On St Patrick’s Day

There was good news on St Patrick’s Day. Timothy Habinski, Warden for Annapolis County, announced that Gordonstoun School had purchased Upper Clements Park for the new campus. It could be open as early as September 2021.

That same day, Esri Canada shared the link to their COVID-19 Canada Resource Hub. Later, we received an email from Brent Hall on the options for the virtualization of access to the Esri software.

Meanwhile, Heather and I continued our vendetta on the multiflora rose. This action could form the basis of a Permablitz — a concept championed by Rick Ketcheson (see Food Action Coalition)  from the Good Cheer Self-sufficiency Society.

After lunch, as I was preparing for another burning, a white car stopped at our driveway. Charlie Hunter stepped out and explained that he, and his family, were taking a ‘trip down memory lane’. We discussed Hunter Brandy, Geography at Mount Allison University, as well as the future biography of Raymond Hunter. Charlie mentioned that Raymond had built a cabin down towards the river. We think that we have located the remains.

Now, let me try to join the dots. Clearly, COVID-19 has encouraged us to move towards online learning. For over thirty years, COGS has maintained a close relationship with both Esri and Esri Canada in the application of GIS technology.
Would it not make sense for COGS to apply this technology to improve the quality of landscape management and community planning in the Annapolis Valley? This expertise and virtualization could form the basis of an educational relationship with Gordonstoun Nova Scotia. For indeed, we share the same Geography.

Footnote

Have you noticed on Highway #101, as you enter Annapolis County (Naturally Rooted) from the East, there is now a new sign, acknowledging that you are entering the UNESCO Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve?

It seems that the songbirds are back. I wonder what they think about the quiet of the human population.

Acknowledgements

Rick Ketcheson for the Permablitz concept. Charlie Hunter for the conversation about his father, Raymond. Brent Hall and Susie Saliola at Esri Canada. Cliff Drysdale for the new sign on the highway. Heather Stewart for her determination to tackle multiflora rose.

References

Lawrence Powell. Gordonstoun a go: Scottish school to be built on site of Upper Clements Parks. Annapolis Spectator March 17, 2020.
COVID-19 Canada Resource Hub. https://resources-covid19canada.hub.arcgis.com
Brent Hall. Email March 18th. Virtualization of ArcGIS.