Chignecto Isthmus

• N.B. senator’s bill would require Ottawa to pay for Chignecto Isthmus project

  The bill would require Ottawa to fully finance a project aimed at strengthening the land link from climate change-related threats and raising a CN rail line.

  Politics

  Sep 20, 2023
  
• N.B. community leaders happy to see Chignecto Isthmus funding application

  While some are happy to see progress, they say a sense of urgency is needed to protect the vulnerable area from powerful storms and sea level rise.

  Environment

  Jul 19, 2023
  
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• N.B. and N.S. premiers to apply for federal funding to protect crucial isthmus

  But they are also threatening to go to court to force the federal government to pay the project's entire cost, which has now ballooned to nearly $700 million.

  Environment

  Jul 18, 2023
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• ‘No other obvious federal programs’: Feds warn provinces to apply for Chignecto Isthmus funding

  Ottawa has offered to pay for half the project to protect the Chignecto Isthmus but New Brunswick and Nova Scotia say it should foot the entire bill.

  Politics

  Jul 17, 2023
• N.S. threatens court action to force Ottawa to pay entire cost of isthmus project

  In a letter sent on Thursday, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said the province will be forced to recover expenses in court if Ottawa doesn't cover the full costs of the project.

  Politics

  Jun 29, 2023
• Ottawa offering to pay $200 million to protect key Maritimes land link: minister

  The figure represents about 50 per cent of the estimated cost to protect the Chignecto Isthmus, a land corridor linking the two provinces, from climate change-related flooding.

  Environment

  Jun 28, 2023
• N.S. premier says Ottawa must pay entire bill to protect land link from flooding risk

  Nova Scotia's premier says the federal government should foot the entire bill to protect the land link between his province and New Brunswick from climate change-related flooding.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2023
• ‘It’s like playing Russian roulette’: Pace of Chignecto Isthmus project frustrates residents

  Sackville, N.B. is extremely vulnerable to coastal flooding due to its location on the Chignecto Isthmus and some residents say they're tired of waiting for action.

  Environment

  May 5, 2023
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• N.B. infrastructure minister says feds need to take on majority of Chignecto Isthmus project

  The Chignecto Isthmus is a narrow strip of marshy land that connects New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, protected from the ocean by a series of dikes built hundreds of years ago.

  Environment

  Apr 6, 2023
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• N.S., N.B. urged to apply for federal cash to protect land link from rising seas

  The isthmus project is aimed at finding a way to protect the Trans-Canada Highway, the CN rail line and communications infrastructure from potential damage by major storms.

  Environment

  Apr 4, 2023