- Target:
- Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- Region:
- Canada
The Protected Land of Little Dover and Nova Scotia
In Little Dover, Guysborough County and the rest of Nova Scotia , Protected Land regulations and Natural Resources have just begun to be enforced and large fines are now handed out to all caught traveling on our old existing trails via our 4 wheelers and our community is concerned.
Government studies suggest that the Protected Land status is because our old growth forest contributes so much to the ozone. But the old growth forest as we all know it to be, is a ‘none harvestable forest’ and therefore of no economic valve.
Having our surrounding area of Little Dover recognized for its rugged
beauty and having that beauty protected for us to enjoy for many years is our goal and honor. The people of Little Dover have one goal in mind when it comes to our surrounding lands and waterways. That is to keep it the way God created it: rugged and beautiful scenery for us all to enjoy for many more years.
A lot of this scenery is only assessable by ATV’s when the tundra is frozen. And may I personally say stopping my ATV on top of “Hughie’s Mountain” and taking a moment to soak up the scenery, never gets old with me.
The ATV trails of today were the walking’ paths our great grandfathers. These men worked oxen, horses and traveled on foot many of these same trails we use today for ATV’s. Their reason was more one of survival and way a life for the time they lived in. But just the same I’m sure when they stopped for a moment on top “Hughie’s Mountain” it wasn’t any less beautiful or breathtaking to them as it for us today.
The people of Little Dover live in a different time then that of our great grandfathers but we do still live on the very same land that they worked so hard for us to enjoy today. What wood and game they’ve once roamed this Protected Land in search of for survival, we now roam in search of filling our digital cameras, full of memories and history. I can’t think of one reason as to why the people of Little Dover, the real protectors of our land, can have their access taken away from them.
There are many reasons as to why we the people of Little Dover deserve the right to access our remote and rugged land without being judged. To list just a few: fire roads, search & rescue, fishing gear retrieval, education of our youth, family & community functions.
If our trails become inaccessible to ATV’s and we end up loosing our fasted and most important attack routes on a threatening fire. Then we also loose our homes and lives! Fishermen of Little Dover use the shoreline ATV trails for recovering lost fishing gear that washes up. These same shores are inaccessible by boat on the best weather days.
Our Government leaders decide which areas and trails are closed for protection. But the only trail to The Big Lake that remains accessible just happens to be at the brook end of the lake that end that never freezes to safe condition.
If it’s a ride on back on my ATV they need, in order see our rugged and beautiful land, before making these decisions, just ask, all I want in return, is to go splits on the fine, but remember the view at Hughie’s Mountain is priceless.
- Nick Fanning
JULY/AUGUST 2007 CCNEws
We, the undersigned, the real protectors of our land call on the Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly to allow multi use "ATV" access to existing trails on lands that fall under the Wilderness Areas Protection Act. 1998, c. 27, s. 1.
Thus allowing the two sides to work together and ensuring these beautiful and rugged lands are protected and accessible for all to enjoy for many many years to come.
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The Act now or Lose your right to Access our Protected Lands petition to Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly was written by Nick Fanning and is in the category Culture at GoPetition.