Cape LaHave Island…Have your say

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Recently the MODL Council passed a motion to work with the Nova Scotia Nature Trust on creating a conservation easement for Cape LaHave Island to ensure that this special place is conserved through permanent, legal protection for current and future generations. Part of this project is public engagement, MODL is seeking your input into this important process. The decisions made about this beautiful and ecologically important piece of our community can last for generations to come so please take a moment and join the engagement process. Have your say at Engage MODL (https://engage.modl.ca/cape-lahave-island ) The consultation process will be administered […]

Cermaq no longer seeking license!

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Cermaq is no longer seeking a license to operate in NS, is this a win? We at Friends of Crescent  Beach look at this more as a temporary reprieve. We need to remain vigilant since there are other interests are still involved in developing open pen operations along the NS coast.

Cermaq update

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The Nova Scotia government has granted Cermaq, the multi-national firm owned by Mitsubishi, “options to lease” six sites along the coast of Nova Scotia for open pen salmon farms. Visitors to their upbeat website are greeted by images and videos of smiling employees who, the website says more than once, are raising “happy fish” destined to become “Mother Nature’s super food”. They mention their open pen fish farms in Norway and on the West Cost of Canada, but neglect to say that Norway prohibits new open pen fish farms and that our own federal government promises, in a wishy-washy sort […]

Speed limit

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Slow Down

Crescent Beach is a rare gem, rarer still in that cars are allowed, it is generally understood that those who bring their cars on to the beach do so slowly, however this is not always the case, so it was felt that a speed limit needed to be set and posted. With this in mind we posted speed limit signs for the beach, after considerable discussion it was determined that  15k an hour on the beach was a sensible limit. There are children and dogs and playing on the beach, caution must be exercised at all times when taking your […]

All’s well that ends well

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on September 21st we were very relieved and happy to post the following statement on our Facebook Page. At yesterday’s meeting, TIR agreed to move the road slightly to the back bay side where possible to avoid disturbance to the dunes. Where the road cannot be shifted they will attempt to only work on the existing road surface. A follow up meeting is to be held soon. Many thanks to the TIR team who took the time to hear our concerns. And a very special thanks to Peter Romkey and Kirsten Ellis who represented us so well. We also really […]

F.O.C.B called into action to protect the dunes

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Friends of Crescent Beach recently were made aware of plans to alter the Crescent Beach road footprint. The proposed changes would see an additional 2 meters cleared on both sides of the road, this is of great concern to not only the FOCB but many local residents and residents of Nova Scotia as a whole. This reduction of the dunes would seriously compromise the structure and integrity of the fragile dune ecosystems. Over the years the FOBC have worked diligently to maintain, repair and rebuild the dune structures to ensure the health of the local seabirds and wildlife along with […]