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Recent announcements by the Province of Nova Scotia that it will create an Emergency Management Department and “Nova Scotia Guard” look promising but will require more than simply generating a list of volunteers. This post isn’t going to get into Read More …
Various forms of “cutbacks” and “right-sizing” over the past few years have reduced our ability to get timely and relevant information. This is becoming very evident as we track weather forecasting along the coast and current forecasts available through the Read More …
After each major event, we hear the accolades for those that volunteered their time to help those in need. Many of these volunteers do not do this because of the accolades. They do it because it is their nature to Read More …
We need to be careful that we don’t become over-reliant on any infrastructure. Becoming too reliant on the electrical grid is one of those situations. We may want to take a page from Hydro Quebec’s book and consider the use Read More …
The past two weeks have been challenging for a number of people who lost power due to the set of storms that moved through the area. As NS Power resolves those issues for people, we should be looking at some Read More …
Continued from New Housing Catalogue – Part 1 of 2 There is a second aspect that needs to be looked at. While the catalogue may help speed the approval process, simple housing construction needs to take community-level risks into account. Read More …
There is no disagreement that the housing situation needs to be resolved. The current proposal of creating a housing catalogue needs to be treated carefully. We know that Building Codes often set higher standards of construction, but are often treated Read More …