Thursday, January 11, 2007

Today, I have heard that Halifax pours untreated sewage to the sea. And those people who swim in the harbour will easily get infected. It's really shocked me. As Dr. Cathy said, HRM has the ability to have a better sewage system. Canada is a well-developed country. We do have a good sense about the environmental conservation. But why do we still pour untreated sewage to sea? It's ridiculous.

From my point of view, Halifax is a really nice harbour city. It's so different than where I come from, Hong Kong, the same as a harbour city. Halifax is less disturbed. People here can share the beautiful and more natural views. I do like the natural beauty of Halifax. But what's a pity, they are risky to put our wonderful nature in danger. That's the thing I really don't want to see.

Studiny aboard is really eye-opening, especially in Canada, such a pretty country with lots of natural habitats. These all have brought me a good memory and impression about Canada.


taken from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia



Hong Kong Night's view


It's so different from the world I am used to live in (cemented forest). The things surrounding me are all tall buildings and busy vehicles. How serious air pollution level is always entangled Hong Kong, even though it's named as an international city all over the world. To me, Hong Kong has been risky to loose its pronounced status. Every time when I hear the news about the global warming, the ice melting and so on. My heart is freezing. It is not beacuse I'm afraid of the doom of the world, but becasue I am heartbreaking that why we still keep deteriorating our world. We do feel the changing climate caused by global warming. We know about its existence. The more I learn about the oceans, or our environment, the more I have concerned about our world. It always alerts me to re-think what I can do to the environment, not only in Hong Kong, but to the world.

1 comment:

CBEMN said...

GREAT post, Becky!
It certainly is a contrast, especially when you place both photos beside one another.
Fortunately for Halifax, we are in the prcess of cleaning up the harbour and soon (within the next year), there will not be untreated sewage flowing into our marine environment.
Cathy