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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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Dr. Kristina Boerder on News 95.7
Marine biologist Dr. Kristina Boerder of Dalhousie University speaks with host Todd Veinotte about the incredible ecosystem services that eelgrass meadows provide.
How might this important ecosystem be adversely affected by golf course & residential developments? Listen to the interview to find out.
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Listeners’ Calls on News 95.7 (April 13, 2021)
“It’s just full-speed ahead with no consideration for saving natural environments for our grandchildren. I have grandchildren. And I want them to be able to experience a natural wilderness.“
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Information Morning’s First Interview with Premier Iain Rankin
Newly sworn-in Iain Rankin joins Information Morning to talk about what’s on his to-do list as Nova Scotia’s new premier and the challenges ahead.
“I think it is really important that we listen to the community. There is an engagement plan that I don’t believe has been submitted yet by the proponent. I am really recommending they get going with that. And that does need to be approved by government, so that it is truly objective and hears all views.”
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Christopher Trider’s Interview: Transcript and Audio
Christopher Trider, Former Park Planner
“After a rather exhaustive, multi-year program to create the Parks and Protected Areas Plan, it [Owls Head] was included as site #694. And it is listed in that plan as a “provincial park.” “
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News 95.7 Interviews: Owls Head Provincial Park
The Rick Howe Show
News 95.7
February 11, 2021
Host Jordi Morgan interviews citizens with differing views on Owls Head Provincial Park.
Owls Head Provincial Park, which had been slated for protection, was secretly delisted by the government of Nova Scotia. Elected officials had begun exploring the potential sale of this property 3 years before investigative journalist Michael Gorman alerted the public.
Disclaimer: In the interest of fairness and transparency, we have included all of the audio files and have transcribed all of the interviews. However, not all of the claims have equal merit. We’ve included a few suggested posts at the bottom of this page, which have verified information on the history and ecology of the park.
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The Rick Howe Show: Liberal Leadership Candidates on Owls Head Provincial Park
Host Jordi Morgan interviews Randy Delorey, Iain Rankin, and Labi Kousoulis
January 19-21
The Rick Howe Show
News 95.7
One of these three Liberal leadership candidates will not only become the leader of the provincial Liberal party but also the new premier of Nova Scotia. Take a listen to their responses to environmental questions, including the fate of Owls Head Provincial Park.
Mr. Randy Delorey
January 19, 2021
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Seagrass beds off our coast could be some of the world’s heaviest and oldest organisms
CBC Radio
Mainstreet Nova Scotia
February 12, 2020
Not only seagrasses the only type of plants that flower underwater, but they could be the oldest known organisms on our planet. “The value generated by seagrass is among the highest of any habitat in the world,” explains Worm. The ecosystem services provided by seagrass meadows (such as nursery habitat, spawning habitat, and carbon sequestration) are so valuable that they are valued “in excess of $20,000 per hectare, per year.”
In terms of Owls Head Park Reserve, Worm says”[w]hen we think about doing something to that protected land it’s not just about the land, it’s also very strongly connected to the underwater habitat nearby” which could be “very harmful for the seagrass that lives there.”
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