Lighthouse Links Development Co. wants to build 3 courses in the Little Harbour area. Michael Gorman CBC NewsJanuary 10, 2020 Real the full article here> Members of the public have decried the fact the move happened with no notice or public consultation and have called on the government to reverse the decision. Government staff’s own Read more…
Jim Vibert
The Chronicle Herald
January 6, 2020
Nova Scotia’s Parks and Protected Areas (PAPA) plan grew out of extensive public consultations, but last spring the government secretly removed one of the proposed protected areas from the list and hid its handiwork from public view.
(more…)Richard Bell Eastern Shore CooperatorJanuary 4, 2020 Full Article Here> LIGHTHOUSE LINKS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY – as of: 2019-12-30 01:33 PM Business/Organization Name: LIGHTHOUSE LINKS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Registry ID: 3301517 Type: N.S. Unlimited Liability Nature of Business: Status: Active Jurisdiction: Nova Scotia Registered Office: 1100-1959 UPPER WATER STREET HALIFAX NS Canada B3J 3N2 Mailing Read more…
Michael Gorman
CBC News
January 3, 2020
People on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore who oppose a potential golf course development say they’d like to meet with the developer to discuss other possible uses for the land and options for the community.
(more…)Philip MoscovitchHalifax ExaminerMorning FileDecember 24, 2019 Full Article Here> … [Caitlin] Grady did raise the issue of secrecy: On top of losing access to this site, Grady also says the decision sets a bad precedent for the future. “If the government decides to sell off this property to a developer Read more…
Victoria Walton
Halifax Today
December 22, 2019
“It’s one of about 90 or so sites that have been identified across the province for their conservation value and are awaiting legal designation, or to be made official by the provincial government,” says Caitlin Grady with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.
(more…)Michael Gorman
CBC News
Posted: December 20, 2019
A former provincial park planner for the Nova Scotia government says a proposal that would see coastal Crown land sold for a potential golf resort is a “betrayal of the public trust” and should be stopped.
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Suzanne Rent
Halifax Examiner
December 18, 2019
A developer wants to buy the lands at Owls Head park on the Eastern Shore to develop up to three golf courses.
Michael Gorman at CBC reports that Owls Head provincial park on the Eastern Shore, an area with a “globally rare” ecosystem, is no longer on a list of provincial properties that will get legal protection.
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