OPEN FARM DAY . . . COMMUNITY FORESTS INTERNATIONAL SELLING NATIVE TREES AT SACKVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET . . . CATALYST UPGRADING RECOVERY BOILER AT RUMFORD MILL . . . N.S. GOVERNMENT SEEKS FEEDBACK ON ENVIRONMENT ACT PENALTIES . . . MONARCH BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION…     
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OPEN FARM DAY
Source: NSFA Mark your calendars! Every year, NSFA asks Nova Scotia farms to open their gates to the general public. This year, Open Farm Day will take place on September 20. We welcome all new and returning farm participants. To participate, all that we ask is: that you are a registered farm and member of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture; that a visit to your farm will provide an educational experience to the public; that you not charge admission to visit the farm on Open Farm Day (specific activities offered on your farm, however, may have an admission charge, eg. entry to a corn maze or other activities). (read more)

COMMUNITY FORESTS INTERNATIONAL SELLING NATIVE TREES AT SACKVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET
Source: Sackville Tribune Post
With the snow in Sackville having finally disappeared, businesses and homeowners can now turn their attention to planting trees at home and in the greater community. To get you started, on June 6, Community Forests International will be selling a variety of trees native to the region at the Sackville Farmers’ Market. (read more)

CATALYST UPGRADING RECOVERY BOILER AT RUMFORD MILL
Source: Pulp & Paper Canada
Catalyst Paper has announced an investment of nearly $16 million in the Rumford pulp and paper mill in Maine. It will constitute the company’s single largest maintenance expenditure in 2015. Approximately $11.4 million will be invested in various maintenance projects including upgrading the Rumford mill's Recovery Boiler C. (read more)

N.S. GOVERNMENT SEEKS FEEDBACK ON ENVIRONMENT ACT PENALTIES
Source: N.S. Dept of Environment
Government is seeking feedback from Nova Scotians on proposed changes to the Environment Act that would allow new monetary penalties for companies that do not comply with environmental approvals. The penalties would apply to people and companies with approvals for programs with industrial activities, asbestos, dangerous goods, municipal sewage, water treatment, solid waste, and registered public water suppliers. The penalties would be levied by the department, rather than through the court system. The province is encouraging those with approvals and the public to review a discussion document and submit comments by June 24. (read more)

MONARCH BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION
Source: CFGA
In 2014 Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his U.S. and Mexican counterparts committed to “establish a working group to ensure the conservation of the Monarch butterfly, a species that symbolizes our association.” (read more)