Editorial Cartoons
Abandon Ship!
Editorial Cartoon by Matt Dempsey
May 15, 2021
Published in the Nova Scotia Advocate
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Release Information
Contributed by Angela Poirier
The Chronicle Herald
May 15, 2021
Originally published here>
Re: “Proponent of Owls Head golf development has acquired more than 20 area properties,” May 2.
Karen White, publicist for the proponents of this project, says, “It is unfortunate that so much misinformation is clouding an objective view of the project.” I would like to think that objective analysis would come from government and not the developer’s side of the house.
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Recommended Reading
The History of Owls Head: Nova Scotia’s Newest Provincial Park
Owls Head Provincial Park has been a candidate for legal protection since the 1970s. It was a key component of the Eastern Shore Seaside Park System, Our Parks and Protected Areas Plan, and more. Let’s take a look at the park’s history and the extraordinary campaign to save it.
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Articles
The Birds of Owls Head Need a Wingman
Love will soon be in the air—for barn swallows, that is. Courtship during the upcoming mating season will feature elegant aerial displays. Cobalt blue, cinnamon and chestnut-coloured, the barn swallow is a striking species. But it’s in flight that these birds go from interesting to incredible. Barn swallows are aerial acrobats, which have been recorded at speeds of up to 74 km/hour. They zip and zoom through the air, performing impressive manoeuvres to catch flying insects. Who knew that you could look so graceful while eating bugs all day?
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Articles
Not the Place for a Golf Resort
Dale Dunlop
The Maritime Explorer
February 19, 2021
Why then the need for yet one more post on Owls Head? Perhaps naively, I believe I do bring a slightly different perspective to the matter. As a lawyer, I can comment on the case currently before the courts, particularly as one who has faced off with the Department of Justice many times over the past forty-five years. As a concerned environmentalist who has visited every provincial park in Nova Scotia and almost all the Wilderness Areas as well, I can comment on what makes Owls Head different from all these other places. Finally, as far as I know, I will be the only golf journalist who has offered an opinion on whether or not Owls Head would make for a good location to build a golf resort. I love the game of golf and am almost in awe of how quickly Nova Scotia has rocketed to the top of the must play places in the world with the success of the Cabot Links courses in Inverness. I have written many posts on Nova Scotia golf courses including this one describing why Cabot Cliffs is the #1 course in Canada. If not for the success of Cabot Links, I do not believe this matter would ever have arisen in the first place.
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Letters to the Editor
Letter: Dividing Community by Karen Schlick
I read with interest the recent article on an update on the court case for Owls Head (“Owls Head court case stalling golf courses, much-needed jobs, Lighthouse Links argues,” Dec. 10).
The primary concern of this court case is the lack of transparency and consultation in delisting an ecologically sensitive area that was being considered for provincial protection. If it hadn’t been for a freedom of information request, the public would never have known about this; thus, the court case. If everything had been above board in the first place, there wouldn’t have been any need to go to court.
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Barb Adams (MLA) Recognizes Movement to Save Owls Head Provincial Park
February 29, 2020 Barb Adams of the Progressive Conservative Party was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as MLA for Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage in 2017. SAVE LITTLE HBR. FB GRP.: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT -THANKS BARBARA ADAMS: I rise today to acknowledge the 3,138 members of the Facebook group Read more…