EMBARGOED UNTIL MAY 15th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*M*A*R*I*N*E*~*W*I*R*E*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ c/o THE GEORGIA STRAIT ALLIANCE ~~~~BC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS~~~~ IF YOU NEED NEWS, ANALYSIS, COMMENTARY OR MARINE INFORMATION SUBSCRIBE TODAY! ~MarinE~Wire~ is an electronic news~wire (and occasional e~zine) designed for free distribution through the internet. Think of this as a regular (subscriber) news source without the filtering or recycling. We assure you only one-two messages posted a week max.! And the posts will be newsworthy content such as news-breaking stories, news releases, journalist briefing backgrounders, and other news/net-generated items from the Georgia Strait Alliance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MarinE~Wire~~~~~~~~~~~~~~15/05/97~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contents: Item #1- Press Release SINKING TO NEW HIGHS! Item #2- Press Release KAYAK FESTIVAL PROMOTES CULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL BALANCE Item #3- Press Release EARL'S RESTAURANTS TARGETED IN SALMON FARM CAMPAIGN ........................................................................ .... #1 PRESS RELEASE May 15, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS E SINKING TO NEW HIGHS! -------------------- Nanaimo- Georgia Straight Alliance (GSA), along with several other groups have filed appeal of the permit issued under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, throwing into question whether the Federal Environment Minister Sergio Marchi will allow the disposal of the decommissioned [241 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=05_1997&mid=2627814&hilit=CULTURAL+CULTURE+FUTURE> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 05_1997&2594934 Score: 82 Subject: Re: Culture, snobbery, etc. (was Re: 150 reas