Category Archives: Conservation

“Community studies are complete for the Sandy Lake special planning area” – NS Gov 16May2025

Posted on May 17, 2025 by admin

So we learn from a NS Gov News Release “Minister Designates New Special Planning Area; Two Major Studies Complete – NS Growth & Development, 16 May 2025. Some excerpts from that document follow (brown text, bolding inserted). ——————– More homes … Continue reading →

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The Kingswood Ratepayers Association concerned about Sandy Lake 14Apr2025

Posted on April 14, 2025 by admin

Saving Sandy Lake was the lead item on the 6 pm Global News Maritimes for Apr 13. It begins with a a statement by Chris Bryant of the Kingswood Rate-payers Association: “You’ve got an area like this one were standing … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving 2024

Posted on October 12, 2024 by admin

Two Pics from a visit to Sandy Lake & Environs on Friday Oct 11 illustrate the beauty of this place, especially appreciated on Thanksgiving weekend.

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Latest limnological profiles confirm long term trend of decline in the health of Sandy Lake (Bedford, NS), a major new development on its headwaters could do it in 27Sep2024

Posted on September 27, 2024 by admin

In conclusion, our latest limnological profiles further confirm a long term trend of decline in the health of Sandy Lake (Bedford, NS), and underscore why a major new development on its headwaters could “do it in”. Update Oct 2, 2024: … Continue reading →

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“The biggest White Pine I’ve ever seen” viewed at Sandy Lake” Aug 25, 2024

Posted on August 28, 2024 by admin

Wrote Ed G recently: @SandyLake_Park we discovered “The biggest White Pine I’ve ever seen ” this weekend. The same Sandy Lake forest my grandfather took me on walks through and the reason I chose to become a forester. It measured … Continue reading →

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Radon, Bird Friendly Halifax, Municipal Watershed Management Framework, Coastal Management all topics of the HRM Environment & Sustainability Standing Committee Aug 1, 2024

Posted on August 8, 2024 by admin

There was a lot packed in to the August 1, 2024 meeting of the  Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee. View: – Proceedings on YouTube -The Agenda PDF  It includes Links to related documents, amongst them: – Radon Awareness, PDF of … Continue reading →

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Salmon Parr spotted at the top of Peverills Brook June 24, 2024

Posted on June 28, 2024 by admin

Update July 29, 2024: View the DFO’s Draft Atlantic Salmon Strategy; opportunity to comment open June 27, 2024-July 30, 2024. Apologies, I just became aware of it on July 29th, unfort. not the only one! – dp Sandy Lake enthusiast … Continue reading →

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Sandy Lake – Sackville River Regional Park Coalition News comments on Draft LSA 5Jun2024

Posted on June 5, 2024 by admin

In abbreviated form, the SL-SRRP Coalition comments that “Some of the ways in which the draft report is currently lacking, but may be addressed in the final report, are: 1. The LSA does not deal with the entire Sandy Lake … Continue reading →

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On the Draft Landscape Suitabilty Analysis for the Sandy Lake Study Area 23May2024

Posted on May 23, 2024 by admin

Yesterday I submitted some comments on the Draft LSA (Landscape Suitability Analysis) for the “Sandy Lake Study Area” released Apr 18, 2024. To view that document, see HRM Future Service Communities webpage, link to Draft SandyLake LSA Apr18_2024.pdf (38.5 MB) … Continue reading →

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From Sandy Lake-Sackville River Regional Park Coalition 15May2024

Posted on May 15, 2024 by admin

1. DRAFT Land Suitability Analyses out for review We call these Stantec studies “pre-development studies” because that is their focus – what areas can be developed and how. We are assured that the outcome could be that no areas can … Continue reading →

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