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First Video from Today’s March
February 20, 2020 March and Rally in Downtown Halifax Posted on the Facebook Group by Anne MacLeod
February 20, 2020 March and Rally in Downtown Halifax Posted on the Facebook Group by Anne MacLeod
Gary Burrill, Leader of the NDP of Nova Scotia, speaks in the Legislature on the day of the Save Owls Head rally:
(more…)Keith Doucette
The Canadian Press
Feb. 20, 2020
HALIFAX—Nova Scotia’s minister of lands and forests says he has not yet been informed of any change in an American couple’s plans to acquire a section of rugged Crown-owned land along the province’s Eastern Shore.
(more…)NDP Leader Gary BurrillFebruary 20, 2020Video courtesy of Richard Bell Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3JAjmD6scc&t=165s
(more…)“Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize the remarkable citizens from across the province, including the ones who are outside the Legislature today, who have mobilized to protest this government’s hidden decision to remove Owls Head Provincial Park from the list of pending protected areas.”
Lisa Roberts, NDP
Michael Gorman
CBC News
February 19, 2020
Editor’s Note: At the time of this article (February 2020), the Gilberts have not withdrawn from the Letter of Offer. Furthermore, the provincial government has made no indication that they will be protecting this property. On the contrary, Iain Rankin has said, “At this juncture, [Owls Head] was removed from potential protected areas, and there’s no plans to change that.”
Couple says the decision comes ‘after reflecting on feedback from Nova Scotians’
The couple that wanted to buy Crown land in the Little Harbour, N.S., area for a proposed golf course development has hit pause on the plan.
(more…)Members of the Facebook Group Save Little Harbour/Owls Head will be holding a rally to save Owls Head Provincial Park on February 20 2020 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm starting at Grand Parade and then marching to Province House to hear from speakers.
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