There’s a new Battle of Chignecto in 2024, and this time it’s not about taking control of the Isthmus, but about responsibility for maintaining it.
CHMA has been following this story over the past several months. In the latest developments, Isthmus MLAs Megan Mitton and Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin weigh in on the latest skirmish in the battle, started when Nova Scotia premier Tim Houston wrote a letter to Nova Scotia’s Liberal MPs last weekend.
While the federal government has committed to covering 50% of the substantial estimated cost to fortify the Chignecto dyke system, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are insisting that it cover 100% of the bill to make the national transportation corridor future-proof.
