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A brief six hour jaunt out of London Heathrow is all it takes before the clouds begin to part, the descent commences and you are greeted by the first sights of Atlantic Canada. The unspoiled…
Source: Taking a walk on the wild side in Atlantic Canada
A road trip chasing the best beaches, sunsets, fish and chips, fried clams and lobster dinners on Nova Scotia’s South Shore.
Sandy beaches, iconic lighthouses, world-class museums, and of course, all the lobster you can eat, await with a family trip to the Atlantic coast.
With my Newfoundland-born aunt and her husband visiting from Ontario I knew I’d be venturing out for a few tourist-inspired day trips. They visited Nova Scotia before but had really only seen it from driving to the Newfoundland ferry in North Sydney.
Source: ROAD TRIP: Well worth it to take the long way down the South Shore
LUNENBURG, N.S. – A fetid smell is bedevilling one of Canada’s most recognizable seaside communities at the height of tourism season, with residents saying they’re often forced to roll up their windows and abandon their balconies. Kevin Ernst lives on Lunenburg’s back harbour and says he has had to leave his barbecue and head inside…
Source: An unpleasant-smelling summer for an iconic Nova Scotia tourist town – Medicine Hat News
There’s a reason Parks Canada picks up the litter on Citadel Hill every day. Orderly societies keep their landmarks clean. The same goes for the Cabot Trail. People would be outraged should anything deface its sublime views. Then why do governments seem so complacent about the threat to Lunenburg Harbour?
Source: EDITORIAL: Kick up a stink over Lunenburg’s foul-smelling waters
Lunenburg is one of the province’s more attractive towns. Boasting a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation, it attracts tourists the world over to its trendy collection of shops and restaurants in an authentic Maritime setting.
Lunenburg town council is taking a stand after recent government approval of British Petroleum’s deepwater drilling project 300 kilometres off the coast from this picturesque Nova Scotia community, a UNESCO world heritage site with an economy dependent on tourism and fish.
Source: How a small town in Nova Scotia is taking a stand against deepwater drilling in the Atlantic
