Article: State sponsorship and community environmental groups: the Atlantic Coastal Action Program in Newfoundland.

Introduction

When the Canadian federal government announced in November 2002 that it would assume part of the cost involved in building a primary sewage treatment plant in St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, thereby halting the flow of untreated waste into that city's harbor, no one was happier than the members and supporters of the St. John's Harbour ACAP (SJH). ACAP is the acronym for Atlantic Coastal Action Program, an initiative of Environment Canada that provides project funding for community environmental organizations active in coastal ecosystem issues. Newfoundland (1) has two ACAPs. Besides the St. John's group, there is one in Corner Brook, the Humber ...

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