Michael GormanCBC NewsApril 1, 2021 Full Article Here> Owls Head might never have been a provincial park, but the fact so many Nova Scotians believed it was — and, indeed, even government officials — should have made public consultation a requirement before the province considered selling it, Nova Scotia Supreme Court heard Read more…
Taryn Grant
CBC News
December 7, 2020
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Nova Scotia Liberal leadership hopeful Iain Rankin is making far-reaching promises that he says will help the province make a difference on climate change.
… Further to his conservation goals, Rankin said he would designate remaining sites in the province’s parks and protected areas plan, which at one point included Owls Head — a 285-hectare area on the Eastern Shore.
(more…)Blair Rhodes
CBC News
August 5, 2020
In a decision released Wednesday, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Kevin Coady granted Bancroft and the forest watch association more time to file their request for a judicial review.
“The Applicants have a reasonable excuse for the delay,” Justice Coady wrote.
Coady added that the applicants “will suffer prejudice if the extension is not granted” but the respondent “will suffer little prejudice” if it is.
(more…)Taryn Grant
CBC News
Jun 29, 2020 6:52 PM AT
Before the province’s lawyer, Jack Townsend, delivered his arguments to the court, Coady asked him why an extension should be fought, if the review was worthwhile.
“Don’t you think it’s always best to decide issues such as this on the merits, rather than on the procedural obstacles that can pop up because of people dragging their feet or inadvertence or complacency or something of that nature?” Coady said.
(more…)Province says a review ‘would be a waste of time’
Michael Gorman
CBC News
Posted: May 15, 2020 2:49 PM
A valuation report prepared for the company that wants to buy hundreds of hectares of Crown land in Little Harbour, N.S., to build up to three golf courses and other developments says the “highest and best use” for the land is “recreational or conservation purposes.”
(more…)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Editor’s Note: At the time of this article (February 2020), the Gilberts have not withdrawn from the Letter of Offer.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…)Michael Gorman
CBC News
Posted: Feb 04, 2020
The fight over a section of Nova Scotia Crown land once slated for protection but now being considered for sale to developers is spilling into court.
(more…)Michael Gorman
CBC News
January 25, 2020
The federal government is no longer negotiating with Nova Scotia’s Lands and Forestry Department for the sale of surplus Crown land that could have become part of a proposed golf course development.
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