(First in a series of posts.)
On October 21st, 2025, the Nova Scotia government issued an Order in Council, confirming the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources, to issue the lease to the Whale Sanctuary Project for the Crown lands comprising the Whale Sanctuary for a term of 20 years with an option to renew for a further 20-year term.
This means we now have a clear path to begin construction and to raise the capital funds to complete the sanctuary and welcome the first whales.
In this series of posts, we explain what the Order in Council means and what are the three major aspects of what comes next:
- The whales who are prospects for coming to the Nova Scotia sanctuary;
- Recent progress at the sanctuary and how you can support the capital costs of construction; terms & conditions; permits; health and behavior evaluations and medical care of the whales at their present locations; transportation and introduction to their new home; continuing care at the sanctuary;
- How the growing collaboration among non-profit organizations, marine parks and aquariums, and governments at all levels is paving the way for a global effort to bring an end to the captivity of whales and dolphins and to retire them to sanctuary.
Next page: The Whales.