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HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
CONT

The Government of Canada will invest... in harbour improvements at several Nova Scotia fishing harbours.... At Arisaig, the project will involve the placement of armourstone around the existing deteriorated 86-metre breakwater. This will stabilize the structure and prevent further deterioration. The breakwater acts as a barrier to the movement of sand that would otherwise accumulate in the harbour.

CONT

Completed in 1972, this 2,500 linear foot armored stone breakwater has a crest elevation of 15.5 (MLW). Because of the orientation of the breakwater, only limited protection is provided for predominant winds from the southwest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
CONT

[...] le gouvernement du Canada investira dans des projets d'amélioration portuaire à plusieurs ports de pêche en Nouvelle-Écosse. [...] À Arisaig, le projet comprendra l'installation de pierres de carapace autour du brise-lames dégradé existant [...] afin de stabiliser la structure et d'empêcher qu'elle ne se détériore davantage. Le brise-lames agit comme obstacle au transport du sable, qui autrement s'accumulerait dans le port.

OBS

carapace : Couche de protection disposée sur les talus des digues côtières, composée d'enrochements de taille importante ou d'éléments spécifiques en béton.

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Real Estate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immobilier

Spanish

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