The Graves Island Provincial Park causeway will be widened and raised thanks to a combined investment of $2 million from the governments of Canada and Nova Scotia. Announced by Minister Sean Fraser and Minister Tory Rushton, this project will significantly reduce economic losses and maintain access to the island via the causeway.
The causeway is the only access to Graves Island Provincial Park. The project consists of raising the causeway one meter higher than the existing infrastructure to protect the park from the impacts of flooding, erosion and rising sea levels. The improvements to the causeway will also provide local residents, tourists and emergency services with continued access to the park.
Making adaptation investments now will have major economy-wide benefits later. Every dollar that is invested in adapting and preparing for climate-related disasters can return as much as $13 to $15 in benefits.
