We support rapid implementation of the Nova Scotia government’s commitment to protect 15% of Nova Scotia by 2026 and 20% by 2030, including assessment and designation of protected area proposals currently being held by the Nova Scotia Department of the Environment, such as for the Chain Lakes Wilderness area. We call for a pause on all harvesting and roadbuilding in forests over 80 years of age on Crown Land in Nova Scotia until such time as the 20% target has been met. We support sustainable forestry operations.

We stand firmly against the reopening of uranium mining in Pictou County, Hants County and Annapolis Valley, recognizing the risk it poses to water quality, wildlife habitat and public health. 

We recognize that Crown land, like the rest of Mi’kma’ki, is the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Mi’kmaw people, who have treaty rights to consultation and decision-making in matters of these lands.

Watch the video on our Pancake Panel below to learn about how Kings County can support economic interests beyond extractive industries. With over 100 attendees, we hosted this panel to engage in the important conversation on how the Chain Lakes Wilderness Area . Thank you to our lovely panelists: Chris Hutchinson, Chris O'Neil, Glen Ross and our last minute addition, Robert Brighton for showing us how sustainable industries are the way forward.

"Human ingenuity is a resource"- Chris O'Neil

Our economy does not have to rely solely on extracting resources, rather resources through our artistic, innovative community that make us stewards of our environment.

Thank you to our facilitator Nina Newington for guiding the conversation and to our volunteers for the delicious pancakes!

Let's continue to uplift the sectors that matter for generations to come!