Advertisement

N.S. municipality revokes development permit for Peter Kelly’s oceanfront property

Click to play video: 'N.S. municipality revokes development permit for Peter Kelly’s oceanfront property'
N.S. municipality revokes development permit for Peter Kelly’s oceanfront property
The region of Queen’s Municipality has revoked a development permit for a beachfront property being built by former Halifax mayor Peter Kelly. Residents of Queen's County have vocally opposed the development, and as Graeme Benjamin reports, they're now only cautiously optimistic – Jul 6, 2022

The Region of Queens Municipality has revoked a development permit for a beachfront property being built by former Halifax mayor Peter Kelly, an area councillor confirmed.

Kelly and Diana Girouard co-own the property at 112 Eagle Head Rd., and the development was being built right past the high water mark of Eagle Head Beach.

Some residents in the area have opposed the development, which started in mid-June, saying it poses a risk to wetland and wildlife and cuts off a footpath the public uses to get to the beach.

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

In late June, the property owners were fined $687.50 for altering a watercourse on the property by partially infilling a pond to widen the road. The contractor was also fined $1,157.50.

Story continues below advertisement
Kelly was fined late last month for altering a watercourse by partially infilling a pond.
Kelly was fined late last month for altering a watercourse by partially infilling a pond. Submitted

Late Tuesday evening, Vicki Amirault, the councillor for the area, posted on Facebook that the municipality had revoked the development permit for the site, “based on the legal advice received by the Municipality’s legal counsel.”

She said she could not comment further “because this is now a legal matter.” Amirault also declined further comment when reached by phone.

Peter Leslie, a member of the resident group Save Eagle Head Beach, said without further details they don’t know much about what this could mean.

“We’re cautiously optimistic that that means somebody’s actually looking at things,” he said.

“But as you know, a new development permit could be issued tomorrow, so we just don’t know anything.”

Advertisement

Sponsored content

AdChoices