19 Apr A Lifetime of Environmentalism
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A Lifetime of environmentalism started at an early age for Bill MacDonald. As a child, he was taught deep respect for the outdoors by his family. As a young man, he worked for Greenpeace in Victoria, BC in their early years.
Bill is not new to supporting environmental issues.
He’s made his position clear on a number of concerns raised by voters during the nomination campaign. Namely:
- Support of a moratorium on heavy logging (clear cutting) on Crown land until the Lahey Report is implemented.
- Supports ecotourism over development in areas deserving of preservation and protection.
- Helped establish an environmental advisory committee in Annapolis Royal.
- Supported reduction of single-use plastic locally and provincially.
Most recently, Bill has helped form the ACERC Coalition – a group dedicated to the repurposing of the idle Annapolis Tidal Power Station into the world-class Annapolis Climate & Ecological Research Centre.
While mayor, he also took part in the filming of the Southwest Nova episode during the second season of Striking Balance. You can watch that episode here: