Aboiteau
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N.S. supreme court justice dismisses motion to cancel Lake Pisiquid emergency orderJustice Scott Norton heard arguments on Tuesday over a motion to put a stop to the emergency order surrounding Lake Pisiquid, an artificial reservoir.EnvironmentJul 18, 2023
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‘That lake will remain full’: Lake Pisiquid emergency order renewedN.S. Premier Tim Houston says the emergency order closing the gates of the aboiteau by the Windsor Causeway will remain in place and the government won't let the lake drain.CanadaJul 13, 2023
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Lake Pisiquid emergency order renewed, to be challenged in courtA divisive emergency order in Windsor, N.S. has now been in place for more than a month -- allowing for the man-made Lake Pisiquid to remain.PoliticsJul 4, 2023
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Windsor, N.S., farmers voice support for maintaining Lake PisiquidThe Nova Scotia government refilled the man-made lake to meet urgent water needs for farmers. The farmers would like the order to become permanent. Not everyone agrees.CanadaJun 16, 2023
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‘Lake over life’: Windsor aboiteau closure sparks environmental concerns in Nova ScotiaAn emergency order to close the Windsor aboiteau and refill Lake Pisiquid during the Nova Scotia wildfires has fishers, conservationists and Indigenous groups crying foul.EnvironmentJun 13, 2023
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How climate change is threatening to cut off Nova Scotia from mainland CanadaThe Chignecto Isthmus is described by the United Nations as one of the most vulnerable spots in North America for both the rising tide and storm surges.EnvironmentSep 26, 2019
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Projects will help Nova Scotia prepare for rising sea levels, stormsThe province and Ottawa will share $114 million in costs of improving over 64 kilometres of dikes and their aboiteaux - sluices under the dikes that allow water out at low tide.CanadaApr 17, 2019
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Province says work to replace failed N.S. aboiteau to begin next weekNova Scotia says the $4-million project to replace the failed aboiteau in Hantsport is to begin next week.CanadaFeb 22, 2019
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Fix coming for Hantsport aboiteau destroyed by tide in 2017After about 500 hundred people marched in protest across a bridge near where the aboiteau once stood, the government announced change is coming.CanadaJan 4, 2019
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