GNSF Allies

Our supporters share our passion for protecting Nova Scotia’s best interests and our environment.

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The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) collaborates with other national and international organizations to work effectively and build power together. CAPE support physicians in advocating for healthier environments and ecosystems. CAPE takes action to enable health for all by engaging with governments, running campaigns, conducting research, and drawing media attention to key issues.

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Ecology Action Centre

The Ecology Action Centre is a member-based environmental charity in Nova Scotia. Since 1971, it has led on critical environmental issues, from biodiversity protection to climate change to environmental justice.

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Environmental Defence

Environmental Defence is a leading Canadian environmental advocacy organization that works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities.

For over 35 years, Environmental Defence has worked at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels to safeguard our freshwater, create livable communities, decrease Canadians’ exposure to toxic chemicals, end plastic pollution, tackle climate change, and build a clean economy.

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Nature Nova Scotia

Nature Nova Scotia is a federation of natural history societies and other nature groups in Nova Scotia. A Canadian charity and registered society in Nova Scotia, it supports networking, research, education, and advocacy initiatives for nature.

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Protect Guysborough

Protect Guysborough is a group of citizens concerned about EverWind’s proposal to build 404 wind turbines across 64,000 hectares in Guysborough County.

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Protect Vaughan

Headed by Steve Hart, Protect Vaughan is a group of citizens concerned about wind farm development near Vaughan (Upper and Lower Vaughan, which are located between Windsor and New Ross).

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Protect Wentworth Valley

Protect Wentworth Valley (PWV) is a group of concerned and caring citizens, permanent and local residents, and interested parties working to protect the natural beauty of Wentworth Valley from becoming home to industrial wind turbine development. One of the projects is a 100MW site on Higgins Mountain / Stevens Mountain, on the high ridge from the top of Folly Mountain west of Highway 4 down into the Wentworth Valley.

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Safe Our Old Forests (SOOF)

The Save Our Old Forests (SOOF) Association is a registered nonprofit based in Kespukwitk, Mi’kma’ki. SOOF has two primary objectives:

  1. To engage the public in helping to protect the forests in keeping with the Government of Nova Scotia’s commitment to protect 20% of Nova Scotia’s lands and waters by 2030; and

  2. To raise awareness of the ecological importance of protecting forests over 80 years old in particular.

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Sustainable Northern Nova Scotia

Sustainable Northern Nova Scotia (SuNNS) is a group of concerned citizens on the North Shore who have a collective vision and strategy to encourage sustainable, locally driven community and economic development—development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future.

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GNSF Supporters

The GNSF has support from residents based in 11 counties, including:

  • Annapolis

  • Antigonish

  • Colchester

  • Cumberland

  • Digby

  • Guysborough

  • Halifax

  • Hants

  • Inverness

  • Lunenburg

  • Pictou

  • Yarmouth