Opponents in rural Nova Scotia challenge cabinet decision on whale sanctuary project

HALIFAX - A group of landowners in eastern Nova Scotia is speaking out for the first time about their opposition to an ambitious plan to build North America’s first coastal refuge for whales retired from theme parks.

But their complaints about the way the project won approval from the province stand in sharp contrast to the views of two other landowners who insist the project has won broad support beyond their tiny, oceanside hamlet.