The Whale Sanctuary Project in Nova Scotia has chosen a home and that home will be Port Hilford!  The District of St. Mary’s in Guysbrough County is shaping up to be quite the area for eco tourism more and more each day.

Nova Scotia Nature Trust-12 properties “Ribbon of Green” adding up to 540 hectares and 21 km of St Mary’s River shoreline.

The Province of Nova Scotia has nominated 3,100 hectares, 31 km of shoreline all provincial land along the St. Mary’s to become a Provincial Park

The province of Nova Scotia has proposed two additional Wilderness Areas in the watershed, Archibald Lake and Nine Mile Woods, totalling 1,715 hectares

Historic Sherbrooke Village tourism center is working on its RICHES project which includes an interpretive center river side on Cochrane Hill

St. Mary’s River Association’s work on Atlantic Salmon recovery with many projects throughout the St. Mary’s river watershed

Canoe and Kayak Nova Scotia’s recreational paddling program on the St. Mary’s

And now our Whale Sanctuary which is only 14 km to the proposed gold mine project!  Another reason why we do not want a massive open pit gold mine!