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Correspondence concerning land use regulations

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Collection: Grand Pre Marsh Body
Description: Letter to Ron Gourley, chairman of the Marshland Reclamation Commission, from the Bishop-Beckwith, Grand Pre and Wellington Marsh Bodies regarding land-use regulations.
Accession Number: 2007.032-GMB/028B
Type: finding aid

Presentation on the jurisdiction over the marshlands

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Collection: Grand Pre Marsh Body
Description: Copy of a presentation given at the Kentville Research Station by Ruth Conrad of the Joint Executive Committee of the Grand Pre and Bishop-Beckwith Marsh Bodies on the jurisdiction over the marshlands situated in the Town of Wolville boundaries. She includes a brief history of the events leading to a court case between the Marsh bodies and the Town of Wolfville, and explains the potentials…
Accession Number: 2007.032-GMB/029B
Type: textual record

Presentation concerning non-agricultural development on the marshlands

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Collection: Grand Pre Marsh Body
Description: A presentation given by Ruth Conrad, of the Joint Executive Comittee of the Grand Pre and Bishop-Beckwith Marsh Bodies, at a public meeting held in June of 1995. Conrad describes the events that led up to the meeting and the marsh bodies position on the issue of non-agricultural development on the marshlands. Hand written are notes of the publlic meeting discussion following the presentation are…
Accession Number: 2007.032-GMB/029A
Type: textual record

Correspondence concerning Marsh Bodies province-wide who want to discuss proposed changes to the Marshland Reclamation Act

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Collection: Grand Pre Marsh Body
Description: Letter of request to Andrew Bishop, chairman of the Marshland Reclamation Commission, from the Bishop-Beckwith and Grand Pre Marsh Bodies, to organize a meeting with all active Marsh Bodies province-wide in order to discuss the propsed changes to the Marshland Reclamation Act.
Accession Number: 2007.032-GMB/028B
Type: textual record

Correspondence concerning permission to utilize and access the marshlands

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Collection: Grand Pre Marsh Body
Description: A letter to Richard Levy, Supervisor of Forest Resources from Ruth Conrad, secretary of the Grand Pre Marsh Body regarding permission needed to use, travel on and cross over the marshlands. Conrad also addresses the issue of hunters and trappers obtaining permission to drive on the land. She mentions that the RCMP and the Department of Natural Resources has law enforcement authority over the…
Accession Number: 2007.032-GMB/029A
Type: textual record