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Members of the Coastal Access Committee (CAC) took Halifax city councillor Jackie Barkhouse (District 8 Woodside – Eastern Passage) for a tour of the shoreline leading to the popular Minutes surf spot Friday morning.
CAC is lobbying Halifax Regional Council to fund the purchase of a piece of land in the area to ensure public access [...]
SANS Vice President Amy Schwartz sent a letter to Halifax city council on Thursday expressing SANS support for the Coastal Access Committee and its efforts to preserve access to a popular surf spot called Minutes. The letter in its entirety appears below.
Dear Council,
On behalf of the Surfriders Association of Nova Scotia, which represents the interest [...]
After Old Man Winter dumped a foot of snow and dropped temperatures below zero this past weekend, spending the day at the beach was likely the furthest thing from the minds of most Halifax sufferers.
Not so for Kevin Miller.
The 34-year-old Haligonian was not only focused on getting to the beach, he couldn’t wait to jump [...]
If you haven’t noticed the washed up pop cans, water bottles, fishnet scraps and busted lobster traps along the Nova Scotia shoreline lately, you haven’t been surfing.
The topic of trash will no doubt be one of the talking points at a workshop that’s being hosted by the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) on Thursday.
The one-day workshop [...]
In Episode 4 of SurfDonkey, three-time world surf champion and surf legend Tom Curren visits the Dacane surf shop for a chat with owner Lance Moore and some fans.
Curren was in town with his band the Noahs on October 10 to perform in a surf benefit at The Marquee. About 450 people attended the event [...]
The Surfriders Association of Nova Scotia (SANS) recently had its Annual General Meeting during which time a new board of directors was elected.
At the top, Pat Bannister replaced outgoing President John Fluke, who has been instrumental in the development of surfing in Nova Scotia.
A well-known Halifax-area surfer, Bannister recently represented Canada in the bodyboarding event [...]
Imagine waking up and going for a morning surf before heading to work or school. This four-bedroom house, only a 5 minute drive from Cow Bay, is currently up for sale. The asking price is just $189,900. For more details, click here.
