By Natasha Bulowski  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s much-anticipated roadmap to weather the impacts of climate change is out, and it includes $1.6 billion in new spending to fortify infrastructure, protect human health and predict future risks. The country’s first National Adaptation Strategy lays out specific targets for its five focus areas: disaster resilience, health and well-being, nature and biodiversity, economy and workers and infrastructure. Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair made the announcement in St. Peters Bay, P.E.I., on Nov. 24, two months after post-tropical storm Fiona hit the East Coast leaving colossal damage and mass power outages in its wake. Coast to coast, Canadians have been touched by climate-linked disasters: From Fiona to British Columbia’s devastating floods and deadly heat wave. Extreme weather events wreak havoc on people’s

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