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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By Richard Bell
The controversy over Owls Head has enmeshed several politicians, including Central Nova MP Sean Fraser. Opposition has been growing rapidly against the province’s proposed sale of land—long designated as Owls Head Provincial Park—in order to sell it to a wealthy American investor who wants to build three golf courses on the land.
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[Note: This article was published by The Coast on January 30, 2020 in partnership with the Eastern Shore Cooperator ]
By Richard Bell
More than 200 people packed into the Ship Harbour Community Centre in the afternoon on Sunday, January 26 in the latest escalation of a land-use dispute over the selling of protected Crown land to a private developer to build three golf courses—a dispute that also jeopardizes the province's reputation as a safe place to invest.
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More than 200 people turned out on Sunday, January 26 2020 for the public meeting on the fate of Owls Head Provincial Park. The Facebook group Save Little Harbour/Owls Head from Becoming a Golf Course and the Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association sponsored the meeting. The sponsors oppose the sale of these public lands to a private developer planning to build three golf courses. During the Q&A session after the formal presentations, several people did raise questions about the need for jobs on the Eastern Shore, and the potential for the proposed golf courses to boost economic development on the shore. (If you see any corrections that need to be made to the speakers, please email them to: [email protected]. We apologize in advance for any misspellings.)
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In a video on the Eastern Shore Cooperator's Facebook page, MLA Kevin Murphy mounts a vigorous defense of the controversial decision by the provincial government to remove Owls Head Provincial Park from a list of protected areas in order to sell it to a very wealthy American couple who want to build as many as three golf courses there. [We apologize for the loud typing in the background.] This video is from the Musquodoboit Harbour Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Old School in Musquodoboit Harbour on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.
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