Episode 6: South Bar
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07/28/24 • 47 min
This episode is about a battle for a road. Specifically, a road that leads to a sandbar in South Bar, Cape Breton. Over 10 years in the making, this story shows why coastal access is so important to Nova Scotians, and the painful and dehumanizing way conflicts over unclear deeds and conflicting values can play out.
Special thanks to our guests Rodney Gale, Janet Dermody, and Katannya Kayler.
You can learn more about the Coastal Access Project and share your coastal access story with us on our website: www.coastalaccessproject.com.
Special thanks to the Royal Canadian Geographic Society and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for their support of this project. Thanks also to the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University for additional support, editing and sound design by Podstarter (https://www.podstarter.io/), and cover art from Laura Bonga.
This episode is about a battle for a road. Specifically, a road that leads to a sandbar in South Bar, Cape Breton. Over 10 years in the making, this story shows why coastal access is so important to Nova Scotians, and the painful and dehumanizing way conflicts over unclear deeds and conflicting values can play out.
Special thanks to our guests Rodney Gale, Janet Dermody, and Katannya Kayler.
You can learn more about the Coastal Access Project and share your coastal access story with us on our website: www.coastalaccessproject.com.
Special thanks to the Royal Canadian Geographic Society and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for their support of this project. Thanks also to the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University for additional support, editing and sound design by Podstarter (https://www.podstarter.io/), and cover art from Laura Bonga.
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Episode 5: This land is my land
In a province where 87% (or more) of the coastline is privately owned, private property owners can often be at the brunt end of coastal access conflicts. Yet, there are ways that property owners and communities can work together to maintain or create access. In this episode, we hear two stories of property owners who came 'from away' to rural Nova Scotian communities and instead of putting up No Trespassing signs, they took a different route.
You can learn more about the Coastal Access Project and share your coastal access story with us on our website: www.coastalaccessproject.com.
Special thanks to the Royal Canadian Geographic Society and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for their support of this project. Thanks also to the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University for additional support, editing from Podstarter, and cover art from Laura Bonga.
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Episode 7: Chimney Corner Beach
On the western edge of Cape Breton is a popular beach that was almost lost to the public if not for the tenacity and detective work of a local environmental group. In this episode, we visit Chimney Corner Beach and learn about how the Margaree Environmental Association dug into years of experience and discovered more than they expected to find in their efforts to safeguard generations of access.
Special thanks to our guests Neal Livingston and Brian Peters of the Margaree Environmental Association.
In this episode, you heard about:
Chimney Corner Beach website
Neal Livingston films
You can learn more about the Coastal Access Project and share your coastal access story with us on our website: www.coastalaccessproject.com.
Special thanks to the Royal Canadian Geographic Society and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for their support of this project. Thanks also to the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University for additional support, editing and sound design by Podstarter (https://www.podstarter.io/), and cover art from Laura Bonga.
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