Posted by
Eric Lilius on
Oct 13, 2006; 5:04pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/Re-Decision-on-Topographic-Maps-tp735.html
Here's a little more on this good news.
Eric
OCTOBER 12, 2006 - 18:53 ET
Industry Canada: Minister Bernier Issues Statement on the Status of the
Community Access Program
Here's a little more on this good news.
Eric
Thanks to the efforts of some map librarians, geographers, and
cartographers, it seems
as if we have helped to reverse a decision put in place in 2001 and set
to be carried out
in 2007. We "hope" paper maps will continue to be printed and
distributed via the
Canada Map Office - there will be a close monitoring of this to make
sure the decision
to reverse the decision (awkward thought) remains.
A couple of map librarians deserve some great praise - Heather McAdam
(Carleton)
and Susan Mowers (Ottawa) - for it was their efforts that really moved
this along!
Librarian lobbyists!!
cheers
james
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James C. Boxall, FRGS Director and Curator
GIS Centre and Map Collection, Killam Memorial Library
6225 University Avenue, Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4H8 Canada
http://www.dal.ca [hidden email]
902.494.6126/6719 (o) 902.494.2062 (f)
Vice President, Canadian Cartographic Association
http://www.cca-acc.org/Vice President, Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia
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On the morning of October 11, 2006 the Map Uses Advisory Committee was
contacted by Kathleen Olson, Acting Director of Communications to the
Minister of Natural Resources. Ms. Olson wanted to make key stakeholders
groups aware of Minister Lunn’s recent decision to keep the Canada Map
Office open. According to Ms. Olson, “as soon as this was brought to
Minister Lunn’s attention he recognized the need to continue this
service to stakeholders and Canadians”.
ACMLA is proud to have played a part in bringing this critical issue to
the attention of interested Canadians and to the Government of Canada.
We look forward to continuing to work with Minister Lunn and the
Ministry of Natural Resources to ensure that Canadians have access to
printed topographic maps.
Heather McAdam, Chair, Map Users Advisory Committee, ACMLA
Robin Millette wrote:
> Good news, seems like they're backing down:
>
> "Canada shreds plan to scrap paper maps"
>
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/10/12/map-office.html >
> On 9/29/06, Gurstein, Michael <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Saw this on another list...
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
[hidden email]
>
>> Canada soon will not be printing topographical maps.
>> You will have to download and print them yourself
>> (if you have a big enough printer, otherwise you are SOL - which will be
>> the case for everyone.
>
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