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McNeil’s mess bubbles back to the surface
Staying on would have resulted in heightened accountability for autocratic decisions which occurred under his tenure.
(more…)Staying on would have resulted in heightened accountability for autocratic decisions which occurred under his tenure.
(more…)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.
(more…)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.
(more…)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
“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.
(more…)“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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