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"There has to be better safeguards written into the act" - Nadine Hunt, Save West Mabou Beach Committee
"There has to be better safeguards written into the act," says Nadine Hunt of the Save West Mabou Beach Committee
Nov 14
Cabot Golf company also has controversial plans for parkland in Florida
Last summer, the Tampa Bay Times reported on a controversial land swap, between Cabot and the State of Florida
Nov 10
Reaction to province's willingness to consider developments in protected area
"If this place is unprotected, then all of our parks and protected areas are at risk."
Nov 6
Inverness MLA & tourism industry respond to West Mabou Beach controversy
Interviews with Kyle MacQuarrie and the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia
Nov 5
"Save West Mabou Beach" campaign ramps up - again
Interview with Nadine Hunt, one of the residents who is trying to keep West Mabou Beach Provincial Park protected.
Nov 3
Minister reopens conversation over golf at West Mabou - again
Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton confirms that his department is in talks with Cabot Links about a potential golf course in West Mabou Beach Provincial Park. The park is protected and its legal protection would likely have to be removed to go forward.
Oct 2
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, 2023
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, 2023
