HALIFAX – A small island off Nova Scotia’s South Shore is permanently protected thanks to the province and a local conservancy group.
On Thursday, the province announced that it had joined the Kingsburg Coastal Conservancy in purchasing half of West Ironbound Island.
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In 2010, the group purchased the northern half of the 48-hectare island, located about 20 kilometres south of Lunenburg.
A news release says the Natural Resources Department is contributing $200,000 and the conservancy group $187,500 to buy the remaining land.
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It says the group will manage the island through a stewardship agreement with the province.
(Halifax Chronicle-Herald)
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