Climate Change Task Force

We are a group of citizens of Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island) deeply concerned about environmental degradation and climate change and the impacts on all living beings. We aim to promote environmental awareness and concrete action to combat climate change through education, advocacy, community mobilization, and investment in local green initiatives.

We envision inclusive, resilient and environmentally conscious communities where equity and respect for diversity ensure that prosperity is understood as wellbeing for all. We seek to support individuals, businesses and government in growing the green economy. We imagine forging relationships with individuals, organizations and communities outside of our region who share a belief in advancing the right to a healthy environment.

A summer sunset at West Mabou Beach looking at the waves meeting the sand.

A summer sunset at West Mabou Beach.

A Golf Course Does NOT Belong in a Provincial Park

Protect West Mabou Beach Provincial Park From Development

The Cabot Group’s proposal for a golf course in the West Mabou Beach Provincial Park outright violates the Provincial Parks Act, Beaches Act, the Province’s commitment to protect 20% of Nova Scotian land and water by 2030, and jeopardizes the sensitive ecosystem present. We are in a climate crisis and protecting this landscape is crucial.

We are urging government officials to dismiss Cabot Group’s proposal now and not wait until a formal proposal is submitted. The Cabot Group has funds to purchase private land elsewhere in the area for a golf course. 

Using a critical perspective further reveals issues regarding wages, job seasonality, pollution into the environment, and groundwater extraction with this development. Any development must consider a green lens focusing on a just transition, a circular economy, and put people and the environment first. A golf course does not fit this criteria. 

A development of this magnitude also begs the question of whether the Cabot Group engaged with Mi’kmaw communities, Elders, and Knowledge Holders with meaningful consultation.  Under the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as Canada’s commitments to reconciliation, any project of this scope should include Mi’kmaw consultation. It must be acknowledged that consultation does not mean consent. 

We are not anti-economy, but rather we need a new perspective for the economy to ensure a healthy planet. We need to be a collectively oriented society thinking about the impacts on future generations of people, plants, and animals.

Let the Cabot Group know of your concerns with this development by filling out their feedback form: https://www.mabougolfproject.ca/feedback

Please call and write to the Premier, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the MLA for Inverness County, and Municipal Councilor for the area  to voice your concerns for this erroneous development.

Premier Tim Houston

902-424-6600

800-267-1993

premier@novascotia.ca

Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, Tory Rushton

902-424-5935

mindnr@novascotia.ca

Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Tim Halman

902-424-3736

minister.environment@novascotia.ca

MLA for Inverness County, Allan MacMaster

902-258-2216

888-968-7652

mlamacmaster@bellaliant.com

Lynn Chisholm, Municipal Councilor for West Mabou area

lynn.chisholm@invernesscounty.ca 

Posted on March 16, 2023
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