The Globe and Mail·5 min read·hard
How Halifax’s ‘defence city’ dreams are running into a riptide of infrastructure risks
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Chris Wilson-Smith
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A power outage at Halifax's J.D. Kline Water Supply Plant in early 2025 led to a critical failure in the facility's backup systems, resulting in a boil-water advisory. The incident highlights significant infrastructure vulnerabilities and communication gaps between utility providers and municipal services.
At 8:35 p.m. on the night of Jan. 20, 2025, an off-duty employee of the J.D. Kline Water Supply Plant saw a social media post about a planned power outage in the area. Concerned it might affect the plant, he texted a colleague working the overnight shift asking whether they knew about it.
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