The newly designated areas cover about 1,150 hectares of land. According to officials, the province now has 128 provincial parks, putting it more than halfway to its commitment of having 205 parks.
A Nova Scotia environmental group wants the provincial government to amend an act that protects provincial parks. But the minister of natural resources says no changes are planned.
A new wilderness area in Nova Scotia’s Guysborough County will protect 300 hectares of old-growth forests as well as a lake that has been eyed by a mining company as a water source for a proposed gold mine.