Category Archives: General Information

Farming in Labrador – A report

Jim Purdy was very involved in TREPA for many years. Formerly of Pleasant Lake, now of Happy Valley Goose Bay. The link is to a radio interview about the challenges and successes of farming in Labrador. It is recorded in … Continue reading

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Special TREPA General Meeting – January 9th

TREPA’s next board meeting scheduled for January 9th, 2019 will be preceded by a brief general meeting. The purpose and only agenda item for the general meeting is for the nomination of two new directors. The general meeting is scheduled … Continue reading

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Electricity from Forest Biomass: An Industry gone Amok.

— John Sollows On the night of November 14, TREPA screened the movie “Burned,” about the fallacies behind the American forest biomass-fuelled electricity industry. The screening was accompanied by a shorter movie on Nova Scotia’s situation, and commentary by Raymond … Continue reading

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“Less Plastic!” Let’s Make a Boomerang Bag #2!: Sat., Nov. 24

We had so much fun, we are doing it again! Workshop to make grocery clothbags from your worn-out clothes. We call them Boomerang Bags – they keep coming back for more groceries. The original idea comes from Australia where they … Continue reading

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Burned — Are Trees the New Coal?

A compelling new film about the rise of the biomass industry is on tour now in Nova Scotia. The Ecology Action Centre with support from TREPA (Tusket River Environmental Protection Association) and other local community groups across Nova Scotia are … Continue reading

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