How are we going to have mixed forests when they keep spraying them?
A steady stream of hurricane-force storms has Atlantic Canada rethinking its approach to electricity grids, shoreline defences, and even tree planting, while insurance companies brace themselves for damage claims that are set to double every five to seven years.
While Taylor called for Atlantic provinces to plant mixed forests with hardwoods to reduce hurricane damage, ex-Manitoba Hydro executive Erni Wiebe urged the region’s utilities to consider relatively long-term solutions like burying power lines, rather than trying to avoid the cost.