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N.S. government quashes ‘unreasonable’ plan for West Mabou Beach golf course
"We have reached the conclusion that the asks that the proponent (Cabot) would have, would be unreasonable,” said Houston.
Nov 13
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
Hops to save West Mabou Beach
A local business owner is using his craft to help protect a provincial park.
Nov 6
N.S. NDP calls for increased government accountability
NDP Leader Claudia Chender says her party would improve accountability by overhauling the province’s lobbyist registry if they formed government.
Nov 6
N.S. gov't protects 1,300 hectares of land amid criticism over its openness to development
Critics say protection is meaningless if development is permitted in the areas
Nov 4
Nova Scotia announces protection of 1,267 hectares, but no word on West Mabou Beach Provincial Park
Protected areas announcement dubbed ‘a cynical move’ comes as Houston government hints that all protected lands are open for development
Nov 4
Opinions, history, and research-based factors
"Being a good neighbor has to start with acknowledging the stakes of your neighbors, something the Cabot folks have definitely not considered."
Nov 4
Open for exploitation
Kyle MacQuarrie continues to hide in the shadows claiming that he knows nothing and has nothing to say about this topic.
Nov 4
Keep your hands off provincial parkland
If Cabot is as savvy as we’re led to believe, then I wish them all the best in their negotiations with private landowners. But keep your hands off provincial parkland.
Nov 4
No provincial park in this province is safe from development
"Tim Houston's PC government has become a government of betrayal for the citizens of Nova Scotia."
Nov 3
Does Minister Masland know what a law is? Maybe not.
Minister of Natural Resources Kim Masland "is, in a Trumpian way, casually telling Nova Scotians that all of the land that we know to be protected by law is no longer protected," writes Lorna MacNeil
Oct 31
Province confirms golf course proposal for West Mabou Beach Provincial Park
Details of Cabot Golf's proposal to build a new course on the grounds of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park "have yet to be publicly revealed," reveals Minister Kim Masland.
Oct 31
“Whatcha think of the whole West Mabou thing?”
This is a Nova Scotia issue, one that challenges the values we claim to uphold: community, conservation, stewardship, and integrity.
Oct 31
Mainstreet: Province reviewing a proposal to develop West Mabou Beach Provincial Park
The province is reviewing a proposal from the Cabot golf company to develop an 18-hole course within the boundaries of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park.
Oct 31
Residents prepared for a fight as golf course developer eyes Cape Breton park
“People have said, ‘We’ll be in front of the bulldozers.’ Many, many people have said that. It’s terrible if it’s going to have to come to that.”
Oct 30
Cape Breton residents fear golf course will replace provincial park
Residents of Cape Breton are ready to fight as a nearby golf course developer eyes the windswept beaches of West Mabou Provincial Park. The Nova Scotia government says Cabot has ideas to develop the park, and the province supports job creators.
Oct 29
Save the West Mabou Beach Provincial Park
It is a very slippery slope when the provincial government starts caving to private corporations and handing over our protected areas. If this happens in Mabou, it can continue to happen in other places as well. And each time it does, it dilutes the culture of our province.
Oct 28
Here we go again... Attempt #3
This whole process has well run its course and it's time for Rodney MacDonald and Cabot to move on and get over this insidious obsession.
Oct 28
Public Parks Are PUBLIC
How might a private resident go about buying a provincial park? It’s an absurd question - they can’t, there is no regular pathway. There should be no pathway.
Oct 23
Bad Actors
How can you know if your interests are being represented if the processes of government take place behind a veil of secrecy? Transparency is a fundamental principle of democracy and it is absolutely imperative that the public be kept informed.
Oct 22
