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CPAWS-NS statement regarding proposed Mother Canada statue in Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Published on Dec 12 2014SummaryThe Nova Scotia chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) is deeply concerned about the proposal to build the Mother Canada statue inside Cape Breton Highlands National Park, as well as the unusual process that Parks Canada seems to be using for this project. The national park is an inappropriate [Learn more]
CPAWS welcomes land protection at Brigadoon
Published on Apr 28 2014 AYLESFORD LAKE – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Nova Scotia government that it has purchased lands on Aylesford Lake adjacent to Brigadoon Village. Brigadoon is a non-profit recreational facility that delivers camp programming to children, youth, and families living with chronic illness, chronic [Learn more]
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DFO MUST PUBLICLY-RELEASE MPA NETWORK PLAN FOR MARITIMES REGION
Published on May 11 2018 (Photo from CBC NS website) The federal department of fisheries and oceans (DFO) must publicly release the marine protected area (MPA) network plan for Maritimes Region without any further delays. I really can’t underscore this point enough. It needs to happen, and it needs to happen now. Yesterday, a photo showing [Learn more]
NOVA SCOTIA GOVERNMENT SEEMS OUT-OF-TOUCH ON MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
Published on May 07 2018 Photo credit: CBC I’ve been involved with the environmental community in Nova Scotia for more than 20 years, so I’ve seen a lot in my time. Not much surprises me anymore. But, I must admit, reading through this article posted on the CBC Nova Scotia website was jaw-dropping. The Premier of Nova Scotia [Learn more]
A PROTECTED AREA IS NO PLACE FOR OIL AND GAS ACTIVITY
Published on May 03 2018 Recent, past and anticipated announcements If you have been reading the news related to oil and gas recently, you are probably feeling the same way as I imagine the rock crab featured in this blog post is. Discussion of oil and gas within protected areas resurfaced on April 5th, when the Canada [Learn more]
DIVING DEEP IN THE FUNDIAN CHANNEL- BROWNS BANK AREA OF INTEREST
Published on Apr 17 2018 In my previous blog post, I discussed a proposed marine protected area (MPA) for a unique archipelago along the Eastern Shore. At the same time that Eastern Shore Islands was announced, Fisheries and Oceans Canada also announced Fundian Channel- Browns Bank as an “Area of Interest” (AOI) for a future MPA. One of [Learn more]
EASTERN SHORE ISLANDS: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DOING COASTAL PROTECTION THE RIGHT WAY
Published on Apr 03 2018 (Photo: Alisha Postma, divebuddies4life.com) As you’ve probably heard by now, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has just announced two areas of interest (AOI) for marine protected areas (MPAs) in the waters surrounding Nova Scotia. These include, Eastern Shore Islands and Fundian Channel- Browns Bank. Creating these MPAs is a crucial step for Canada to fulfill its [Learn more]