Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia is a beautiful community nestled in the Annapolis Valley. Originally inhabited by a strong Mi'kmaq community, the area became home in 1605 to some of North America's earliest European settlers and gave Canada its origins. With an amazing history and an exciting present day, Annapolis Royal is a pleasure to behold for the visitor, a dynamic community with growing opportunity for business investment, and a home second to none for its residents.
Also, don't forget to liaise with the County on the future operation of the sea gate at the hydro station. Although much farther upstream, Bridgetown has more properties potentially affected than Annapolis Royal from a 5 m storm surge. Also in such a scenario, the 1 and the 201 could become impassable in many places along the Annapolis River, creating problems with any disaster relief efforts.
Some questions about the sea wall. 1) The cost of the damages for a flood seems very precise, what are the details behind the calculation. Could some of these damage risks be mitigated without a sea wall in the short to mid term? Also, under different scenarios who would bear the cost of these flood damages. 2) Are there actions that could be taken in the next 5 to 20 years that would reduce the risks of either flooding or reduce the cost of damage if fooding should occur? 3) What will be done to ensure the owners of riverside properties have continued access to their full property intersected by the sea wall? 4) Will an archeological survey be done prior to any major excavations? Although heavily disturbed and used area over the past 400 years, there is likely still a wealth of history still buried and intact.
Will there be an opportunity for residents of St George st to provide input/ ask questions on the proposed changes to the sidewalk to be wider and multi-use?
The heritage approval process seems a little ad hoc. Perhaps there are written guidelines somewhere, but I didn't see any evidence they were being referred to during the meeting. My suggestion is: 1) if there are not written guidelines, there should be (I am sure other municipalities have similar heritage planning issues and you could use their's as a model) 2) keep a searchable history of past decision (and rationale) to ensure consistency and 3) always prioritise the needs of heritage district above the needs of the building owner (I know this may seem mean, but a) property owners knew when they acquired the property that it was in heritage district and thus had extra responsibility, and b) each time you permit one building owner a variance to save some money, the whole district is devalued (a classic case of concentrated benefits for the person allowed the variance, and distributed costs for all the building owners who are following the rules,)
All applications for changes to registered heritage properties are fully discussed with regard to guidelines at the monthly meeting of the Planning and Heritage Advisory Committee. The committee then makes a recommendation to Council. At the Council meeting the merits of the changes are discussed, but the councilors are aware that if a change is recommended to them it is compliant with the Heritage Property Act. Council are the approval authority and do discuss details, but by this point any possible changes put forward are within the boundaries set by the HPA.
Thanks for sharing. I believe that the changes to buildings in the heritage area should be permissible providing they are: sympathetic, reversible AND not visually detectible from the street by the average pedestrian. I am unsure if the third point was met.
@@smudent2010 That's 2 comments from you. Why are so obsessed woth my comments? Race is important and you are a white person that does not recognize inequality. Get with the program. Open your eyes and see the lies right in fron of you.
This is such a remarkable beautiful little town. I use to live here. I remember going to the old elementary school, and then going to ARRA then AWEC. Everyone knows everyone. This is such a polite and welcoming town.
Where are all the black people? I counted exactly three amongst hundreds of Caucasians.One was placed stage center when this little town referred to itself as cosmopolitan. In 2016, there were 490 persons in Annapolis Royal of which 10 were black and 15 were South East Asian. 225 persons were 65 years and over. Yeah, if you're white and want a quiet, white bread existence, then Annapolis Royal is for you. But your kids will go nuts with boredom by the time they reach puberty.Fortunatly, Halifax is a mere 2 hour hop where one can indulge all the moon-mist ice cream, donairs and pub life one can absorb in an afternoon.
At what number of black people or South Asians does the town become livable for you? You're a racist, horrible person. It doesn't matter what race the people are. You have such a sad outlook on life.
@@johnd2946 I am White. My wife is Black from Haiti. Your query regarding the quantification of Black and Asian to make a town livable is a very important one..do you have an answer to that? My sad outlook on life includes years of personal support of the Haitian communities of Canada. You missed the point in your offensive reply by hurling a crude insult that is so prevalent in the media today. Racism is not a part of my curriculum. Go back and re examine my initial reply and if you're still having difficulty, please let me know...minus the insults.
Annapolis Royal had the first black mayor in Nova Scotia, plus if you were watching closely you saw a clip of Rose Fortune.. try using something called google
@@Gardengirlie04 Good point but where were all the black people in this video? This was my initial question. Thank you for the black history lesson which, in and of itself and rightfully according to your reply, should merit more black people in the video. I speak factually and call them as I see them. I am a white man who is married to a black woman from Haiti. So we are sensitive to these issues. Peace.
The problem with these maritimes is they are very inclusive! Not embracing anyone from “away” they view you if not born there as an always outsider. My family all came from PEI, I was not born there. They are too clicky for my tastes. Beware.
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The graveyard tour is wonderful! Our family did it a few years back and I still think about it fondly. My experience was very consistent with the feeling conveyed by in the video.
