Hikers walk along Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park in Lawrencetown, N.S., as waves and heavy winds continue to batter the coastline on Sunday, Jan.14, 2024.The Nova Scotia government has finally released a consultant’s survey that opposition parties say doesn’t address the primary question of whether coastal property owners want legislation aimed at protecting the province’s coastline.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese The Canadian Press CANADAHALIFAX news Critics pan rationale for Nova Scotia government’s coastal protection survey by admin 25 أبريل، 2024 written by admin 25 أبريل، 2024 36 CITYnews halifax / By The Canadian Press HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has finally released a consultant’s survey that opposition parties say doesn’t address the important question of whether coastal property owners want legislation aimed at protecting the province’s coastline. Group ATN Consulting conducted the survey between Sept. 29 and Nov. 8 of last year, but the government only published a summary of the results on Friday. In February, the Progressive Conservative government said it would shift responsibility for coastal protection to municipalities and property owners, instead of proclaiming the Coastal Protection Act. Liberal Leader Zach Churchill said the newly released summary doesn’t explain the Tories’ rationale for not moving ahead with the legislation, which was adopted with all-party support by the Liberal government in 2019. Marla MacLeod, of the Halifax-based Ecology Action Centre, says the survey was part of a third round of consultations and produced no surprises with a majority of people in favour of new rules to protect the coastline. MacLeod says the third round of consultations was “completely unnecessary” and points out that the government completely disregarded the results. A total of 1,072 coastal property owners participated in the consultation — a response rate of 2.68 per cent after 40,000 questionnaires had been distributed. Asked whether new rules were needed to protect new buildings or new renovations from coastal erosion, flooding and rising sea levels, 629 respondents said they were in favour, 236 opposed, and 198 were unsure. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 24, 2024. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post Atlantic Canadian students carry the highest debt in the country: Statistics Canada next post Funeral to be held in the Halifax area for 16-year-old homicide victim from Syria You may also like Nova Scotia legislature flags at half-mast to mark... 29 أبريل، 2024 Bidders express interest in buying all or part... 29 أبريل، 2024 What Trudeau’s podcast appearances say about the Liberals’... 29 أبريل، 2024 First, she aimed to transform Canada’s military culture.... 29 أبريل، 2024 [تقرير] الهجرة المغاربية في مقاطعة كيبيك 29 أبريل، 2024 أونتاريو: نائبة تتحدى أمراً بنزع كوفيتها وتتعهد بمواصلة... 27 أبريل، 2024 تمويل فدرالي وكيبيكي بقيمة 100 مليون دولار دعماً... 27 أبريل، 2024 First court appearance for boy and girl charged... 27 أبريل، 2024 Province officially reaches tentative deal with teachers 27 أبريل، 2024 Mounties investigate hate-motivated graffiti in Porters Lake 27 أبريل، 2024