Hi TREPA members and supporters:
At last, some positive news! The “What we Heard Report”, based on last summers’ public consultations, was released on November 22nd, and it is pretty good. In fact, it is clear that they heard us on the importance of governance reform. Land use planning, buffer zones, and role of communities and municipalities are clearly reflected, as is the fact that many people think that aquaculture and tidal power need to be included. They have also formally committed to some public consultations on the draft strategy. They have used many of thoughts and words suggested by the Coastal Coalition. All in all, progress is being made. You can download the report (along with summaries of the open houses and the multistakeholder forum) at http://gov.ns.ca/coast