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Department of Natural Resources
Conducting Business in a Provincial
Park: Concessions
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| Who Needs This Concession? |
| | Anyone who wants to carry on any sort of business, or use a campsite
or other park area in Nova Scotia for monetary gain, must be successful
in a tendered concession award process.
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| Issuing Department / Agency: |
| | N.S. Department of Natural Resources
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| Where can you get this Concession and / or
further information? |
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Central Regional Office (Truro)
Regional Director
N.S. Department of Natural Resources
664 Prince St.
(Arlington St. entrance)
Truro, NS B2N 1G6
Tel: 902-893-6350
Fax: 902-893-5613
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Western
Regional Office (Lunenburg)
Regional Director
N.S. Department of Natural Resources
300 Green Street
Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
Tel: 902-634-7557
Fax: 902-634-7577 |
| | Eastern Regional Office (Coxheath, Cape Breton)
Regional Director
N.S. Department of Natural Resources
300 Mountain Rd.
Sydney, NS B1L 1A9
Tel: 902-563-3370
Fax: 902-567-2535
OR
Any of the Local or Area Offices
of the N.S. Department of Natural Resources. (See Offices,
N.S. Department of Natural Resources.)
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| Application Forms & Process: |
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The sole method used by the Province to grant this approval is to award
a concession to a vendor through a public tender process. Concessions
operate from facilities owned by the Province in selected parks.
Other types of ventures or services are not authorized. Applicants should
notify the Area Supervisor of their interest in bidding on future concession
tenders.
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| Waiting Period: |
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10 business days |
| Expiry & Renewal: |
| | The approval does expire. Specific concessions are awarded for multiple
year periods and when they expire, they again go to tender.
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| Price: (No tax is charged) |
| | Fee based on bid
Note: A deposit of $100 is required and held for the term of the contract.
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| Related Requirements: |
| | Operator must possess all other health and safety permits appropriate
for the nature of the business.
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| Additional Information: |
| | None
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| Legislative Authority: |
| | Provincial Parks Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter
367, Section 33
Provincial Parks Regulations, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989,
Chapter 367, Section 22
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