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Management Advisory Committee The Parks and Protected Areas Division, Department of the Environment Advisory Committee for the TWA. |
Issues MAP Management Issues as they relate to specific areas within the Tobeatic Wilderness Area |
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Tobeatic Additions TWC recommendations for boundary adjustments to the Tobeatic Wilderness Area |
Camp Leases TWC recommendations on the status of existing and future camps and camp leases within the boundary of the TWA. |
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Moose The Tobeatic Moose herd, the last remnant population of native Nova Scotia moose, and the Moose Foundation. |
Motorized Access Information relating to motorized vehicle use in the Tobeatic: Trails, habitat destruction, and wildlife issues. |
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Kaolin Mine Status of the Proposed Kaolinite Mine at Kemptville, NS. Photos.1998 Ecological Study. |
Recreation Recommended recreational uses for the TWA, compatible with its status as a Wilderness Area under Bill 24. |
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South West Nova Biosphere Reserve The Tobeatic Biosphere, a UN initiative that includes both the Tobeatic and Kejimkujik National Park. |
Ecological Reserves Nova Scotia's Ecological Reserves, particularly the Shelburne Barrens Proposed Ecological Reserve. |
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Without consulting TAG, the Government continued to make decisions on important issues affecting the Tobeatic such as signage and buffers (the White Rock mine). That the Minister saw it unnecessary to consult the very board he established only served to undermine the TAG process and point out its irrelevancy when push comes to shove. The work will continue through 2003, but TWC's opinion on the process so far is that it is proving to be little more than window dressing. TAG Members include:
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