The company looking to build a new golf course at a Nova Scotia provincial park claims the project would occupy no more than 35 per cent of the property while the remainder would be left intact.
CTV News reports the Cabot company, which already operates a 46-hole golf course facility in Inverness wishes to build a new course at West Mabou Provincial Park. The proposed project has been mired in controversy for years as it is home to several endangered and rare species.
A group opposed to the golf course project said Cabot is welcome to build another golf course, but not at the provincial park. Cabot has said it plans to improve beach access at the part of the park not earmarked for development.
The project has been rejected twice by the Nova Scotia government, but the Save West Mabou Provincial Park opposition group fears the government may now be open to discussion.
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