Our View of the Sedimentation of Local Waterways

NAACAP has become aware, through local residents, partner groups and recent news media stories about the sedimentation of local waterways on the Northeast Avalon Peninsula as a direct impact of poorly managed commercial development. (See the related media story here).  One local resident out for a walk near a local waterway – South Brook – even…

World Rivers Day 2013

This Sunday, September 29th is World Rivers Day! Come celebrate with NAACAP and The Rotary Club of Waterford Valley at an afternoon event that will be both fun and interesting.  Come see our NAACAP display and enjoy a day celebrating the Waterford River – an historic local river stretching through three different Northeast Avalon municipalities. …

NAACAP partnering with CURA H2O for better water monitoring and management

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_facebook type=”button_count”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Exciting News! Visiting Northeast Avalon ACAP next week will be CURA H2O from Saint Mary’s University in Nova Scotia. What is CURA H2O? It is a five-year Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to increase community capacity for integrated water monitoring and…