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MODG confident in local climate change adaption plan – Penticton Herald

March 13, 2024

Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Guysborough Journal

GUYSBOROUGH — With a well-developed climate adaptation plan in place, the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) is not concerned about the provincial government’s decision to scupper its proposed Coastal Protection Act (CPA), says MODG Chief Administrative Officer Barry Carroll.

“We’ve kind of been a little ahead of the game, in some respects,” he told The Journal last week. “We’ve had our plan in place since 2015 or 2016.”

The Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) announced last month that it wouldn’t proclaim its CPA, choosing, instead, to release an online mapping tool and 15 actions homeowners, municipalities and provincial authorities can follow to mitigate the effects of severe weather on coastal areas, none of which are mandatory.

The CPA had received the support of all provincial parties when it was announced in 2019, before undergoing several rounds of public consultations. At a news conference in Halifax on Feb. 26; however, ECC Minister Tim Halman said: “The [proposed legislation] was very much in a silo … We trust Nova Scotians and we respect Nova Scotians to make an informed decision about their property.”

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