In the Media
This page is regularly updated with media coverage from news outlets, blogs, and research featuring the work at the Mahone Bay Living Shoreline! Click the links below to read more.
Resource Features
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Coastal Adaptation Toolkit (CLIMAtlantic)
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Mahone Bay Living Shoreline 3D Flood Map (3D Wave Design Mapping Solutions)
Map of Adaptation Actions (Canada in a Changing Climate)
News, Media & Press Releases
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Rolling with the tide (REVISITED) (Climate Stories Atlantic, March 16, 2026)
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The Government of Canada invests in protecting Mahone Bay’s coastline (Housing Infrastructure Communities Canada, July 4, 2025)
Project to protect Mahone Bay, N.S., coastline receives $1.9M (CTV News, July 4, 2025)
Mahone Bay expands its living shoreline to combat flooding and erosion (CKBW, July 4, 2025)
The Government of Canada invests in protecting Mahone Bay’s coastline (Yahoo! Finance, July 4, 2025)
Nearly $1.9 million targeted to protect Mahone Bay from ravages of climate change (The Chronicle Herald, July 4, 2025)
To Head Off Severe Storm Surges, Nova Scotia Invests in ‘Living Shorelines’ (Bloomberg, August 11, 2025)
Nova Scotia Built a ‘Living Shoreline’ to Protect its Coast (Bloomberg, August 13, 2025)
In Nova Scotia, a town protects its history from the sea with living shorelines (TheWorld, August 22, 2025)
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How to roll with the tide (Canada’s National Observer, February 21, 2024)
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Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Resilience: The Mahone Bay Living Shoreline (Nova Scotia Environmental Network, January 4, 2023)
Funding Helps Communities Become Resilient to Climate Change (Environment and Climate Change, November 23, 2023)
Funding helps Nova Scotia communities become resilient to climate change (Water Canada, December 3, 2023)
Local groups say new funding will help promote living shorelines in N.S. (CBC News, December 3, 2023)
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Mahone Bay ‘living shoreline’ pilot project aims to reduce coastal erosion (CBC News, August 14, 2022)
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How Nova Scotia coastal communities are planning for climate change (CBC News, February 10, 2021)
Mahone Bay Living Shoreline Project (Open Science and Data Platform, March 11, 2021)
This company is imagining the future of flooding in Mahone Bay (CBC News, May 5, 2021)
Case Studies & Reports
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Coastal Adaptation Toolkit: Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal Communities of Atlantic Canada (CLIMAtlantic, January 2023)
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The Town of Mahone Bay Living Shoreline - Case Study (Canada in a Changing Climate, 2022)
How Would a Green Shores Certified Project Stand Up in a Hurricane? (Stewardship Centre for British Columbia, December 12, 2022)
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Mahone Bay Living Shoreline Project - A Case Study of Nature-based Coastal Adaptation in Nova Scotia (Dalhousie University, School of Planning, November 2021)
Fun Feature
The hit TV show ‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ was filmed in Mahone Bay, NS. If you watch closely, you can actually see the progression of the Mahone Bay Living Shoreline throughout the seasons!
