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McNabs Island in the News

Media Release (May 29, 2009) - Friends of McNabs Island call for immediate action on the Harbour Solutions malfunction

Preserving McNabs Island
HISTORY is repeating itself on McNabs Island. The site of fortifications built centuries ago to protect the entrance to Halifax Harbour, the tiny island has again become the target of hostilities. Although it is minor in nature, the current disagreement strikes at the heart of what the island has been and could be again.
Chronicle-Herald Editorial - February 10, 2008

McNabs Halifax's little secret
Island is an oasis of calm just minutes away from the downtown bustle
Chronicle-Herald News Article - September 28, 2005

McNabs cleanup nets kitchen sink
Chronicle-Herald Article - June 7, 2004

McNabs Island Hurricane Juan Clean Up (link to CBC video archives page
CBC TV Canada Now - May 15, 2004

Juan-ravaged islands lost in the shuffle
Chronicle-Herald Article- January 8, 2004

McNabs and Lawlor Islands Designated a Provincial Park
Department of Natural Resources - November 4, 2002

Input Sought for McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park Plans
Department of Natural Resources - August 2, 2002

McNab's closer to park status- Committee set up to help plan park, and protect area
Daily News Article- April 24, 2000

Nova Scotia's cleaner -- This summer's beach sweep found less trash than usual
Daily News Article- November 24,1999

McNab's cleanup an adventure
Daily News Article- June 7,1999