Wolfville creating plan to reduce effects of climate change
But the town is starting to think about its future as a tourist destination, as the tides of the Minas Basin loom ever closer.
“Sometimes a little too close,” says Jeff Cantwell, Mayor of
Wolfville. “We are at sea level for the most part, protected by a dyke
system built several hundred years ago by the Acadians and currently
maintained by the Department of Agriculture.”
With the Bay of Fundy having the highest tides in the world, Cantwell
tells NEWS 95.7 that his staff are starting to plan on how to mitigate
climate change.
“When we had those higher tides in the fall and when the lunar pull
is so strong, we get some water in and around our main street and
downtown area,” he explains.