Nova Scotia Coastal Policy On February 26, 2024, the Nova Scotia Provincial Government released The Future of Nova Scotia’s Coastline (the Coastal Protection Action Plan), a series of 15 actions to help property owners, municipalities, and other stakeholders make...
Imagine MOPC The Municipality of Pictou County is the third-largest by population and sixth-largest by area of Nova Scotia’s nine municipal counties. It has a high diversity of land uses; significant heritage, cultural, and institutional assets; and a strong...
Carbonear Plan Review In the summer of 2022, UPLAND was engaged by the Town of Carbonear to review and update their Municipal Plan and Development Regulations. Located along the eastern shore of the Bay of Verde Peninsula, the Town of Carbonear is home to just under...
Trinity Plan Review In the summer of 2022, UPLAND was engaged by the Town of Trinity to review and update the Town’s Municipal Plan and Development Regulations. Like many Newfoundland towns, Trinity’s modern existence was based on the fishery, as well as trade with...
Plan It Colchester Since the early 1980s, land use planning in the Municipality of Colchester has been primarily carried out in the sewer serviced communities around the periphery of the Town of Truro. This targeted approach to planning left much of Colchester’s land...
Plan Amherst The Town of Amherst is the second-largest town by population and seventh-largest by area of Nova Scotia’s 25 incorporated towns, but the significance and influence of Amherst extend beyond its 12 square kilometres. Within the town, Amherst has a high...
Peggy’s Cove LUB Peggy’s Cove is unique in many ways. Its small permanent population belies the abundance of visitors each year and the community’s outsized importance to provincial—and national—tourism and identity. The rocky coastal barrens define the...
