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AMHERST\/HALIFAX:<\/strong> Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Government of Canada have reached a funding agreement to protect the Chignecto Isthmus from the increasingly destructive impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The isthmus, a narrow land bridge protected by a network of dykes and aboiteaux, connects Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and is a vital national trade corridor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a 10-year funding agreement in place, preconstruction work to improve the network will continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProtecting Nova Scotia\u2019s main connection to the rest of Canada has never been more important as we take action to increase trade between provinces,\u201d said Public Works Minister Fred Tilley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s why we are taking a Team Canada approach. We\u2019re putting the interests of our country first and showing leadership as we unlock our potential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”105″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the agreement, Nova Scotia has committed to pay up to $162.5 million toward the project over the next 10 years. This represents 25 per cent of the total project cost. New Brunswick will contribute the same amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The federal government has agreed to pay $325 million through the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nova Scotia maintains its position that the federal government is fully responsible for this project and will maintain its reference to the court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, it is in everyone\u2019s best interests to strengthen and protect this interprovincial trade corridor as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is a necessary partnership with the federal government and our neighbours in Nova Scotia to protect this critical land corridor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “This announcement provides much needed certainty and security for the people living in the region and presents us with a major project and economic opportunity for New Brunswick business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “However, this is only the first step in implementing a long-term climate mitigation solution for the Chignecto Isthmus.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Quick Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n – the dykes and aboiteaux protecting the Chignecto Isthmus were originally installed in the late 1600s<\/p>\n\n\n\n – the dykeland system protects communities, infrastructure and natural resources from rising sea levels in the Bay of Fundy<\/p>\n\n\n\n – more than $100 million per day, or $35 billion a year, in trade crosses the isthmus on the Trans-Canada Highway and CN Rail lines<\/p>\n\n\n\n – the isthmus also houses windmills, major power transmission lines, natural gas lines and telecommunications lines <\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”235″] [adrotate banner=”188″] AMHERST\/HALIFAX: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Government of Canada have reached a funding agreement to protect the Chignecto Isthmus from the increasingly destructive impacts of climate change. 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