People of Shelburne County will have their say tonight on highway twinning and tolls.
The province will present its feasibility report at the Shelburne Fire Hall/Community Centre tonight from 6:30-8:30.
Last night, the same presentation occurred in Digby.
Digby consultation session on highway twinning is underway pic.twitter.com/IB19IVU4Uo
— NS_TIR (@NS_TIR) March 8, 2017
The Southwestern Nova Scotia consultations weren’t originally planned.
Transportation Minister Geoff MacLellan says the sessions were added because they want to hear from as many Nova Scotians as possible on this issue.
“This is about getting to as many people as possible. We certainly have had online and email and written submissions from Southwestern Nova Scotia. We heard from Yarmouth, Digby and Shelburne that there would be interest in holding meetings down that way.”
Last month in Cookville on the South Shore, over 300 people attended consultations on potential twinning of Highway 103.
Many said they weren’t open to tolls, and thought it would unfairly shift the burden of paying for twinning to South Shore residents.
All feedback from public sessions will be sent to government next month in a report.
