Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change Minister Timothy Halman & Premier Tim Houston introduce the App for saving the Seabound Coast
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Conservative Environment and Climate Change Minister Timothy Halman announced the province won’t proclaim Nova Scotia’s long-awaited Coastal Protection Act, passed in 2019 with full support from all parties.
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“The Coastal Protection Act will not be proclaimed. What you have today is coastal action. As of 10am today, Nova Scotians can access the online tool map and access navigators,” Halman told reporters on Monday morning. “We have a climate action plan that will be implemented over the months and years ahead.”
The online tool map Halman referred to is known as the coastal hazard map. Developed in-house by GeoNova, it is intended to show property owners how much sea level rise is projected by 2100. It can be searched by civic address or PID number. ” From Government of Nova Scotia Media release Monday Feb 26/24
What is it with this government and apps? What is this, 2012?
The app might be able to tell people what the expected sea level rise will be at any given point — although it can’t even do that at present. But no app will be able to predict the damage from the wrath of a storm on a particular property. And an app won’t tell you that because of the lack of the Coastal Protection Act, a guy a kilometre down the shore hardened his property, resulting in currents that erodes away your land, which wouldn’t had otherwise flooded, even with sea level rise.
The Houston government’s irresponsible killing of the Coastal Protection Act means more of Nova Scotia will be destroyed in storms, unnecessary billions of dollars in damage will be incurred, and people will die.
BY TIM BOUSQUET FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Court Painter and What’s up app ?
