The federal government wants a better understanding of how climate change and extreme weather could affect key parts of infrastructure in Eastern Canada. A tender for a vulnerability and risk assessment was issued Friday and applies to the Confederation Bridge, airports in Wabush, N.L., and St. Anthony, N.L., as well as ferry terminals in:Digby, N.S. No one from Public Works and Government Services Canada was available to comment Friday on the tender. (CBC)She said that even if bridges, ferry terminals and airports were constructed with climate change in mind, the increase in extreme weather events and rising sea level predictions means the work is never-ending. Plans for the Confederation Bridge, for example, took into account higher sea levels, but the estimated rate of rise has increased since the span opened in 1997, said Anningson.

Source: CBC News August 26, 2018 09:00 UTC