If you didn’t hear, the Canadian Prime Minister deserves a pat on his little round head for his latest deed related to land conservation.
This from Saturday’s London Free Press:
The federal government announced Friday the creation of eastern Canada’s largest national park in Labrador, to be home to entire populations of endangered species.
The move has earned rave reviews.
[“In my opinion, one new park is a good start”: photo link]
“This announcement sets an important precedent for parks in Canada,” said Larry Innes (executive director of the Canadian Boreal Initiative, which lobbies for conservation and sustainable development).
Though the park is miles and miles away from the closest tourist it is said to be ‘a new approach to conservation, that incorporates traditional uses and celebrates Labrador’s rich and diverse cultural heritage,” so I say, thumbs up and tip your hat.
I’ll say two thumbs up and ‘really’ tip your hat when PM Harper sets aside an equal amount of land in western Canada around the Alberta tar sands, says ‘hands off’ to the oil people and preserves land the old-fashioned way, by keeping destructive development from ruining pristine western landscapes.
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