Christopher Trider talks to Portia Clark of CBC’s Information Morning about the government’s recent announcement about legally protecting Owls Head Provincial Park.
Christopher Trider worked for the Department of Natural Resources (now DNRR) for 21 years. As a provincial park planner, Christopher specialized in acquiring and protecting coastal properties. He designed well-loved coastal parks including MacCormacks Beach Provincial Park, Rainbow Haven Beach Provincial Park, Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park, Pomquet Beach Provincial Park, and many more.
Information Morning
CBC Radio
June 15, 2022
“It’s also important to remember that Owls Head Provincial Park is one component of the Eastern Shore Seaside Park System plan that was promised to Nova Scotians back in 1975 and included other substantial park developments that have not been followed up on, such as a destination campground at Lake Charlotte, so it’s a very important piece of a larger puzzle.”
Christopher Trider
Chris points out that Owls Head Provincial Park sits adjacent to the 100 Wild Islands Project, the Eastern Shore Islands Wilderness Area, and is part of the Eastern Shore Seaside Park System plan, which offers a huge opportunity for natural environment wilderness recreation, travel, and camping—all within an hour and a half from metropolitan Halifax.
“It’s also important to remember that Owls Head Provincial Park is one component of the Eastern Shore Seaside Park System plan that was promised to Nova Scotians back in 1975 and included other substantial park developments that have not been followed up on, such as a destination campground at Lake Charlotte, so it’s a very important piece of a larger puzzle. […] The destination camping component of that whole vision of that park system was envisioned for Lake Charlotte. Lands had been acquired and the plans were made and it’s sort of a ready-to-go situation, so if they did follow through with that, you’d have these components like Clam Harbour Beach with the high-access public beach component, Taylor Head, and Lake Charlotte with destination camping, and Owls Head with the very high natural environment values component.”
Background: Christopher Trider worked for the Department of Natural Resources (now DNRR) for 21 years. As a provincial park planner, Christopher specialized in acquiring and protecting coastal properties. He designed well-loved coastal parks including MacCormacks Beach Provincial Park, Rainbow Haven Beach Provincial Park, Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park, Pomquet Beach Provincial Park, and many more.
As one of the leaders of the Save Owls Head movement and its Facebook group, Christopher helped to raise awareness of the importance of Owls Head Provincial Park. “I know how hard these coastal properties are to find, how hard they are to come by, how important they are for the long-term public good,” he says.
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