Monthly Archives: July 2016

Reg Rankin’s controversial motion sidetracked, consideration of BMBCL on Sept. 6

Posted on July 26, 2016 by davidp

Reg Rankin’s controversial Item 15 was moved up the agenda at the Regional Council meeting this afternoon. After a confusing set of discussions and motions about “Map 3A” (cited in item 15) and whether it should be released in camera, … Continue reading →

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The Gem we could lose

Posted on July 25, 2016 by davidp

Irwin Bennet has posted some remarkable pics from the Blue Mt Birch Cove Lakes area. See pics. And look at this Backgrounder if you need more reasons to urge the Mayor and Council to stick to the original plans for … Continue reading →

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Reg Rankin makes untimely motion to amend the concept plan for BMBCL Regional Park

Posted on July 23, 2016 by davidp

In a break from Reg’s usual support for green initiatives in HRM, he has put forward a motion for next Tuesday’s Regional Council meeting that tacitly accepts the highly criticized Facilitator’s report on Blue Mt Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park, … Continue reading →

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ADMIRAL LAKE/SKULL ROCK– POSTPONED TO SUNDAY JULY 17TH

Posted on July 8, 2016 by davidp

This hike has been postponed until next week due to weather. View hike details on Walks and Talks page.

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Over 1000 submissions & One Enthusiastic Ranger!

Posted on July 4, 2016 by davidp

CTV News reported over one thousand submissions were received concerning the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park..(including this letter from HFN/WRWEO) and an HFN member is a super keen Birch Cove Ranger! “I took this selfie while trail running … Continue reading →

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PLANifax Video about the BMBCL Regional Park Issue

Posted on July 2, 2016 by davidp

A PLANifax video provides a good overview of recent events related to Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park, and the background to those events. It includes a visit to the area with Akhtar Abbasi. View View Video on the … Continue reading →

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Karen Beazley on why Halifax must save Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park from suburbia

Posted on July 1, 2016 by davidp

An opinion piece by Karen Beazley (Prof in SRES at Dal) nicely summarizes a key issue – the loss of integrity of the Protected Wilderness Area if the developer’s proposal goes ahead. View CBC

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