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ACTION ALERT - Great news: Turtle court action

2010-06-28

Ottawa's Blanding's turtles may be one step closer to protection. Late last week, a group of local environmentalists launched a legal action against the City of Ottawa to save the species and their sensitive marshland habitat. The local group of concerned citizens known as South March Highlands - Carp River Conservation Inc. has filed for a judicial review of the Terry Fox Drive Extension. This group is relying on you to cover the estimated $20 000 in court costs and legal fees.

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Please help save the Blanding's Turtle in Ottawa!

Nestled on the western edge of suburban Ottawa lies a wetland under threat from urban expansion. This wetland has long been home to a population of threatened Blanding’s turtles as well as a number of other listed species.

Sierra Club Canada has just learned that the City of Ottawa is rushing the approval of a road extension that would cut right through this crucial habitat. To make matters worse, the extension is unneeded by the surrounding community – it is simply an attempt by the City to claim some of the federal government’s economic stimulus funds.

 

We can and must stop this from happening. Will you help us?

 

 

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