Land clearing starts as Whale Sanctuary Project in Nova Scotia reaches milestone
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The group in Nova Scotia behind a bid to build a seaside refuge for captive whales has started clearing land near a bay on the province’s eastern shore.
The group in Nova Scotia behind a bid to build a seaside refuge for captive whales has started clearing land near a bay on the province’s eastern shore.
The U.S.-based Whale Sanctuary Project confirms it has also hired a general contractor and installed a fence around its 12-hectare property at Wine Harbour, N.S., about 200 kilometres east of Halifax.
The group plans to build a 40-hectare underwater net enclosure that will hold up to 10 whales.
Project CEO Charles Vinick says his group has reached a key pre-construction milestone, which will soon be followed by reconstruction of a wharf on the western side of Indian Harbour.
In October, the Nova Scotia government approved a 20-year lease for the group, covering 83 hectares of Crown lands and coastal waters.
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