JANUARY
      31,
      2007
     
    
   
   
    
     
      OPINION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘THE
      CADRE
      *¢
      12
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Preserving
      the
      Upton
      Farms
     
    
   
   
    
     
      as
      a
      green
      belt
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Upton
      Farm,
      located
      on
      BOTH
     
     
      sides
      of
      the
      Trans
      Canada
      Highway
     
     
      between
      the
      North
      River
      Causeway
      and
     
     
      the
      traffic
      light
      by
      the
      Upton
      Road,
      was
     
     
      part
      of
      the
      Federal
      Agricultural
      Research
     
     
      Farm.
     
    

    
     
      The
      fields
      and
      mixed
      woods,
      start
      by
     
     
      Beach
      Grove
      Forest
      Division
      and
      run
     
     
      along
      the
      shore
      of
      the
      North
      River
      to
     
     
      the
      proposed
      location
      of
      the
      arterial
     
     
      highway.
     
    

    
     
      The
      land
      was
      transferred
      to
      Canada
     
     
      Lands,
      whose
      mandate
      it
      is
      to
      dispose
     
     
      at
      it
      for
      the
      best
      price.
      However
      there
      is
     
     
      also
      an
      obligation
      by
      Canada
      Lands
      to
     
     
      consider
      public
      uses
      of
      the
      land.
      The
     
     
      Provincial
      Governments
      and
      Cities
      are
     
     
      usually
      offered
      the
      land
      before
      other
     
     
      plans
      are
      developed.
     
    

    
     
      As
      it
      stands
      now,
      plans
      are
      in
      the
      works
     
     
      for
      a
      high
      density
      SUBDIVISION
      on
     
     
      the
      area
      adjoining
      the
      forest
      at
      Beach
     
     
      Grove.
     
    

    
     
      A
      petition
      with
      over
      1,000
      names
      has
     
     
      been
      presented
      to
      the
      Prime
      Minister,
     
     
      copied
      to
      the
      Minister
      responsible
      for
     
     
      Canada
      Lands,
      Lawrence
      Cannon
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      Minister
      Peter
      MacKay,
      responsible
     
     
      for
      ACOA.
      (See
      copy
      below)
     
    

    
     
      A
      copy
      of
      the
      wording
      of
      the
      petition
     
     
      has
      also
      been
      forwarded
      to
      the
      Provin-
     
     
      cial
      Minister
      of
      Forestry,
      Mr.
      Ballem,
     
     
      who
      recently,
      responding
      to
      a
      media
     
     
      question,
      gave
      a
      positive
      reply
      suggesting
     
     
      some
      interest
      on
      the
      part
      of
      the
      Prov-
     
     
      ince
      for
      preserving
      this
      land
      for
      future
     
     
      generations,
      either
      in
      the
      form
      of
      an
     
     
      urban
      forest
      or
      just
      a
      green
      belt
      along
     
     
      the
      North
      River.
     
    

    
     
      Most
      people
      are
      unaware
      of
      what
      is
     
     
      about
      to
      happen
      to
      this
      beautiful
      ex-
     
     
      ample
      of
      the
      Island
      landscape,
      but
      once
     
     
      awate
      are
      pleased
      and
      eager
      for
      an
      op-
     
     
      portunity
      to
      lend
      their
      voices
      to
      preserv-
     
     
      ing
      this
      pristine
      land
      for
      future
      genera-
     
     
      tions,
      this
      beautiful
      slice
      of
      the
      Island
     
    
   
   
    
     
      landscape
      located
      so
      beautifully
      along
     
     
      the
      banks
      of
      the
      North
      River.
     
    

    
     
      We
      ask
      you
      and
      your
      like
      minded
     
     
      family
      and
      friends
      to
      lend
      your
      voice
     
     
      to
      the
      already
      submitted
      petition
      by
     
     
      forwarding
      a
      short
      e-mailing
      or
      written
     
     
      note
      in
      support
      of
      leaving
      the
      Upton
     
     
      Farm
      as
      a
      green
      belt
      and
      free
      of
      urban
     
     
      development,
      to
      the
      addresses
      of
      the
     
     
      following
      people.
     
    

    
     
      Please
      do
      it
      immediately,
      time
      is
      of
      the
     
     
      essence.
     
    

    
     
      Prime
      Minister
      Stephen
      Harper:
      pn@
     
     
      pm.ge.ca.
     
    

    
     
      Transport
      Minister
      Cannon,
      respon-
     
     
      sible
      for
      Canada
      Lands:
      cannon.l@parl.
     
     
      gc.ca.
      ;
     
    

    
     
      Minister
      responsible
      for
      ACOA
      and
     
     
      the
      Atlantic
      Provinces:
      mackay.p@parl.
     
     
      gc.ca
     
    

    
     
      (Ask
      that
      it
      be
      copied
      to
      Kevin
      Mac-
     
     
      Adam,
      who
      works
      in
      the
      Ministers
     
     
      office).
     
    

    
     
      Premier
      Binns:
      pgbinns@gov.pe.ca.
     
    

    
     
      Minister
      of
      Forestry
      J.
      Ballem:
      jwbal-
     
     
      lem@gov.pe.ca.
     
    

    
     
      City
      Councilor
      Cecil
      Villard:
      cfvil-
     
     
      lard56@hotmail.com.
     
    

    
     
      Please
      note:
      Letters
      of
      support
      for
      the
     
     
      Upton
      Farm
      Petition
      can
      be
      mailed
      to
      all
     
     
      MP’on
      Parliament
      Hill
      without
      postage.
     
    

    
     
      Also,
      please,
      visit
      and
      urge
      other
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      to
      do
      the
      same:
      www.UptonFarm.
     
     
      Wordpress.com.
     
    

    
     
      For
      further
      information,
      or
      if
      you
      want
     
     
      to
      work
      with
      us
      and
      join
      our
      meetings,
     
     
      please
      call:
      892-3839.
     
    

    
     
      A
      line
      from
      Joni
      Mitchell’s
      song,
     
    

    
     
      -
      “they
      paved
      over
      Paradise
      and
      put
      up
     
     
      a
      parking
      lot”
      very
      much
      relates
      to
      this
     
     
      unfortunate
      project,
      let
      us
      hope
      we
      can
     
     
      get
      it
      changed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thank
      you
      for
      your
      support,
     
     
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      Old
      Ink
      Cartridge
      x
      12
      =
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      New
      Tree
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      a
      promising
      first
      year
      of
      opera-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion,
      last
      year
      the
      INKredible
      Recycling
     
     
      _
      Program
      collected
      a
      total
      of
      250
      ink
     
    

    
     
      _
      cartridges
      on
      campus
      here
      at
      UPEI.
      The
     
     
      _
      program
      is
      aimed
      at
      getting
      students,
     
     
      faculty
      and
      staff
      environmentally
      active
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      having
      them
      bring
      their
      used
      ink
      car-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      ttidges
      to
      one
      of
      six
      drop-off
      locations
     
     
      on
      campus.
      The
      Environmental
      and
      Sus-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tainability
      Society
      (ESS)
      then
      donates
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      cartridges
      to
      the
      PET
      Humane
      Society
     
     
      who
      ate
      in
      turn
      subsidized
      for
      recycling
      —
     
     
      _
      them,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      the
      fall
      semester
      over,
      ESS
      stu-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      dents
      ran
      to
      the
      ink
      cartridge
      collection
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sites
      in
      hopes
      of
      discovering
      full
      collec-
     
     
      tion
      boxes
      and
      unprecedented
      numbers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      of
      small,
      compact
      recycling
      opportuni-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ties.
      Hope
      and
      anticipation
      was
      quickly
     
     
      followed
      by
      disappointment
      and
      anguish.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      45.
      45
      ink
      cartridges
      collected
      on
      cam-
     
     
      pus
      in
      the
      first
      semester.
      That’s
      45
      ink
     
    

    
     
      _
      cartridges
      for
      about
      4000
      students.
      Let’s
     
     
      _
      assume
      that
      every
      student
      on
      campus
     
    

    
     
      _
      had
      at
      least
      one
      “big”
      paper
      to
      print
      in
     
     
      _
      the
      semester,
      a
      few
      assignments,
      maybe
     
     
      _alab
      report,
      and
      numerous
      unneces-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sary,
      even
      ridiculous
      printing
      pursuits
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      that’s
      got
      to
      leave
      more
      than
      45
      empty
     
     
      cartridges.
      Even
      factoring
      laziness
      and
     
     
      the
      accessibility
      of
      the
      garbage
      can,
      there
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      still
      must
      be
      some
      of
      you
      out
      there
      who
     
    
   
   
    
     
      either
      didn’t
      know
      about
      the
      program,
     
     
      were
      scared
      to
      ask
      where
      the
      drop-off
     
     
      boxes
      were
      or
      chose
      not
      to
      recycle.
      Recy-
     
     
      de
      :
     
     
      Drop-off
      locations
      here:
      Robertson
     
     
      Library,
      Kelly
      Building,
      MAPUS
      Lounge,
     
     
      “the
      New
      Residence,”
      AVC
      lobby,
      the
     
     
      Bookstore.
      Six.
      Count
      them.
      There’s
      ~
     
     
      boxes
      at
      these
      locations
      that
      you
      can
     
     
      place
      your
      empty
      ink
      cartridge
      in.
      If
     
     
      you
      have
      trouble
      finding
      the
      boxes,
      ask
     
     
      someone
      where
      they
      are.
      It’s
      worth
      it.
     
     
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      every
      12
      cartridges
      that
      get
      donated,
     
     
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      sponsors
      the
      plant-
      _
     
     
      ing
      of
      a
      tree
      through
      the
      Tree
      Canada
     
     
      Foundation.
      As
      an
      ink
      cartridge
      recy-
     
     
      cler,
      you'll
      be
      making
      a
      contribution
      to
     
     
      Humane
      Society,
      your
      forests,
      and
      a
      little
     
     
      bit
      less
      of
      a
      contribution
      to
      your
      landfill.
     
     
      Your
      environment
      appreciates
      the
      effort.
     
     
      Contact
      us:
      upeienvsociety@gmail.com
     
    
   
   
    
     
      \
      Chris
      Doiron