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NOVA SCOTIA ENVIRONMENT General Inquiries: 902-424-3600 Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Division Ask to speak with your local area inspector. Western Region: Lunenburg and Queens Counties: 902-543-4685 Digby, Yarmouth, and Shelburne Counties: 902-742-8985 Kings and Annapolis Counties: 902-679-6086 Central Region: 902-424-2382 Northern Region: Cumberland County: 902-667-6205 Antigonish and Guysborough Counties: 902-863-7401 Colchester County: 902-893-5880 Pictou County: 902-396-4194 Eastern Region: Richmond County, S. Inverness: 902-625-4323 CBRM, Victoria County and N. Inverness: 902-563-2100 Protected Areas Branch For information about formal stewardship or science and monitoring in provincial protected areas email protectedareas@gov.ns.ca, visit www.gov. ns.ca/nse/protectedareas, or contact: Western Region: 902-543-4685 Central Region: 902-424-2117 Eastern Region: 902-563-2100 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Resource Stewardship Division Western Region - Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth, and Shelburne Counties Dennis Moerman: 902-837-5161....................................moermade@gov.ns.ca Valley Region - West Hants, Kings, Lunenburg, and Queens Counties Brian MacCulloch: 902-679-6006......................................macculbc@gov.ns.ca NOVA SCOTIA MUSEUM Marian Munro, Curator of Botany: 902-424-3564..................zinckmc@gov.ns.ca Andrew Hebda, Curator of Zoology: 902-424-6455..................hebdaaj@gov.ns.ca MUNICIPAL CONTACTS Land use by-laws in Nova Scotia can vary based on what municipality you live in. Please contact your local municipal office to learn about the land-use bylaws in your region. There are 55 municipal units in Nova Scotia: 3 regional, 21 rural, and 31 towns. Refer to the membership directory on the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities website (www.unsm.ca) to obtain contact information for the 31 towns. 59 Annapolis County................902-532-2331 Antigonish County...............902-863-1117 Argyle District......................902-648-2311 Barrington District................902-637-2015 Cape Breton Regional...........902-563-5005 Chester District....................902-275-3554 Clare District........................902-769-2031 Colchester County................902-897-3160 Cumberland County ...........902-667-2313 Digby District.......................902-245-4777 Guysborough District...........902-533-3705 Halifax Regional...................902-490-4000 East Hants District...............902-758-2299 West Hants District..............902-798-8391 Inverness County................902-787-2274 Kings County.......................902-678-6141 Lunenburg District...............902-543-8181 Pictou County......................902-485-4311 Region of Queens................902-354-3453 Richmond County................902-226-2400 Shelburne District................902-875-3083 St. Mary’s District................902-522-2049 Victoria County...................902-295-3231 Yarmouth District................902-742-7159
APPENDIX D: Permits and Developmental Restrictions PERMITS Listed below are some of the more common permits that may be required around lake shoreline and wetland habitats. It is always best to call the appropriate departments early in the planning stage. However, there is much you can do beyond legal requirements to enjoy your land and help the species at risk that live in your backyard. J. McKinnon J. McKinnon Permits Issued by Nova Scotia Environment For more information please call 902-742-8985 or visit www.gov.ns.ca/nse/permits. This website lists all of Nova Scotia Environment’s permit application forms. Shorelines The “Water Approval” permit is required prior to undertaking activities that modify the lake shoreline and is required for all lake shoreline alterations below the ordinary high water mark. Dock Building Lake waters, lake bottoms, and the land up to the high water mark is crown land and owned by the province. Contact your local area inspector at Nova Scotia Environment (Appendix C) to see if you need to apply for the “Water Approval” permit before you start building your dock (In section 4 of the permit, dock building falls under “Other Alterations”). * The federal Fisheries Act protects fish habitat by prohibiting any work that results in the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat (unless authorized first by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada). It also prohibits the deposition of harmful substances into water bodies containing fish. Wetlands The “Wetland Alteration Approval” permit is required to fill, drain, flood, or excavate any wetland on your property. As wetlands represent sensitive habitats this permit will not be issued if there are reasonable alternatives or the alteration is for aesthetic purposes only. On-site Sewage Systems The provincial Environment Act and the On-site Sewage Disposal Regulations govern all aspects of installing and maintaining on-site sewage systems. Under these regulations, you must obtain approval from Nova Scotia Environment before installing a sewage system and hire a qualified professional. For more information contact your local Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Division (Appendix C). Agricultural Stream Crossings A “Watercourse Alteration Permit” is required before building an agricultural stream crossing. Permits Issued by Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources For more information call 902-424-5935, or visit www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/paal/ndxdnr.asp. This website lists information about permits issued by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. Coastal Wharves A permit is required to build a wharf or any other structure below the ordinary high water mark in costal habitats. For more information visit www.gov.ns.ca/natr/land/policybeforeyoubuild.htm or call 902-424-2494. 60
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started 1
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Page 27 and 28: ESTUARIES Estuaries are coastal loc
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Page 31 and 32: STEWARDSHIP STORIES: Carter Feltham
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Page 35 and 36: Avoid This Try This ON-SITE SEWAGE
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Page 41 and 42: WILDLIFE and PETS We appreciate our
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Page 45 and 46: FORESTRY PRACTICES Forestry practic
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Page 53 and 54: RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES Humans are
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