Translation of "OWL " (English → French) :

Question No. 63 Mr. John Cummins: With regard to the expansion of the Roberts Bank Port Facility to include a third berth and a second terminal as per the Tsawwassen Final Agreement and related Side-Agreements, the Memorandum of Agreement between the Tsawwassen Band and the Vancouver Port Authority, and the related Settlement Agreement between the Tsawwassen Band, Canada, British Columbia (B.C.), Vancouver Port Authority, B.C. Ferry Services, B.C. Rail Ltd and B.C. Transportation and Financing Authority: (a) how many acres (or hectares) of farm land will be used for Roberts Bank port and rail related developments now underway or under study; (b) with the completion of the Roberts Bank port expansion, including both the third berth and seco ...[+++]nd terminal, what plans, if any, are there to use the Brunswick Point farmlands; (c) is the affected Roberts Bank farmland presently protected by the B.C. Agricultural Land Reserve designation; (d) does the Tsawwassen Final Agreement address the issue of farmland protection and if so, how; (e) will the farmland continue to be protected by the Agricultural Land Reserve designation following ratification of the Tsawwassen Final Agreement and, if not, why; (f) did the Vancouver Port Authority undertake to work jointly with the Tsawwassen Band to ensure the removal of the Agricultural Land Reserve designation from the farmland and, if so, why and what alternate measures did it put in place to protect farmland adjacent to the Roberts Bank port, rail and highway expansion; (g) did the Vancouver Port Authority agree to jointly develop with the Tsawwassen Band a container handling facility on the farmland protected by the B.C. Agricultural Land Reserve designation and, if so, why did the Vancouver Port Authority enter into such an agreement rather than develop container handling facilities further inland in a less environmentally sensitive area; (h) did the Vancouver Port Authority agree that the land would be leased at lease rates ...

E. whereas spring hunting and trapping are defended by Maltese hunters as part of their cultural tradition; whereas, however, the resting space available for migratory birds has diminished considerably in recent years, due to urban development, and whereas new methods and weaponry have also made hunting more efficient and thus more damaging to populations of migratory birds, causing the local eradication of birds such as the Peregrine Falcon and Barn Owl,

E. whereas spring hunting and trapping are defended by Maltese hunters as part of their cultural tradition; whereas, however, the resting space available for migratory birds has diminished considerably in recent years, due to urban development, and whereas new methods and weaponry have also made hunting more efficient and thus more damaging to populations of migratory birds, causing the local eradication of birds such as the Peregrine Falcon and Barn Owl,

E. whereas spring hunting and trapping are defended by Maltese hunters as part of their cultural tradition; whereas, however, the resting space available for migratory birds has diminished considerably in recent years due to urban development and whereas new methods and weaponry have also made hunting more efficient and thus damaging to populations of migratory birds, causing local extinctions of birds such as the Peregrine Falcon and Barn Owl,

Lambert, F. R. and Rasmussen, P. C. 1998. A new scops owl from Sangihe Island, Indonesia.

Researcher Andrew Miller of the British Columbia spotted owl recovery team recommends a temporary logging moratorium in certain areas to protect the habitat for owls, and the provision of funds needed to help the remaining owls.