It’s a long winding road!
This is an update of our post of April 16, 2008.
The final step to complete the protection of the Lindsay-Dickson Nature Reserve was the completion of the conservation covenant on the land. The Reserve is owned by the Islands Trust Fund and managed by DCA. Holding a covenant on the land gives us security against the government changing its mind about the value of maintaining this land as a Nature Reserve. DCA started campaigning as soon as it was formed in 1991 for the preservation of this land. Success came in 2001 when the Provincial Government purchased the property to be held by the Islands Trust Fund for conservation.
As part of the Reserve is in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), it was necessary to obtain the approval of the covenant from the Agricultural Land Commission. The Commission, recognizing the special importance of the old growth veterans present in the eastern part of the Reserve, has approved an unrestricted conservation covenant on that part. The conservation covenant over the remainder recognises that agricultural land use is not prohibited within the ALR portion of the Reserve.
On 15 October 2008 the covenants were accepted by the Land Titles Office for registration against the two titles.
