'Pay now or pay later:' P.E.I. government roadmap outlines plan to adapt to future effects of climate change | SaltWire

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“The cost of doing nothing is far higher than the cost of doing something. We either pay now or we pay later – over and over again.”

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After receiving more than 500 responses from the public through online surveys, public engagement sessions and community partners, the input was used to create the plan. It includes action items to support vulnerable populations, primary industries and natural habitats.P.E.I.'s Environment, Energy and Climate Action Minister Steven Myers told SaltWire Network on Oct. 28 the work is set to roll out over the next five years.

The roadmap incorporates projects that will be carried out by several departments of government, from Health P.E.I. to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. “There was so much damage that was hard to repair in just the city itself. Do we look at burying from the pole to the house?” said Myers. “A lot of people had their masts torn off. It takes a long time to fix that because there is a set process to that,” he said.

 

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