BoFEP has initiated a video project entitled “Fundy Minute” in which experts from around the Bay give their take on a wide array of topics pertaining to Fundy and some of the ecological problems that are confronting it. BoFEP extends special thanks to Michele Tremblay of naturesource communications (naturesource.net) for guiding the project so adeptly and professionally and kudos also to George Swenson for sharing his technical expertise during the post production processing of the first two videos.
Fundy Minute #1 (3:37 min) features Dr. Ian Spooner from Acadia University in Wolfville NS where he is a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. He is also the Director of Research at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens. Dr. Spooner’s primary research interest is investigating environmental change, and he has active research programs in northwestern British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. He will give a brief overview of how the Bay of Fundy formed, how it has evolved over geological time and what makes it geologically unique.
Fundy Minute #2 (40:58 mins) features Chief Hugh Akagi of the Peskotomuhkati ( Passamaquoddy) First Nation , whose traditional territory includes the watershed of the Skutik (St. Croix) River and Passamaquoddy Bay. Based in St. Andrews, NB, he provides an extended overview of some of the First Nations’ perspectives on the Bay of Fundy, its marine resources and their historical relationship to it.
Work is already underway for additional videos in this series. BoFEP welcomes any suggestions for future topics and/or speakers. Send your ideas by email to: Fundy videos
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