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Scott NeighTalking Radical RadioShared by The Media Co-opSeptember 21, 2021 Originally published here Scott Neigh — Talking Radical Radio · Defending a threatened coastal ecosystem
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CBC Information Morning: Post-election Analysis featuring Owls Head
Political columnist Brian Flinn joins Portia Clark on Information Morning to discuss the unexpected election results
(more…)And then there was Owls Head. I drove around the province quite a bit during the campaign period and I saw Owls Head signs in Louisburg, I saw them on the South Shore; they’re everywhere. A lot of people connected with the Owls Head issue and it wasn’t just about that piece of land on the Eastern Shore not being protected. I think it was a lot about the sense that the government had done something in secret, without telling people, with a piece of public land and made a deal to build a golf course.
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Little Harbour Resident Concerned about Community
Information MorningCBC RadioJuly 28, 2021 Little Harbour resident Beverley Isaacs shares her concerns about a developer snapping up properties in the area Listen
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Ecology Action Centre mapping eelgrass on NS coast
Eelgrass isn’t just for eels! It’s also a carbon sink, and provides habitat for young lobster. The Ecology Action Centre wants residents to participate in mapping eelgrass along Nova Scotia’s coasts.
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The Todd Veinotte Show
On this week’s show, Save Owls Head’s Christopher Trider joins us to discuss the organization and its fight to protect the provincial park from a sale to a private developer.
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News 95.7: Municipal Planning Strategy
Local resident asks municipal councillor David Hendsbee about the Eastern Shore Seaside Park System and Owls Head Provincial Park at the 31-minute mark.
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Christopher Trider on the Rick Howe Show
(more…)“This proposal, this development of 3 golf courses (and luxury accommodations and what have you) could be easily accommodated in other private lands, other locations along the Eastern Shore. They don’t need to go in and destroy a beautiful, natural environment park to do this.”
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Maritime Noon: Listeners Call in about Owls Head Provincial Park
On Thursday, April 15, the radio program Maritime Noon had special guests to talk about the balance (or lack thereof) between development and conservation in the Maritime Provinces.
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