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Halifax Councillors are expected to vote tomorrow on a controversial request by four developers to change the current Urban Reserve designation for a significant portion of the Purcell’s Cove/Williams Lake Backlands. The issue is on the agenda for the Committee … Continue reading →

The Staff Report was released yesterday. Here are some comments from OurHRM Alliance: Dear Alliance, Our HRM Alliance fully endorses the staff report on the proposed amendments to the Regional Plan. It uses strong language to reject nearly all amendments. … Continue reading →

Whether we keep a strong regional plan could be decided in the coming days. Today, Staff releases their report on the last-minute proposed amendments to the regional plan. On Tuesday May 20: Committee of the Whole meets to discuss the … Continue reading →

The Annual General Meeting of the Williams Lake Conservation Company will be held at 7:00 on Wednesday, May 14th at the Captain Spry Centre, 10 Kidston Rd, Spryfield. Dr David Patriquin will present highlights of the Ecological Assessment of the … Continue reading →

HRM regional Council will (tentatively) discuss amendments to the Regional Plan that would greatly reduce controls on development and our eventual greenbelt on Tuesday May 20th. OurHRM Alliance opposes these amendments because they were made last-minute, at the first reading … Continue reading →

Over 100 people participated in the Backlands 360 walks on Saturday, welcomed by the sun itself! There were three walks (Piggy Mt, Williams Lake, McIntosh Run/Colpitt Lake), followed by a social and the Purcell’s Cove Social Club. For most of … Continue reading →

Send message to Councilors: We urge you to Vote AGAINST the amendment to change Urban Reserve designation for the Purcell’s Cove Backlands on May 20th by signing our PETITION

The Backlands Coalition invites Nova Scotians to participate in an afternoon of guided walks and discussions on May 3, organized as part of the annual Jane’s Walk events across Canada and around the world. The ‘Backlands 360’ walks aim to … Continue reading →

Wed Apr 30, 2014.. I took three guys who have interests in HRM culture and wildlands into the Backlands. It was their first visit. First we went to an upland Jack Pine/Broom Crowberry Barrens site, then to Williams Lake and … Continue reading →

David Patriquin, one of two biologists who conducted the Ecological Assessment of the Plant Communities of the Williams Lake Backlands was interviewed today at noon hour on the Rick Howe show (95.7 FM). He talked about the fire regime and … Continue reading →