White Lake Wilderness Area protects a rugged, boulder and lake-strewn wilderness in the granite uplands just north of Musquodoboit Harbour, in Halifax Regional Municipality. It also extends into part ...

Q: What are designated wilderness areas? A: Wilderness areas are significant natural areas designated under Nova Scotia's Wilderness Areas Protection Act (the Act) and administered by the Nova Scotia ...

Some Executive Council Office information is on the old website (you're on the old website now).

Anyone who wants to build or extend or enlarge a wharf, skidway or boat ramp on submerged Crown land in Nova Scotia (excluding bodies of fresh water). An application form for these sorts of permanent ...

On 20 December 2023, the Minister of Environment announced new and expanded protected areas and released the Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy. Parks and protected areas play an important role in ...

Some Department of Community Services information is on the old website (you’re on the old website now).

This page lists Acts in alphabetical order - linked to a list of active regulations under each Act. Only Acts that have regulations made under them are listed. The Nova Scotia regulation number ("N.S.

Recycling and composting programs may vary throughout the province, depending on where you live. Nova Scotia is divided into seven different solid waste-resource management regions. Please click on ...

THMs are trihalomethanes, chemical compounds that can be formed when water is disinfected with chlorine. THMs occur when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water, and for this reason are more ...

The Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act (PDF) was passed in the Nova Scotia Legislature in October 2021. It is the Province’s commitment to build a sustainable future, and a healthier ...

Food safety courses are for those who handle and work with food regularly, like those in the food service industry. The Food Safety Regulations require that at least one person per shift must have ...

Some Department of Seniors and Long-term Care information is on the old website (you’re on the old website now).