We went to New Glasgow on the weekend to celebrate John’s 95th. Birthday (Heather’s Dad). On the way home we turned off Highway #101 at Berwick. I wanted to check out Harbourville on the Fundy shore.
It is a delightful, isolated harbour focused on crafts and fishing. How many of these communities can be found off the beaten track?
(Harbourville watercolour by Edward)
On our return to the Valley, we passed through Burlington. The site of one of our protests against the spraying with glyphosate (read a previous post: Citizen Celebration in Burlington). It is that season; once again the provincial government ignores the concerns of its rural citizens.
This week GoGeomatics Canada is hosting back-to-school events for the education community.
There will be presentations at COGS in the AV Room, 3-4:30 pm on Friday. Followed by a meet and greet at the Capitol Pub in Middleton, 5 pm onwards. This is an annual event promoted by Jon Murphy and GoGeomatics Canada across the country. Jon graduated from COGS in the early 2000’s, alongside Ted MacKinnon and many others.
My interest remains in the application of these technologies to the local economy, whether agriculture, forestry, fisheries, mining or tourism. Decisions on rural economic development are contingent on current geographic information detailing the local landscape and the people.. Fortunately, COGS (and the NSCC) has access to current technology, faculty, students and researchers, who can apply these tools to our understanding of the modern rural economy.
Ernest Blair Experiment 