD Environment and Friends for funding our outdoor coastal hike initiative – Citizen Science: Understanding Newfoundland and Labrador’s Ocean and Coastal Dynamic Forces in the Face of Climate Change.

Additional thanks goes to member groups including: Nature NL, NAACAP, NLEE and their volunteers for coming out and sharing their programs and initiatives.

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NLEN Award – RBC Blue Water 2015

NLEN is deeply appreciative to RBC Blue Water funders and volunteers for their time and monetary support in our outdoor experiential coastal hikes, “Getting to Know our Waters, NL”.

RBC volunteers from Elizabeth Ave. branch provided their time, curiosity and enthusiasm in our coastal hike, World Oceans Day, 2015.

Additional thanks goes to member groups including: Nature NL, NAACAP, NLEE and their volunteers for coming out and sharing their programs and initiatives.RBC logo

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ACAP Humber Arm – Public Talk

What is the Future of the Seafood Industry in Newfoundland and Labrador?  The seafood industry continues to be an important economic driver of Newfoundland and Labrador’s economy at a time when other key sectors in the province are struggling.  Looking to the future a tremendous opportunity exists to assist the industry in developing a more efficient and market oriented value chain to aggressively pursue new opportunities.  This session will profile key trends in the seafood sector, identify global factors affecting it and will outline the role of research, technology and innovation in advancing the seafood value chain in the province.

 

ACAP Humber Arm invites you to join our next Coastal Matters presentation where Mr. Carey Bonnell, Head of School of Fisheries, Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland will share his thoughts on these questions, followed by a Q&A with the audience.  This talk will take place 12:30 to 1:20pm, Thursday, February 18th in room 3019 of the Forest Centre, Grenfell Campus.

 

As with all Coastal Matters presentations this session is free of charge and open to the public. RSVP’s not required.  Tea and coffee will be available; feel free to bring your own bagged lunch.  Please help us promote this session by forwarding this email to your contacts and/or displaying the attached poster at your workplace.

 

ACAP Humber Arm wishes to thank the NL Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Grenfell Campus for ongoing support of the Coastal Matter’s Speakers Series.

NOTE:

Mr. Bonnell will be arriving in the Corner Brook region the evening before.  He will be available to the media anytime Thurs, Feb 18th.

The presentation room will be accessible 30mis prior for set-up of cameras, mikes, etc.

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World Wetlands Day!

Ducks Unlimited invites members and friends of HNHS to help them
celebrate World Wetlands Day – Feb 2,2016

Who: Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Environmental Policy Institute of
Grenfell Campus

What: A series of short presentations on the science and policy of
wetlands with a free light lunch

When: February 2nd, from 12-1:30pm

Where: Room 3019 of the Forestry Building on the Grenfell Campus

Why: To Celebrate World Wetlands Day!

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ACAP Humber Arm Coastal Matters Presentation

Does Canada Need A Marine Species At Risk Act?  Canada’s primary conservation law for species at risk of extinction is the Species at Risk Act. The conservation community is well aware that marine fish are rarely listed – and as a result, severely depleted fish stocks aren’t getting the protection they need for recovery. But is SARA the right tool for the job, or do we need something designed specifically for the needs of marine fish?

 

ACAP Humber Arm invites you to join our next Coastal Matters presentation where Dr. Brett Favaro of the Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland will share his thoughts on these questions, followed by a q&a with the audience.  This talk will take place 12:30 to 1:20pm, Wednesday, February 3rd in room 2016 of the Arts and Science Building, Grenfell Campus.

 

As with all Coastal Matters presentations this session is free of charge and open to the public; rsvp’s not required.  Tea and coffee will be available; feel free to bring your own bagged lunch.  Please help us promote this session by forwarding this email to your contacts and/or displaying the attached poster at your workplace.

 

ACAP Humber Arm wishes to thank the NL Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture for ongoing support of the Coastal Matter’s Speakers Series

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Conservation Corps NL Environmental and Cultural Hiring Opportunity (ECHO) Program

ECHO Application FinalECHO Application Guide 2016 FinalGreen Team or ECHO ProgramEnvironmental and Cultural Hiring Opportunity (ECHO) Program is designed to build strong connections between youth and local organizations, communities, and municipalities by providing students (ages 15-30) with training and employment opportunities through paid work placements with community-based organizations.

Each ECHO project placement must have an environmental or cultural focus. Each project must provide a direct or indirect benefit to the community in which it takes place, be completed using the resources at hand, and provide meaningful work and learning experiences to the students.

 

Some of the outstanding features of this program include:

  • Proposed work placements can be for individual student work, or as part of a larger project.
  • Wage subsidy: CCNL will contribute 75% of the cost of student placements while the community partner is responsible to contribute only 25%.
  • Students hired through the ECHO program will be paid at a rate of $11.50/hour.
  • Community partners can apply for a maximum of two ECHO students.
  • Community Partners can apply for 8, 12 or 15 week placements.  (Community Partners will have the choice to avail of a reduced duration if partial funding is granted.)
  • CCNL will be responsible for administering funds, assisting with recruitment and hiring, payroll, primary supervision, safety orientation and training, and provide some safety equipment for student placements.
  • Community partners devise work plans to meet the needs of the organization or community.

All the details for the ECHO Program can be found in the attached documents or at http://www.ccnl.ca/news-and-events/current-news/  

The deadline for the ECHO Program is February 19, 2016.

In addition to this brand new program, CCNL is also accepting applications for our 2016 Green Team employment program.  Our flagship program has been a tremendous resource for communities across Newfoundland and Labrador for more than 20 years and we look forward to another exciting season of employment opportunities for youth and working with our incredible partners to enhance and restore communities around the province!  All Green Team Program details can be found at http://www.ccnl.ca/programs/green-team/