Lessons should have been learned from the 2021 controversy over proposed plans for a golf course at Owls Head, says a Mabou-based advocate for the West Mabou Beach Provincial Park. | SaltWire
“The way that was done was not very good,” Nadine Hunt, a retired teacher who chairs the West Mabou Beach Committee, told the Cape Breton Post in a phone interview on Sunday.
Nadine Hunt, a retired teacher who chairs the West Mabou Beach Committee:"The developer does not respect the fact that it is a provincial park, which means it’s for all the people." - Contributed“The values of this park are well-documented by biologists, geologists and other experts of government, non-government and university sources,” she said in her speech.
“The bottom line with all of this is Cabot doesn’t care,” Hunt told the Post. “And because they coveted this spot, the developer does not respect the fact that it is a provincial park, which means it’s for all the people; that there are living things down there that need a home; and our wishes to keep this place as natural as it is.”
According to a speech from Nadine Hunt, West Mabou Beach Provincial Park is home to more than a dozen threatened or endangered species — including one species indicated on a sign leading into the coastal park’s picnic area: piping plovers. - Ian Nathason / Cape Breton PostAs for municipal government feedback, Hunt said she’s heard from a few councillors who supported her efforts.
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