N.S. at risk of becoming an island if action isn’t taken, municipal leaders warn
AMHERST, N.S. — Nova Scotia is at risk of becoming an island within decades if action is not taken to fix the 275-year-old dikes that prevent flooding of the isthmus connecting the province to the rest of Canada, officials warn.
Mayor David Kogon of Amherst, N.S., said sea levels are projected to rise in the Bay of Fundy over 15 to 20 years to the point where the Isthmus of Chignecto will flood, even without a storm surge.
The isthmus is a narrow, low-lying strip of land that is about 20 kilometres at its narrowest point.
“If the Isthmus of Chignecto, which is all that connects Nova Scotia to New Brunswick, is flooded out, then Nova Scotia will be surrounded by water,” said Kogon in an interview Thursday, adding that with the right storm the isthmus could flood sooner.