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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Nature
Nova Scotia, Young Naturalists Club and Wildland Writers are
holding their <u>2nd</u><u> </u><u class="">Nova Scotia
Nature Writing and Art Contest for Youth</u></span></b><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The
Nature Writing and Art Contest is inviting youth ages 7-15
years who live in Nova Scotia to submit a <b class=""
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">written piece</b> (</span><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14370" class=""
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">short story,
non-fiction, poetry, etc.)<b class=""
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> OR</b> an <b
class="" style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">original
artwork </b>(painting, drawing, collage, etc.) that is
inspired by:</span><span class=""
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">native
plants or animals of Nova Scotia <i
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14049" class=""
style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">(native means a species
that occurs naturally in a region),</i> </span></font></div>
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id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14052" class=""
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">an
adventure, personal moment, or happy experience in Nova
Scotia’s wild places (lake, river, ocean, forest, trail),</span></font></div>
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style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1
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style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">an
injustice that impacts nature in Nova Scotia</span></font></div>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Key
Dates:<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14090" class=""
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14057" class=""
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Contest
Opens:<b class="" style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> June
5 2017, </b>Contest Closes:<b class=""
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> October 31 2017.</b></span><span
class="" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"></span></font></div>
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style="margin-left:18.0pt"><font size="3"><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14095" class=""
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Junior – ages
7-11</span></font></div>
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style="margin-left:18.0pt"><font
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14419" size="3"><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Senior - ages
12-15</span></font></div>
<font size="3"><b class="" style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Art</span></i></b><span
class="" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"></span></font>
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style="margin-left:18.0pt"><font
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14421" size="3"><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14420" class=""
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Junior - ages
7-11</span></font></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14070" class=""
style="margin-left:18.0pt"><font
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14589" size="3"><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14096" class=""
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Senior - ages
12-15</span><b class="" style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
class=""
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"></span></b></font></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14098" class=""><font
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14319" size="3"><b
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14097" class=""
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14099" class=""
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Prizes:
</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14212"
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Total
of <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14422" class=""
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">$900 </b>in cash
prizes Each Category has a<b class=""
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i class=""
style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">: </i></b>First Place
prize valued at $150, Second Place prize valued at $100, Third
Place prize valued at $50</span></font></div>
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id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14115"><b
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14114">Complete Rules and
regulations can be found at <a
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436530684848_14110"
href="http://www.yncns.ca/">www.yncns.ca</a><br>
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