The Sustainable Seafarming Coordinator will support and expand EAC’s Kelp Kurious program, advancing an emerging seaweed aquaculture industry and market in Atlantic Canada. The Coordinator will lead the hands-on aspects of the program at our seedling hatchery and on the farm in collaboration with the project team. They will engage with Rightsholders and stakeholders to ensure strong partnerships for research and advocacy on sustainable seafarming, and support policy and regulatory improvements across the sector.
This week, the Houston government finally released the long-awaited Regional Transportation Plan (RPT) along with their own Action Plan in response.
Ultimately, much of the RTP recommends investigating or exploring ideas further, so the real test of the plan will be determined by where the province chooses to invest and who is at the table. The EAC is concerned that the province’s Action Plan includes actions that directly contradict the RTP’s evidence-based recommendations.
Let’s pretend for a moment that the Morris Street bike lane controversy is actually about traffic.
Everyone hates traffic.
It would be great if we were having mature and nuanced conversations about solutions to traffic congestion based on evidence and best practices.
Moving people and goods in a finite space is complex. Our population is increasing. We need evidence-based decision making and real leadership to help us create a more efficient and affordable city.
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - The Ecology Action Centre (EAC) firmly objects to the Houston government's intention to allow high-production forestry within the proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area. Doing so would jeopardize over a decade of community-led efforts to protect an area of outstanding conservation value and undermine the Province’s own commitments on protected areas.