N.S. government reviewing Cabot golf proposal for West Mabou Beach Provincial Park

Michael Gorman

CBC  - October 31, 2025 Originally published here

Nova Scotia Natural Resources Minister Kim Masland confirmed Thursday that her department has received a proposal for a golf development that would use West Mabou Beach Provincial Park and she said she’s willing to consider development proposals in other protected areas.

“We’re open for business in Nova Scotia and we need to look at ways that we can make sure that we are still being an economic driver in the province but yet balance protection,” she told reporters following a cabinet meeting in Halifax.

Nadine Hunt, with the West Mabou Beach Committee, is shown at the West Mabou Beach Provincial Park in Cape Breton, N.S., on Friday Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Elling Lien

Masland told reporters that if the government decides to move forward with the proposal, it would first require community consultation and consultation with First Nations. She said she’s “always open for discussion” about development in any protected area.

“Because you have a conversation doesn’t mean it’s going to happen or it’s not going to happen. It’s a conversation,” she said.

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