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Owls Head Is a Political Hot Potato

By Richard Bell Someone is getting increasingly nervous about Premier Rankin’s refusal to take back his decision as Minister of Lands and Forestry to secretly de-list Owls Head Provincial Park and to secretly sell the de-listed land to Lighthouse Links, which plans to grind the existing park to sand and build golf courses.

April 30, 2021

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East Preston Wins Lower Speed Limit

By Richard Bell The speed limit in East Preston on Highway 7 is now 50km/hr, down from 70km/hr.

April 30, 2021

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Pollsters Asking Questions About Owls Head

By Richard Bell Someone is paying for a phone poll of people on the Eastern Shore to see what they think about destroying Owls Head Provincial Park. You can listen to the poll on this link on Soundcloud.

April 22, 2021

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Owls Head Goes to Court

By Richard Bell Opponents of an American billionaire’s proposed enclave of luxury housing and two or more golf courses on top of Owls Head Provincial Park got their day in court on April 1, 2021. At issue was a fundamental question about whether there should be any restraint on the decisions of the government in selling off parks and other protected lands.

April 02, 2021

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The Mystery Map: What Did They Know and When Did They Know It?

By Richard Bell The Cooperator has uncovered new evidence suggesting that the Liberal government was planning to locate the new high school in the Eastern Shore Industrial Park in East Chezzetcook at least as far back as the fall of 2015.

March 20, 2021

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Editorial--They Do It Because They Can

In this issue, we are confronting a single problem that corrupts the politics of the province: our Liberal government’s insidious, systematic refusal to allow the citizens of Nova Scotia to participate in making major government policy decisions.

February 25, 2021

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Premier Candidates Should Save Owls Head Provincial Park

Welcome to Cooperator’s first issue of 2021. For 8 years now, a growing community of people have cooperated month after month to put together a publication that aims to deepen our understanding and love for the wonderful place we are so blessed to live in, the Eastern Shore.

January 20, 2021

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In Memoriam Joseph Douglas Purcell

Renowned local artist Joe Purcell passed away on October 16, 2020. In his memory, our cover this month is one of his family’s favorite prints, Chezzetcook The Land of My People. This cover is not Joe’s first time on our cover

October 27, 2020

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Most Candidates Oppose Owls Head Golf Courses

By Richard Bell Opponents of the secret sale last year of Owls Head Provincial Park by the Department of Lands and Forestry took advantage of the upcoming election to ask every candidate for HRM Council, “If the matter is before Council, would you support upholding the Regional Park designation, in order to protect Owls Head Provincial Park Reserve?”

October 15, 2020

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Election 2020—Meet the Candidates

By Richard Bell Welcome to the Cooperator’s coverage of the October 17 election for HRM Council. In the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of interviewing eight candidates, 4 from District 1—Waverly-Fall River—Musquodoboit Valley, and 4 from District 2—Preston—Chezzetcook—Eastern Shore.

October 01, 2020

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