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Environmental groups urge province to strengthen Provincial Parks Act
Nature Nova Scotia & the Ecology Action Centre are urging the provincial government to amend and strengthen the Provincial Parks Act.
Nov 1, 20231 min read
N.S. environmental group seeks changes to province's Parks Act
Those who opposed a proposed golf course at West Mabou Beach Provincial Park say the Provincial Parks Act needs to be updated.
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Environmental groups happy with province’s decision to nix golf course
“The provincial government now needs to quickly amend the provincial parks legislation to provide greater protection for our provincial parks, and to reduce the broad discretion that is built into the act that developers keep trying to exploit,” said Plourde.
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Information Morning: EAC says Parks Act has too many loopholes
The Ecology Action Centre says the Provincial Parks Act has too many loopholes: "What we see is that developers, if they get a 'no' from a particular government, like Cabot did with the last Liberal government, then they wait for a change of government and try again, and they will keep trying until the Act is strengthened," said Raymond Plourde, Senior Wilderness Coordinator at the EAC.
Apr 26, 20231 min read