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Isthmus study to be released by spring
A report on the Chignecto Isthmus and what to do about securing its future will be released within weeks, according to the communications director for the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI).
Mark Taylor says DTI is “in discussions with the federal government” and expects information to come out no later than spring.
DTI minister Jill Green recently met with Sackville mayor and senior staff and the topic of the long-awaited report was brought up. Taylor says that before a public release, the town of Sackville will be briefed on what’s in the report.
Taylor wouldn’t say if the full consultant’s report would be released, but rather that “we will be releasing everything the public is looking to know.”
The report was commissioned just over two years ago, in January 2020, and completed by Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions. The $700,000 study was cost shared between the federal and two provincial governments.
According to Taylor, the long wait for the report’s release is in part due to the federal election which delayed discussions about the resulting report. But he said DTI and their Nova Scotia counterparts have been in discussions with Transport Canada since late last year.
“We appreciate the public’s patience,” says Taylor, but the magnitude of the report required consultations with many stakeholders.
Sackville mayor Shawn Mesheau is expecting the report to go beyond the Isthmus to include both Sackville and Amherst.… Continue