“Owl’s Head didn’t have a voice,” said local resident and advocate Beverley Isaacs says. “So we used our voices.” Erin AnderssenThe Globe and MailJuly 31, 2022 Full article here Had it not been for the fight of Nova Scotians such as Ms. Isaacs, much of these 266 hectares of coastal Read more…
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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Staying on would have resulted in heightened accountability for autocratic decisions which occurred under his tenure.
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“Without stronger legal protections, Nova Scotia’s parks and protected areas will perpetually be at risk,” Lee said.
That protection could come from a shift in common law to recognize that “the environment has become such an important issue for Nova Scotians and Canadians generally that it is time to recognize that the government does have an obligation to be transparent when it comes to important lands with ecological values,” lawyer Jamie Simpson told The Chronicle Herald in the past.
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“After nearly five decades of public consultations, government plans and scientific studies, Owls Head Provincial Park is finally getting the legal protection it needs and deserves.”
… However, the park is one of many areas needing protection, said Lee. There are 125 provincial parks, nature reserves and wilderness areas awaiting the same designation and could face delistment.
“Without stronger legal protections, Nova Scotia’s parks and protected areas will perpetually be at risk,” said Lee.
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The Nova Scotia government’s decision to protect a section of rugged Crown land along the province’s Eastern Shore from development is being hailed as proof that public mobilization can make a difference.
Chris Miller, executive director of the Nova Scotia chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, described the new park designation as the “best possible outcome” for Owls Head.
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Chris Miller, executive director of the Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, said Tuesday’s announcement was the best possible outcome for Owls Head.
“It corrects the wrong,” Miller said on Tuesday. “It ends the scandal and I just want to thank the premier for making this important decision.
Miller said it was also a welcome decision to fix one that never should have been made.
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“I am really happy and excited,” McKay said in an interview with the Examiner. “All I can say is congratulations to everyone for their hard work. As a province, we do have to stick together on issues such as this.”
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