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STRETCHTNG INTO FA LT'
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last month, and plans to distrib-
ute a portion of her $500,000
grant - given out quarterly
over five years - to ECO Girls.
According to Miles, the program
focuses on five themes: ecologi-
cal literacy, water, food, energy
and sustainability.
Miles started the project a
few years ago while on an envi-
ronmental justice tour in Detroit
where she saw communities in
distress.
"That was an eye-opening
experience that made me want
to do something positive," Miles
wrote in an e-mail interview. "I
have long wanted to work on a
project that would benefit girls
of color and girls in economically
challenged families and commu-
nities. It is often these kinds of
communities that are especially
vulnerable to environmental
hazards."
Miles said she wants the girls
to learn more about their iden-
tities and "to develop a sense of
place in the cities where they
live." She added that the proj-
ect teaches girls to build self-
confidence despite the messages
the mainstream media sends of
"a narrowly defined femininity,
external looks and consumer-
ism."
University alum Alexandria
Cadotte, the ECO Girls program
coordinator, said events are typi-
cally held biweekly and consist
of hands-on activities that allow
the girls to learn more about
nature and ways to sustain it.
"Some of our upcoming events
include a trip to pick apples from
a local orchard, a guided nature
walk through the Arboretum and
a tour of the city's recycling facil-
ity," Cadotte said.
In addition to monthly activi-
ties, the girls will work through-
out the year on a recipe booklet
containing healthy and organic
recipes from their different cul-
tural backgrounds. The booklet
will also include historical and
current descriptions of Michigan
communities and their relation
to the land and local foods.
The program is held dur-
ing the school year, and adults
19 years and older can apply to
be volunteers. Though the pro-
gram's main focus is on girls,
boys can also apply to the pro-
gram, Miles said. She is also con-
sidering starting another project
solely for boys. Miles added that
though ECO Girls is currently
focused on the Southeast Michi-
gan area, she envisions future
chapters starting around the
country.
Kira Berman, director of edu-
cation at the University's Muse-
um of Natural History, said she
enrolled her 7-year-old daughter
in the program because of the
outdoor learning experience.
"I looked at the website very
carefully and ... really like the
perspective and the sensitivity
this program brings to learning
about the outdoors," Berman
said. "... I wasn't satisfied with
what the Girl Scouts had to offer."
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University alum Amy Poopat instructs a yoga class at the Central Campus Recreation Building yesterday. Durint Fall
Break, UMove Fitness offered drop-in excerise classes for $2 each at the CCRB.
Snyder: Bridge would strengthen ties to Canada
Snyder advocates
for bridge between
Detroit, Windsor
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP)
- Michigan Gov. Rick Sny-
der said yesterday he wants to
strengthen economic ties with
Canada, adding that one of the
best ways to make that happen
is to build a new bridge between
Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
The New International Trade
Crossing is "critically important"
to expanding international trade
between the U.S. and Canada,
the governor told the Great Lakes
International Trade and Trans-
port Hub Summit at Michigan
State University. Snyder added he
wants an expanded partnership
with Canada that includes nearby
states, such as Indiana and Ohio,
and that can boost the entire
region's economy.
The owners of the Ambas-
sador Bridge in Detroit oppose
a second bridge, saying a pub-
licly supported span across the
Detroit River two miles to the
south would unfairly compete
with their own. They've pro-
posed adding a second span to
their 83-year-old bridge, a move
opposed by Snyder and Canadian
officials.
Some Republican lawmakers
side with Ambassador Bridge
owner Manuel "Matty" Moroun
and have balked at backing the
separate bridge, making it hard
for Snyder to secure the votes
needed to begin the project.
The legislation has been stalled
in a Senate committee despite
months of testimony, but a com-
mittee vote now is scheduled for
Wednesday, according to Senate
Majority Leader Randy Richard-
ville.
The Monroe Republican con-
tinues to work with Snyder on the
bridge proposal but has had to
push back the date on which the
measure will come up for avote in
the full Senate several times.
The Snyder administration
has hinted it might unilaterally
move ahead with the bridge proj-
ect if the state Legislature won't
go along, but says it is focused
now on persuadinglawmakers to
back the legislation.
"I'm talking to some legisla-
tors to make sure I convey how
I 'feel about this, making sure
I understand their issues and
respond to any questions they
have," Snyder told reporters after
his morning speech. "Clearly my
intent's been to work with the
Legislature, and we're continu-
ing on that path."
He emphasized again that
Michigan taxpayers wouldn't
be on the hook for the new
bridge, which would be private-
ly financed, built and run. The
Ambassador Bridge owners and
their supporters have repeatedly
warned that there's not enough
traffic to support two separate
bridges and that it would become
a burden on Michigan taxpay-
ers, but Snyder said language in
the bill would prevent that from
happening.
Consul General of Canada
Roy Norton also promoted the
New International Trade Cross-
ing when he spoke to the summit
on Monday. Canadian officials
are so confident the bridge will
be built that construction has
begun on a road that would link
to it. Canada has pledged to cover
Michigan's $550 million share to
build a plaza on the U.S. side of
the bridge, eventually recouping
the money from tolls.
Snyder echoed that confidence
at a news conference later yester-
day.
"I'm convinced that we're
going to make positive progress,
we'll get something done," he
said. "I look forward to building
the bridge."
As part of Michigan's broader
ties with its Canadian neighbor,
Snyder would like to see pas-
senger rail service between Pon-
tiac, about 30 miles northwest of
Detroit, to Montreal in Quebec,
Canada.
He also wants the Detroit
Region Aerotropolis to help
expand trade along the North
American trade corridor stretch-
ing into Canada, and is actively
promoting Michigan and the
Great Lakes area as a top value
spot to do business.
"Too often we're viewed as
fly-over country" by business
owners, he said. "They think
there's two coasts in this coun-
try, but there's actually a pretty
good third one" - the Great
Lakes coastline, he added.
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