Letter to City Council expressing my anger about ripping up the nature trail to install stupid wastewater pipes.
I am here to express my extremely strong concerns about the tearing up of the nature trail to build waste water pipes. I am sure as hell against it. I am aware that the government and city council is not concerned about listening to the peoples’ views and concerns over the state of the environment. I believe that all city council cares about is the money. I am sure many Haligonians agree with me.
I am an avid user of the nature trail. I have seen people skate, walk their dogs, and hike on the trail. What you are proposing to do is disgusting and should be unacceptable. I use the nature trail in lieu of the bus to get to where I need to go. It makes my life easier, the trail is scenic and get this- it creates a climate for raccoons, insects, birds and even deer to forage and pollinate. I don’t believe at all that City Council shares any concern for the environment. At all. It cares about money. If you did, you would think tearing up the trail, which is a hideous idea, is abhorrent. I use that trail a lot. I see bees there, pollinating the flowers. Right now, you might be aware that bees are dying over the world (which breaks my heart), due to destruction of their habitat, pesticides , and GMO seed. if the habitat that they use is disrupted, where do they go? It has to have a harmony for the bees to thrive.
I am also an avid organic herb grower. I have learned everything I can about using organic practices. I live right on the nature trail that i have come to dearly love. Now you want to take it away from me. I see bees visiting my garden. I refuse to tolerate any of your wastewater crap corrupting my garden. I refuse to remain calm and accept this disruption of the eco-climate, of the trail i use. I use organic practices, I eat organic food, I buy organic products. I will not just lie down and take this. There had better be no ‘runoff’ of chemicals into my garden.
My mother was a professor of Sustainability and Economics at Saint Mary’s University and Royal Roads University in British Columbia. She taught it at a Masters Level. She got me interested in using organic products and eating organic food. Due to a medical condition, and since eating organic food, I have never been healthier. The best thing to do for a garden is to not ever spray pesticides or have strong harsh chemicals. I use no such things on my garden and I have the organic micro climate in a harmonious balance. My garden is my pride and joy. I have slaved and am now enjoying the fruits of my labor. So I live right on the trail- the trail turns off at my apartment. I know now so much about the environment. When I read the disgusting article in Metro News about the tearing up of the nature trail, I thought, what a bunch of ignorant idiots. So save your ass a lot of money and rape the natural world? And you expect me to just take this shit?????
I had better not see it affect my use of the trail, to which I and many other citizens of Halifax have a right to-and which you are intentionally ruining, and it had better not affect what I have worked so hard for. You have not seen or heard of the last of me. —Jailbird Poet
This article appears in Aug 1-7, 2013.
Your mother was a professor, but by the sounds of your writing you never went to school. Did you actually send this letter to City Council hoping it would be taken seriously? Never insult the reader if you hope to persuade him/her to join your side of an argument.
“So save your ass a lot of money and rape the natural world? And you expect me to just take this shit????? “
so eloquent OP!
Um…I’m not gonna pass too much judgement on the project itself, but to say that it’s a “tearing up” or “rape” of the “natural” world is a bit silly.
Did you move here yesterday? The trail has only existed for the past couple years. Prior to that it was a railway. Not so natural.
And if you’re so concerned about destruction of wildlife habitat, isn’t hypocritical to live in a single-family home in the suburbs? (I assume you do since the trail is exclusively lined with them and as such will never be much of a wildlife habitat.)
By living there you are supporting a form of inefficient, low-density, car-oriented land use. Developers see a market for this and continue to replace forests with more of it.
I guess it sucks that the trail will be closed for two years, but they plan to rebuild it and I’m skeptical it will have any catastrophic environmental impact as a narrow, disconnected right-of-way amid Halifax urban sprawl doesn’t make much of a wildlife sanctuary to begin with.
Oh, fucking yawn. Learn to write in point form, OP. Only MM is allowed such missives – at least he’s entertaining!
David Suzuki wherefore art thou?
Digging up the trail for pipes? Oh, you mean that project that costs 25 million less than building a new treatment plant in Timberlea, because the current plant is reaching capacity and to follow current protection laws they need to pump the waste back to Halifax instead of continuing to send it into the lake? You know, that nice thing near the trail?
You say “Environment!” OP, but all I hear is “Mememe!”
Well unless the sewer line is going through your yard where your garden, then STFU. Strange thing about nature, once the line is buries, things will grow on top and you’d never know it’s there. It’s a lot better than a thousand septic tanks in the ground.
I won’t even comment on you and your mother.
A LIGHT TEACHING LOAD
“My mother was a professor of Sustainability and Economics at Saint Mary’s University and Royal Roads University in British Columbia. She taught at the Masters level.” Jailbird poet
There is no Master’s level course of “Sustainability and Economics” at either Saint Mary’s University or Royal Roads University.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
“professor of Sustainability and Economics at Saint Mary’s University and Royal Roads University in British Columbia. She taught at the Masters level.” = janitorial staff.
FUCK OFF, IDIOT!!!!!!!!!
How the Hell does a trail create a climate!?! I am positive the raccoons, insects, birds and even deer would prefer there to be no trail at all.
Nature trails aren’t very natural at all. Animals don’t really enjoy all those people being around.
Jailbird Poet? WTF does that mean, someone who quotes Shakespeare as they’re being arse fucked in the shower?
Could be worse, a lot worse and it could be HRM’s Poet Laureate.