A Letter Worth Reading Part 3: Nova Scotia Gov. correction – Goldsmith Lake is NOT under consideration as a Wilderness Area

By Nina Newington

Goldsmith Lake & Environs in late summer. Drone image by Malachi Warr

CONTENTS
CBC investigates
The obvious question, and others
Justifying
Compliant
Current
What Now?
Relevant Freedom of Information Docs

CBC investigates
On June 12th, CBC’s Phlis McGregor reported:

Earlier this spring Annapolis county MLA David Bowlby wrote letters to several of his constituents and at that time he said, quote,

Goldsmith Lake remains under active evaluation for permanent protection by the province.

I’ve tried to follow up on that and what that means and eventually I got an e-mail from Jordan Croucher, Director of Communications for the Progressive Conservative caucus. The e-mail includes a statement from MLA Bowlby, admitting he had made a mistake and that he wanted to correct the record:

Goldsmith Lake is not under consideration for designation as a Wilderness Area.

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