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CPAWS welcomes land purchase for Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park
Published on Jan 19 2018 HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Halifax Regional Municipality that it has acquired eighty hectares of land in support of Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park.“This is an important milestone for the protection of Blue Mountain – [Learn more]
Job posting for Conservation Assistant with Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (Nova Scotia)
Published on Aug 24 2017 Conservation AssistantCanadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Nova Scotia Chapter (CPAWS-NS) About CPAWS-NSThe Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is a grassroots, non-government organization (NGO) that works to protect natural areas in the province. Our priority is the establishment of new protected areas, on land and [Learn more]
St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area achieves important milestone
Published on Jun 08 2017 OTTAWA – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) congratulates the federal government on completing the designation process for St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area. “CPAWS is pleased to see the Government of Canada continuing to take significant steps toward achieving its ambitious marine conservation targets, and in doing so, [Learn more]
CPAWS Nova Scotia welcomes decision to designate St. Anns Bank as a marine protected area
Published on Dec 16 2016 HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomed today’s announcement by the federal government that it will designate St. Anns Bank as a marine protected area. “We are very pleased to see the government of Canada make this announcement. With the high standards [Learn more]
CPAWS sounds alarm over Parks Canada’s shift away from nature conservation in our national parks
Published on Jul 11 2016 OTTAWA – In its latest annual report released in advance of Canada Parks Day, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is calling on Parks Canada to re-focus on its legal obligation to protect nature as the first priority for managing our national parks, and to immediately stop development in [Learn more]
Blogs
NEW LAND PURCHASE APPROVED FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN – BIRCH COVE LAKES REGIONAL PARK
Published on Mar 11 2019 (Photo: Irwin Barrett) I know many of you care about the protection of the Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes wilderness, just as I do, so here’s a quick update on the news from last week. On Tuesday, March 5th, Halifax Regional Council approved a motion to authorize city staff to finalize [Learn more]
THE YEAR IN CONSERVATION IN NOVA SCOTIA
Published on Dec 18 2018 It was another busy year for conservation in Nova Scotia and important progress was made on several fronts. Here are a couple of the highlights. First land purchase for Birch Cove Lakes Hobsons Lake (Photo: Irwin Barrett) In January, the very first land purchase for the Blue Mountain – Birch Cove [Learn more]
OIL & GAS AND SUPERPOWERS
Published on Dec 04 2018 “The most important thing that we extract from the ocean is not oil and gas or fish, it’s us.“ In light of current news, I think we could all use a reminder of this. These wise words are from world-renowned oceanographer and explorer, Dr. Sylvia Earle, who I had the [Learn more]
CANADA IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO HAVING BETTER MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
Published on Oct 26 2018 The final report of the National Advisory Panel on Marine Protected Area Standards was recently released. This is good news! From March to September 2018, the National Advisory Panel travelled across Canada to gather perspectives on MPAs from Canadians on all three coasts. The final report includes a series of recommendations [Learn more]
THE TALE OF ONE BLUE WHALE
Published on Sep 14 2018 In this blog I will be sharing the tale of a whale, a blue whale to be exact. It’s a sad tale but one that has created a unique opportunity to showcase and preserve our natural history. Before we dive in, let’s take a moment to appreciate just how incredible [Learn more]