Ultimately, more refined corridor mapping and rationale is needed to inform Action 32 in the Plan: “Amend the Regional Plan and Municipal Planning Strategies to prioritize the preservation and creation of natural connections to the Chebucto Peninsula (Map 9) from the Mainland when reviewing development proposals and updating planning policies and zoning in the area.” THE CHARRETTE PROCESS On Novem. [...] Just to the southwest of BMBCL there is a strip of Crown Land between the communities of Yankeetown and Stillwater Lake that provides a link towards Hammonds Plains Road, beyond which there is undeveloped land that connects to and abuts the HGNP important corridor and the northern connection in the area around Stillwater Lake. [...] Primary Corridor Identified between Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes and Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Areas 29 Secondary Connection The group identified the same secondary connection as the BMBCL–Ingram River group, connecting the BMBCL to Five Bridge Lakes through NS Nature Trust lands, crossing Highway 103 between the communities of Stillwater Lake and Hubley along the corridor identified in the H. [...] Overview of the area between the Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area, Long Lake Provincial Park and the Purcell’s Cove Backlands 37 The Backlands The group looked at connectivity within the Backlands and identified several properties that should remain undeveloped to maintain connectivity (Figure 23). [...] The charrette has served to expand the understanding of issues, priorities and opportunities relating to ecological connectivity within the context of the Chebucto Peninsula and the greater Mainland and, by extension, within Nova Scotia and between Nova Scotia and continental North America.
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