Halfway River Flood PlaIn, Food Bank, and Kings Transit.

Hantsport seems safe from the effects of climate change. It's Achilles heel - the Halfway River flood plain. The issue was outlined at the town's Committee of the Whole meeting on April 16 

  According to Mayor Rob Zwicker,  the flood plain issue is a Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal initiative. He attended meetings to discuss this issue, with consultants from Envirosphere, Acadia University, West Hants, Windsor and Hantsport Railway, NS Department of Environment, Fisheries, and Hantsport.
  The following questions were asked:

• If the sea levels rise, what are the implications on the Half Way River?  
• Could high tides mixed with storm surge be higher 
• than the rail lines and aboiteau? 
• the highway #1 bridge into Hantsport?  
• the connector from highway 101?
• He concluded that the answer is yes.

   With this impending problem, the group gathered to brainstorm to fully identify the issue and consider solutions. 

  One soluttion: to close Exit 8.  Rob estimates that approximately 20 trucks come in and out of CKF during the run of a typical day though Exit 8 off  HWY 101. This traffic would then come off Exit 8A and into Hantsport by way of either past the school on School Street or around the narrow corner at William Street and again at Davison Street. 

While the Hantsport & Area Food Bank is content with its current location in the William Square Café building, it would prefer its own permanent building. Councillor Rob Frederick, who has the Food Bank file, suggested that the town consider the vacant lot on Davison Street between Nova Scotia Recycling and the CKF parking lot.

Coun. Frost also reported Ron Mullin, General Manager of Kings Transit, has resigned. The board is looking for a replacement. 

No report on the four fires on April 16 is available.