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WENDY ELLIOTT: Documentary on evolving Bay of Fundy coastline a fascinating watch

Years ago, a dike was eroded in North Grand Pre near a scenic spot the locals call the Guzzle and what was uncovered was a dike that must have been created by Acadians.

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It was covered in tiny pieces of sod that had to have been hand cut. It wasn’t long before our giant tides washed them all away.

In 2015, Bria Stokesbury, then curator at the Kings County Museum, found an Acadian aboiteau or sluice in a stream in New Minas. At high tide, the aboiteau, carved from a tree trunk, closed up to prevent seawater from reaching the other side of a dike. At low tide, a valve allowed marshy water to reach the open sea.

Those are just a couple of the many discoveries that trace the long and complex relations between land and sea in the Minas Basin. So, I was pleased to be able to watch and learn from a new documentary recently called Sea, Soil and Soul: Evolving Bay of Fundy Coastline.

A group of student scientists, using funds provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), presented the film in Wolfville.

The group undertakes critical research on salt marshes. Based locally and across the broader Bay of Fundy, their research focuses on ecosystem services,........

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