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FEDERAL E-PETITION ~ WINDSOR CAUSEWAY FISH BLOCKAGE

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        TIME SENSITIVE !!!     WINDSOR CAUSEWAY FISH BLOCKAGE     CLICK HERE TO SIGN PETITION     Photo Credit: Alex Hanes SAVE OUR FISH     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Petition to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Whereas: The Windsor Causeway in Nova Scotia was constructed across the Avon River in 1968 with gates to manage water levels but without proper fish passage and, to this day it, impedes migrations of fishes, including the at Risk Inner Bay of Fundy Wild Atlantic Salmon and American Eel; The gates have been occasionally opened for the past 50+ years to control mainly water levels for Lake Pisiquid, and more recently to facilitate improved fish passage during periods of high water levels; The first salmon in 50+ years, was caught last summer beyond the causeway in the upper reaches of the Avon River; The gates have never been opened to facilitate the annual runs of Wild Atlantic Salmon during the
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URGENT: Salmon Petition Needs Your Support

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PLEASE HELP SAVE US!!! CLICK HERE : PETITION TO SAVE THE SALMON OF THE AVON RIVER, NOVA SCOTIA Soooooo, we're back at it and it's time to act fast if we are going to properly solve the fish-issue at the Windsor Causeway in Nova Scotia. As you all may know, the Province of Nova Scotia has a costly plan to build yet another 'test' aboiteau on the Avon River and is going to start construction this month - January!!!   TIR's initial plans are to start cutting a trough across the salt marsh and fill it in with boulders. They are driven to build a second aboiteau with doors and gates capable of stopping flow of the river and impeding any fish from entering their critical habitats. This will undoubtedly cause more damage to the river and stress/possibly harm many fish species, most importantly the endangered Wild Atlantic Salmon. In 1968 the first aboiteau was built without 'proper' fish passage, blocking the river and stopping ma
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Location: Avon River, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Fish Matter More Than You Think...

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THE AVON RIVER CAUSEWAY KILLS FISH FREE TIDAL FLOW IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO ~Building A Stewardship Fund~  Protecting the Avon River and its Species i Please Click to Donate: GoFundMe - Save The Avon River THANK YOU!   The Nova Scotia Government is Twinning Hwy. 101 in 2018 - This Government Needs to Do It Right! Will the Avon River Die - Can We Save Her? No Fish-Passage, No Fish!  😰 Will Endangered Species be driven to extinction? Will the Federal Fisheries Minister, Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, become the Hero of the Avon River story? Join us and make the difference - your contributions work to bring accountability: that our elected officials act responsibly and choose a bridge for the twining of highway 101; to finally remove a small portion of the causeway, near Windsor, to restore the river to free tidal-flow; and to honor the habitat in order to protect the unique Inner bay of Fundy, Endangered Wild Atlantic Salmon!  New Brunswick has just announced they are retu
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