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Latest News
- Provincial Parks Filled with Local Visitors in 2020
- Nova Scotia’s provincial parks had another successful year, welcoming more than 247,000 visitors at camping parks and over one million at day-use parks.
- 2020/11/18 -
08:59
(full text) - Tree for Boston Dedicated to Frontline Health-Care Workers
- Nova Scotia is sending some love to Boston, by way of Cape Breton.
- 2020/11/06 -
13:45
(full text) - Renewed Loan Board Provides Greater Access to Financing to Forestry Sector
- Forestry companies can better develop and adapt their businesses with easier access to financing. This has been a common theme delivered by the sector and that is why government has developed an improved lending program for forestry companies.
- 2020/10/07 -
13:37
(full text) - Contracts Awarded for Wood Heat Projects
- The province is another step closer to using locally sourced wood chips to heat public buildings.
- 2020/09/28 -
11:29
(full text) - Colchester County Couple Named Woodland Owners of the Year
- A commitment to sustainable forest practises and an eye for innovation have earned Colchester County couple Stacey and Norman Paupin of Folly Lake the title of provincial Woodland Owners of the Year for 2020.
- 2020/09/28 -
10:24
(full text) - Provincial Parks Closed During Hurricane Teddy
- A number of provincial campgrounds, day-use parks and all provincial beaches along the South and Eastern shores will close at noon today, Sept. 22, due to severe weather conditions expected with Hurricane Teddy. Shubenacadie Wildlife Park will also close at 3 p.m. today. Closures may be extended to other parks if the storm track changes or if there is significant damage.
- 2020/09/22 -
10:25
(full text) - Les parcs provinciaux aident les résidents touchés par la pénurie d’eau
- Certains secteurs du sud-ouest de la Nouvelle-Écosse sont frappés par des conditions de sécheresse en raison de faibles précipitations cet été. C’est pourquoi les parcs provinciaux invitent les gens des collectivités touchées à utiliser leurs douches et leurs sources d’eau potable à compter d’aujourd’hui 31 août.
- 2020/08/31 -
14:31
(full text) - Provincial Parks Help Residents Affected by Water Shortage
- Parts of southwest Nova Scotia are experiencing drought conditions amid low rainfall this summer. That’s why provincial parks are welcoming people in the affected communities to use their showers and access drinking water starting today, Aug. 31.
- 2020/08/31 -
14:30
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