Nova Scotia residents, businesses and environment to receive better protection from coastal flooding

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Nova Scotia residents, businesses and environment to receive better protection from coastal flooding

Joint federal-provincial funding through theDisaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF) of the Investing in Canada Plan will support coastal flooding mitigation projects in Nova Scotia.

The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia are contributing over $56.9 million towards these projects.

Project Information:

Fund Location Project Name Federal Funding Provincial Funding
DMAF Annapolis, Kings, Hants,
Cumberland and Colchester Counties
Construction Upgrades to 60 Kilometers of Dykes and 5 Aboiteaux within the Bay of Fundy Dykeland System to Protect 60 Communities in Nova Scotia from the Impacts of Coastal Flooding $ 24,997,500 $24,997,500
DMAF Hants County Upgrades to 4 Aboiteaux and 4 kilometers of Dyke to Protect the Town of Windsor, Falmouth, and Surrounding Areas from Bay of Fundy Coastal Flooding in Nova Scotia $32,000,000 $32,000,000

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