The Cooperator has published 19 articles on Owls Head since the story broke at the end of December, 2020. We have created this web page to make it easier for people to keep up with the Owls Head controversy. We will be posting articles from the Cooperator, and links to government documents, news stories from other media, and material from the Facebook site, Save Little Harbour/Owls Head From Becoming A Golf Course. If you know of information that should be included, email to: [email protected]. For the latest breaking information, see the Facebook page, Save Little Harbour/Owls Head from Becoming a Golf Course. Also check out the website, Save Owls Head Park.
Cover Photo: Vision Air
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By Richard Bell
At a hearing before Supreme Court Judge Kevin Coady on June 29, opponents of the province’s plan to destroy Owls Head Provincial Park learned that the fate of the 600-plus acres of coastal land may hinge on the narrowest of legal points
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Editorial
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” --Dr. Seuss – The Lorax, 1971
You don’t have to be a high-paid legal eagle to know that Minister of Lands and Forests Ian Rankin was not going to fare well when the judge hearing the case against him and his department starts out with a quote from Dr. Seuss about environmental destruction.
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The Eastern Shore Musquodoboit Valley Literacy Network (ESMV Literacy) extends a Call of Interest for Board Members to help support literacy in the communities served by our network.
Please contact Vicki Rutledge at 902-391-0014 or email [email protected] for more information.
Good news for ice cream lovers! Roz Staple, the owner of the Polar Bear Express Ice Cream stand, has reopened her business. We were able to reach Staple by email about her business.
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By Richard Bell
There’s a brand-new contender on the battlefield of grassroots groups fighting to prevent some of the biggest aquaculture companies in the world from going ahead with massive expansions of their controversial open-net finfish farm operations in Nova Scotia’s shallow coastal waters: the Healthy Bays Network (HBN). The new organization includes the Twin Bays Coalition (location), St. Mary’s Bay Protectors, Protect Liverpool Bay, and the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore (APES), with additional support from the Ecology Action Centre, the Atlantic Salmon Federation, and the Nova Scotia Salmon Association.
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The public health requirement for social distancing to fight Covid-19 can create a variety of social and emotional challenges. Now there’s a new, free program, “Cyber Social,” to provide education on how to maintain or improve health during this time through one-on-one telephone or video calls over a privacy-compliant health care platform.
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By Amy Collett
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected countless nonessential small businesses. Now that the government has started to open things up again, owners might be wondering how to navigate the next few months while keeping their employees safe and increasing sales. The following resources will help getting through the transition of reopening.
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By Jude Major
As the weather suddenly took a turn for the better and the warmer, so too did the plots in the Musquodoboit Harbour Community Garden. It’s amazing what a little sun and warmth will do for growing green things and for improving a mood.
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By David Shuman
The Musquodoboit Harbour and Area Chamber of Commerce and Civic Affairs (MHACCCA) has released a program supporting COVID recovery for the area’s small businesses called “Chamber Bucks.” The Chamber used $5,000 of its own funds and created vouchers that people can use at some local businesses.
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