The spring and summer of 2020 saw many challenges, but a lack of excellent geoscience content was not one of them!. The AGS webinar series brought together geoscientists from across Canada for 15 talks between April and October, 2020. Thanks to AGS President Dave Lentz for coordinating and all our wonderful speakers for presenting!
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Cliffs of Fundy, Bonavista Peninsula named UNESCO Global Geoparks
See the CBC article for details!
AGS President – Dave Lentz with AGS Council Members – Tim Fedak and John Calder at the UNESCO Cliffs of Fundy Geopark Opening 
25th NS EdGeo Workshop – Gold Mining in Nova Scotia
On Friday October 25th, 2019, the Nova Scotia EdGEO Workshop Committee organized a workshop entitled “Gold mining in Nova Scotia: environmental and economic impacts” as part of the annual Association of Science Teachers (AST) conference.
New Publication: Geology of Green Cove brochure
Green Cove is a designated Nova Scotia Geoheritage Site protected by its location in a National Park. Here you can walk on rocks that preserve unsurpassed evidence about the ancient history of the Cape Breton Highlands. They provide a treasured glimpse into the Earth’s distant past and invaluable insights about Earth processes. A free download is available!
Abraham Gesner statue unveiled
The statue of Abraham Gesner was officially unveiled on Saturday, 4 May 2019. Thanks to Martha Hickman-Hild for the photographs of the event, which I have compiled at https://ees.acadiau.ca/news-reader/gesner4may.html. AGS was able to contribute toward this installation, and President Martha Grantham provided comments on our behalf.
