Federal funding secured to assist in removal of 14 abandoned vessels in N.S.
The province has secured federal funding to remove 14 abandoned vessels from across Nova Scotia. The funding comes from Ottawa's Abandoned Boats Program.
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Posted: Feb 22, 2021 12:56 PM AT | Last Updated: February 22
Nova Scotia Lands has received funding to clean up 14 sunken vessels, including boats in Margaree Harbour and the Mira river in Cape Breton. (Nova Scotia Lands)
The province has secured federal funding to remove 14 abandoned vessels from across Nova Scotia.
The funding comes from Transport Canada's Abandoned Boats Program.
"This work will stop the environmental impacts these abandoned vessels have on the shoreline and communities," Nova Scotia Lands president Stephen MacIsaac stated in a news release.