It Is Time: A Chance To Change - Couverture souple

Wallace, Janet

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1987813804 ISBN 13 : 9781987813807

Editeur : Stone's Throw Publications, 2024

Synopsis

During the 1960s in an effort to create employment opportunities in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Scott Paper Company of Philadelphia was offered generous privileges by the provincial government to build a paper mill. Loans, concessions, free infrastructure, cheap water, tax holidays, and the use of the Pictou Landing First Nations A’se’k (Boat Harbour) for disposing of the contaminated sewage were some of the enticements.

Desperate for industry to provide jobs for its citizens, the government bent over backwards without considering the consequences to the environment. It is an all-too-familiar scenario, with industries worldwide taking undue advantage of areas that are rich in resources and shy on industry and employment.

After more than 5 decades of activism by citizens and citizens’ groups, The pulp mill’s 53 years of pollution was halted in 2020 when it was compelled to close. Since then it has been actively trying to reopen.

Through her writing and artwork Janet Wallace relays her personal experience, perspective, and response in this cautionary tale and sheds light on the importance of living within our means and fostering a sustainability. She challenges assumptions and provides tools, resources, and inspiration in the hope that we can create a world that is healthier, more equitable, and ruled by kindness and cooperation.
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"Six years after Joan Baxter’s The Mill – Fifty Years of Pulp and Protest, Janet Wallace’s book It Is Time – A Chance To Change updates the stark history of the Abercrombie pulp mill and discusses the disastrous realities it spawned in a clear ecological/economical context. She weaves art and poetry into well-rounded writing, which includes many positive suggestions for a more sustainable future." – Bob Bancroft, Wildlife biologist, Writer, and Media Communicator, Current President of Nature Nova Scotia, a collective of individuals and 25 organizations raising a stronger voice for nature

"Janet Wallace’s It is Time – A Chance to Change is more than just a narrative; it is a potent call to action urging us to reevaluate our industrial paradigms. Chronicling the saga of Northern Pulp, Wallace unveils the complex interrelationship of economic, ecological, and social threads that are intertwined in its story. The artwork throughout is stunning, lending a touch of beauty to an otherwise ugly fragment of our history, blending artistry with advocacy in a manner seldom seen. This work encourages us to reflect on our industrial footprints and imagine a path of sustainable change." – Matt Gunning, Co-Founder of Clean the Mill, an advocacy group encouraging enforcement of environmental regulations at Northern Pulp which also manages the 6,100 member FB group Clean Up The Pictou County Pulp Mill

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stone's Throw Publications
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1987813804
• ISBN 13: 9781987813807
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 166
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