By Richard Bell
The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) has opened a new front in its battle against the proposed Cochrane Hill open-pit gold mine in Guysborough County with an unprecedented underwater video of salmon spawning in a stream immediately downstream from a tailings pond that would millions of tons of mine waste.
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By Karen Schlick
Summary of the true story so far: After losing the family cat, I adopted an abandoned mother cat and three kittens. They were kept in all winter. Spayed and tamed, the saga continues in spring.
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Editorial
If you think that the paper you’re holding in your hands feels somehow slightly different, you’re right. In November, the Canada media conglomerate Torstar shut down its Nova Scotia paper, the Halifax Star. And almost immediately, the Cooperator’s long-time printer, Transcontinental (TCI) announced that losing the Star business was forcing it to close its plant on PEI.
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By Richard Bell
The Whale Sanctuary Project announced this morning at a press conference at the Maritime Museum in Halifax that it had selected Port Hilford at the site of the world’s first sanctuary for captive beluga whales, working with Sherbrooke and the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s. The Project had narrowed the choice down to the Sherbrooke site and a site off Malagash Island in Mushaboom.
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The leaders of the New Democratic Party and the Progressive Conservative Party both spoke at the Save Little Harbour/Owls Head rally at Province House on February 20, 2020.
Gary Burrill, leader of the NDP, got boos when he condemned the use of a "minute letter" to keep its decision secret, and a warm reception when he promised to introduce legislation that would require the province to hold a public consultation before disposing of land like Owls Head.
Tim Houston, leader of the Progressive Conservatives, said his party also objected to the province's secret process for taking land intended for a provincial park and selling it to a wealthy American who wants to build three golf courses there. (More videos of other speakers to follow).
[Note: it was a very cold day, which affected the visual quality of the video recordings. Next time we'll bring a hot pack!]
Video of Gary Burrill at the Save Little Harbour/Owls Head rally
Video of Tim Houston at the Save Little Harbour/Owls Head rally
By Karen Bradley
“It does not matter what the end product looks like, it is the process of exploring our inner dimensions, and our connections to the outer world, that we are focused on.” --Fyre Jean Graveline, Circle Works
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To the Editor:
I have been reading the 2019 articles/letters re The Gaetz Brook Greenway.
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By Richard Bell
(February 21) In a surprising development in the long-running dispute over replacing Eastern Shore District High School, Education Minister Zack Churchill has suggested that the department is looking in to combing a new high school with a new junior high school.
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By Richard Bell
The controversy over Owls Head Provincial Park began on December 18, 2019, when CBC reporter Michael Gorman reported the province had secretly decided on March 13, 2019 to sell Owls Head Provincial Park to a wealthy American who planned to build three golf courses on the site (Lighthouse Links). The decision put in jeopardy hundreds of other parcels of Crown land that the public had previously believed were protected lands that could not be removed from protection without a public hearing.
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Press Release Announcing the Filing of a Lawsuit to Stop the Sale of Owls Head Provincial Park. Includes profiles of participants and links of resource sources.
For Immediate Release February 3, 2020
For further information:
Contact: Jamie Simpson, 902-817 1737
Opponents of the provincial government’s decision to sell Owls Head Provincial Park to a wealthy American investor to build 3 golf courses was launched a lawsuit at the end of January in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in an effort to stop the sale. The applicants are the Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association (ESFWA) and Robert Bancroft.
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