Protecting precious ecosystems is an issue top of mind for many Nova Scotians. There was public outrage when it came to light that the Liberal government, in 2019, signed a backroom deal to turn Owls Head into a golf course.
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The Nova Scotia Youth Choir explores protest as art and embraces Indigenous-led social action, including stopping Alton Gas and saving Owls Head Provincial Park. During the making of the film, the singers participated in social action led by Mi’kmaw land defenders working to save the Sipenkne’katik River and Owls Head Read more…
Staying on would have resulted in heightened accountability for autocratic decisions which occurred under his tenure.
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Owls Head to become Nova Scotia’s next provincial park” (June 15 story). Kudos to Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton on this announcement. This magnificent 266-hectare section of the province’s coastline certainly deserves protection and provincial park status.
But what is the status of the 12 properties, many of them proposed new provincial parks or their expansions, for which public consultations were announced on Feb. 4, 2021? Or the eight parcels for which consultations were advertised on July 27, 2021? Or the 49 sites publicized as “also intended for protection” on Earth Day (April 22) in 2021? The public is waiting.
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There is nothing wrong with wildlife, plants, lakes, oceanfront and eel grass being left unmolested by mankind. Climate change trends have taught us what happens when we do interfere.
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If you visit a pristine or protected wilderness area this summer, Chris and Jan from A for Adventure say it’s best to learn about it first before you go so you know how to treat the area with the care it deserves. CBC RadioInformation Morning FrederictonJune 23, 2022 Listen here Read more…
Thanks to our friends at the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (Nova Scotia Chapter) for this video and for their support during the two-and-a-half-year campaign to save Owls Head Provincial Park. Previous Posts from CPAWS-NS Video of Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle SightingCPAWS Video Tour of the Eastern Shore IslandsPhotos of Read more…
Michael de AdderThe Chronicle HeraldJune 21, 2022Originally published here