Stefan Sinclair-Fortin
The Signal
February 7, 2020
The government defended its handling of Owls Head on Thursday, despite continuing calls for the sale of public land to be stopped.
Minister of Lands and Forestry Iain Rankin said he is aware of the public’s interest, but has no plans to protect the area. He said the sale to a private developer is still in progress.
(more…)Full Article Here> Jim Vibert (jim.vibert@saltwire.com)The Chronicle HeraldFebruary 7, 2020 The public consultation that should have taken place before the provincial government removed Owls Head from the parks and protected areas list will now fall to the prospective developer of the land. Lands and Forestry Minister Iain Rankin said Thursday Read more…
Posted by Richard Bell
January 14, 2020, 3:36 PM
Eastern Shore Cooperator
In a January 3 2020 email to the Cooperator, MLA Kevin Murphy said that he first heard about the golf courses about two years, and that he had had two phone calls from the golf course lobbyist, Michael Samson. He wrote that he had not talked about the project with any other lobbyists, nor had he discussed the project with anyone from the Owls Head community (within 50 miles of Owls Head.)
(more…)Posted by Richard Bell
January 14, 2020 3:01 PM
Eastern Shore Cooperator
In a phone interview with the Cooperator, Brad Johns, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party critic for the environment, was blunt about the province’s decision to delist Owls Head Provincial Park and sell the land to a golf-course developer: “The fix is already in.”
Johns said that his party supported exploring opportunities for economic development, but that the time for public consultation was before making a decision, not after. “What they’ve done is put the cart before the horse here.”
(more…)Lighthouse Links Development Co. wants to build 3 courses in the Little Harbour area. Michael Gorman CBC NewsJanuary 10, 2020 Real the full article here> Members of the public have decried the fact the move happened with no notice or public consultation and have called on the government to reverse the decision. Government staff’s own Read more…