Annapolis Waterkeepers

Concerned and diligent citizens seeking environmental justice at Arlington Heights C&D (Anna Co) and accountability & transparency from Nova Scotia Environment.

[Annapolis Waterkeepers @WaterkeepersNS]

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[Annapolis Waterkeepers @WaterkeepersNS]

🗳️WILL YOUR CANDIDATES MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT A CLEAR PRIORITY❓GET SOME ANSWERS!

📨Below is a template you may copy and paste to write an email to the candidates in your electoral district. We have provided the email addresses for Annapolis candidates. Feel free to edit and please add your own personal testimony! Don't forget to sign your name and include your postal code as well.

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TO: Carman Kerr, Cheryl Burbidge, David Bowlby & Sara Adams

RE: Prioritizing the Environment - How Will You Earn My Vote?

Dear MLA Candidates,

I am writing to ask you to make your position on the environment a clear priority. From 1604 to 2024 Annapolis has gone from a pure state of nature to Halifax's dumpster; from a string of prosperous small towns and villages to the home of faceless extractive industries; from a spot on every tourist's bucket list to a refueling stop.

These problems are the direct result of poor judgment by government; from choosing short term gain over long term community investment. Therefore, please tell me your position on:

-Old growth forests
-Import of hazardous waste to rural counties
-Private ownership of public resources
-Low valuation of high income property
-Secret data on volume and concentration of poisons
-Need to FOIPOP information related to my health
-Rubber-stamp approval of Environmental Assessments

I look forward to hearing how you plan to earn my vote.

Sincerely,

[Name, Postal Code]

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EMAILS:
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[Annapolis Waterkeepers @WaterkeepersNS]

2/2 -->Purchase a paperback copy here -
https://t.co/42dVkuQMFm
-->Access a free PDF version here -
https://t.co/QuyRBneXd8
NOTE: As a very small volunteer organization, there was no budget for this project. While the PDF is free to access, we hope you'll consider a financial contribution to allow volunteers to incur less personal expense on behalf of the society. Funds are used for costs like water testing, lawn signs, and the occasional Advertisement. The suggested minimum donation is $10, but gifts of any amount are gratefully accepted via e-transfer to the email address below, or via our GoFundMe page here -
https://t.co/Xy6FtC0SS9
For cash or cheque gifts, or for any other inquiries, please get in touch -
[email protected]
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https://t.co/Me4Iu8WBFZ
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902-907-2990

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1/2 👉ZONE 128 - READ THE BOOK!📖
The saga of Arlington Heights - How a community learned it is expendable in the eyes of the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change.
How the disaster happened, seeking answers, lessons learned and what has to change.
Details below.
[Pre and post Arlington wetland destruction photo credits: JKM]

[Annapolis Waterkeepers @WaterkeepersNS]

📢FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NON-PROFIT PUBLISHES BOOK ABOUT ARLINGTON HEIGHTS C+D LANDFILL

In 2019, the Auditor General found 127 contaminated sites in Nova Scotia. This is the story of the 128th.

PRESS RELEASE ATTACHED.

Facebook Post: https://t.co/LNpOqvOKWI

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🧵 4/4 ✅🙏YOUR HELP - IF YOU HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT [email protected].

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🧵 1/4 ✍️💧PROPOSAL TO ANNAPOLIS COUNTY COUNCIL
In the absence of interest from the Provincial Environment Department - and with immense gratitude to our donors as well as to Arlington Forest Protection Society for matching funds - Annapolis Waterkeepers have initiated a Citizen Science Surface Water Sampling Program to monitor drinking water sources that may be affected by toxic leachate from Arlington Heights C&D.
Attached is our invitation to Council to partner with us, complete with a Study Abstract and Data Analysis. A brief summary is in this thread.

[Annapolis Waterkeepers @WaterkeepersNS]

🧵 3/4 ➡️🧪To see all our current and historical test results, click the link below, ask permission to view, and it will be granted:
https://t.co/NrVRDmmLJb

➡️🌎Access maps of test locations here:
https://t.co/IFfQdQ87Yn
https://t.co/SqmVPM8b9F

➡️⚠️Access some of our photos/video of the outflow contaminating private land here:
https://t.co/1F5tpkUtAP

[Annapolis Waterkeepers @WaterkeepersNS]

📬NEWSLETTER - OCT, 2024
Please share!💧
#cleanuparlingtonheights
#NoToxicWasteInWetlands
#contaminatedleachate

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🧵 4/4
#cleanuparlingtonheights
#NoToxicWasteInWetlands
#contaminatedleachate
#escapedleachate
#drinkingwater
#publichealth
#ecocide
#northmountain
#AnnapolisCounty
#novascotia

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📢⚠️ARLINGTON HEIGHTS HAS EXPANDED AGAIN
🧵 1/4 The site was never appropriate for its current use, yet Arlington Heights C&D permits continue to be approved. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟬 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝟬 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁. 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘅 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱.

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🧵 3/4 PLEASE VOTE to save your communities from dangerous developments like Arlington Heights (AH).𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗛 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. In the absence of Provincial oversight, strong voices are needed to encourage Council to act.

[Annapolis Waterkeepers @WaterkeepersNS]

🕑It's been a minute... but several updates will be coming to you over the next bit, in the form of a newsletter as well as individual posts. Please keep informed on the Arlington Heights issue and share widely. Thank you! 🧪⚠️🚰🙏🗞️

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8/8 -𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 (and 400 on X)! INVITE A FRIEND TO LIKE OUR PAGE TODAY!👍
-𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝘆𝘂𝗽, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀. Got yours? 🪧
Please share, and thank you, as always, for your support! 🫶💧
#CleanUpArlingtonHeights #NoToxicWasteInWetlands #DrinkingWater #NorthMountain #AnnapolisCounty

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1/8 Life is rarely boring. 😶 *UPDATE BELOW*
When volunteerism toward the greater good takes a back burner in order to address personal or other challenges, one feels mighty guilty. But giving up is no option, and it's beyond obvious that the Arlington Heights problem is not going away any time soon. So - we fight how we can, when we can, with your help. ✊

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7/8 -𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 outlining why Arlington Heights C&D must be shut down and remediated. Stay tuned. 📜
-𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH NOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP WITH THIS! 💥
-𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆.