Shaw Park 5th Birthday Party

SWP party 2025 poster

Let’s celebrate Shaw Wilderness Park’s 5th Birthday on Monday, September 15th.  We are celebrating 5 years of protected urban wilderness habitat in the Halifax Backlands and enjoyable recreation in this amazing park on Williams Lake in Spryfield. The park was among the first of the urban wilderness parks established in Canada. Its 380 acres include essential habitat for wildlife and breathing space for humans.

URGENT: Zoning for the Purcells Cove Backlands

Image of the Purcells Cove Backlands

This Thursday, June 19th our Municipal Council will be considering and voting on two key cases pertaining to the zoning of the Purcell’s Cove Backlands. For those of us who wish to conserve the Backlands, save them from higher density development and prevent loss of life and property from building in this known wildfire-prone area, it is critically important that we provide our feedback to Council in advance of this meeting and/or register with the City Clerk to do a presentation to Council.