The Whale Sanctuary Blog Archives
2025

Care of the Whales Before and After Coming to the Sanctuary

(Sixth in a series.) Bringing the whales to the sanctuary falls into three main phases.

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

Sanctuary Timetable

(Fifth in a series.) Capital costs for constructing the sanctuary and for rehabilitating and transporting the first whale residents, and ...

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

What “Permits” Are Needed?

(Fourth in a series.)We are often asked questions like “Do you have all the permits you need?” A brief outline ...

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

The Whales Who Are Candidates for the Sanctuary

(Second in a series.) Whales who have been dominating the news over the last year include Wikie and Keijo in ...

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

Nova Scotia Sanctuary – Status Report Fall 2025

(First in a series.) Nova Scotia government's Order in Council means we now have a clear path to begin construction ...

Posted October 28, 2025 in News

Opening Day at Whale Sanctuary Operations Centre

It's another milestone toward the creation of the Whale Sanctuary in Nova Scotia. People from near and far gathered for ...

Posted October 31, 2021 in News

Message from the Sanctuary Site

A brief video message from Charles Vinick, Whale Sanctuary Project executive director, taped at the wharf that overlooks the sanctuary ...

Posted December 8, 2020 in News

Canadian Senate Pays Tribute to Work of Whale Sanctuary Project

We are deeply honored by the speech by Senator Patricia Bovey in the Senate of Canada paying tribute to the ...

Posted February 28, 2020 in News

Whale Sanctuary Project selects Port Hilford, Nova Scotia, for sanctuary site

The Whale Sanctuary Project has announced that it will work together with Sherbrooke and the Municipality of the District of ...

Posted February 25, 2020 in For the Media, News

Site Selection Team Visits Nova Scotia

Dr. Lori Marino, President of The Whale Sanctuary Project, and board member Charles Vinick spent a week in Nova Scotia ...

Posted August 30, 2016 in News