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     A public meeting of the Island Nature Trust was held in the Kelly Building at 
     
    
   
   
    
     .ISLAND NATUR 
     
    
   
   
    
     Island Nature Trust Update 
     
    
   
   
    
     U.P.E.I. on Feb. lh. Dr. Ian MacQuarrie, chairman of the Trust, showed a selection 
     
     of slides and outlined the general purpose and objectives of the Island Nature Trust. 
     
     The Deroche Point area has been identified as the most significant site in the 
     
     province currently in need of protection. The provincial government has alread1 
     
     purchased certain properties in the area and the Nature Trust has committed itself 
     
     to assist financially in the undertaking. t present, the Trust is studying ways 
     
     to best fulfill this committment. One possibility under consideration is to obtain 
     
     a long-term lease of t-e Deroche site and assume responsibility for annual maint— 
     
     enance and management plus associated expenses. 
     
     A tentative set of criteria for priorizing potential natural areas was pre— 
     
    
   
   
    
     .sented for consideration. The system involves rating sites on a sliding scale of 
     
    
   
   
    
     plicity of use, and so forth. The committee concerned is now inviting reactions 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Dr. MacQuarrie outlined recent events Wlth regard to the proposed development 
     
    
   
   
    
     at Cable Head. He stated the Island Nature Lrust's position that it is not possible 
     
    
   
   
    
     to have a natural area and a recreational development in the same area. At present 
     
    
   
   
    
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     for the Cable Lead site. When the assessment becomes available, the Trust intends 
     
     to become heavily involved in the review process of the assessment and in mahin 
     
     . that the whole issue becomes well publicized and debated by the public. 
     
    
   
   
    
     island Nature Trust is to be held on Aaron 20. all 
     
    
   
   
    
     .interested persons are invited to attend. The time and place of the meeting will 3e