<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif">Tidal Talk: What's Happening in the Bay of Fundy?</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif">Nova Scotia Environmental Network and Halifax Public Libraries will host a discussion about Nova Scotia’s tidal energy sector with eight </span><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-gr_ gmail-gr_38 gmail-gr-alert gmail-gr_spell gmail-gr_inline_cards gmail-gr_run_anim gmail-ContextualSpelling gmail-multiReplace" id="gmail-38">panelists</span></span><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"> on <strong>Monday, April 1 at 6 p.m. at the Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax.</strong></span><br><br></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif">“‘Let's Talk Tidal Power: What’s Happening in the Bay of Fundy?’ will provide a rare opportunity for the public to better understand who is who in the tidal energy sector, where things stand today, what is at stake, and how the future could unfold,” says Chris White, Chair of Nova Scotia Environmental Network.</span><br><br></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif">Moderated by Mr White, who is a PhD student with Dr Lukas Swan’s Renewable Energy Storage Laboratory at Dalhousie University, the panel will bring together researchers, government, industry, First Nations, and fishers for a public discussion and Q&A period.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif">“</span><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-gr_ gmail-gr_39 gmail-gr-alert gmail-gr_spell gmail-gr_inline_cards gmail-gr_run_anim gmail-ContextualSpelling gmail-ins-del gmail-multiReplace" id="gmail-39">NSEN</span></span><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"> has strived to bring a balanced set of perspectives to the conversation so the audience can draw their own conclusions from the event,” says White. “We expect to learn a great deal ourselves and we are excited to see how the discussion plays out.” </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif">Research and development in Nova Scotia’s tidal energy resources have been ongoing for decades, but concerns have been voiced by various parties regarding the ecological impacts on the Bay of Fundy.  </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif">“We think it is time for Nova Scotia to have an inclusive conversation about tidal power development so we can collectively establish common ground on a sustainable path forward," says White. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><strong>All are welcome.</strong> Those not able to attend the event will be able to watch a </span><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-gr_ gmail-gr_35 gmail-gr-alert gmail-gr_spell gmail-gr_inline_cards gmail-gr_run_anim gmail-ContextualSpelling gmail-ins-del gmail-multiReplace" id="gmail-35">livestream</span></span><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"> on </span><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-gr_ gmail-gr_37 gmail-gr-alert gmail-gr_spell gmail-gr_inline_cards gmail-gr_run_anim gmail-ContextualSpelling gmail-ins-del gmail-multiReplace" id="gmail-37">NSEN’s</span></span><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"> Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NovaScotiaEnvironmentalNetwork/">https://www.facebook.com/NovaScotiaEnvironmentalNetwork/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><strong><span class="gmail-gr_ gmail-gr_43 gmail-gr-alert gmail-gr_spell gmail-gr_inline_cards gmail-gr_run_anim gmail-ContextualSpelling gmail-multiReplace" id="gmail-43">Panelists</span></strong></span><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><strong>:</strong><br>Darren Porter (Fisheries representative)<br>Dr Graham Daborn (Acadia University)<br>Colin Sproul (Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association)<br>John Woods (Minas Energy)<br>Tony Wright (FORCE)<br>Mike Wambolt (DFO)<br>Sara Swinamer (Bay of Fundy Water Protectors)<br>Melissa Nevin (Atlantic Policy Congress)</span></p> <a href="https://nsenvironmentalnetwork.com/2019/02/24/lets-talk-tidal-march-4th-2019-meet-the-panel/" target="_blank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