New Brunswick has asked municipalities to voluntarily collect information on new cooling towers for locally held registries, saying listing existing ones is optional. (Shane Magee?CBC)The memo says it's anticipated the yearly number of new buildings with cooling towers will be small and concentrated in larger communities. It noted during the 2019 outbreak, there were about 35 buildings with cooling towers in Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview. However, Boyd said rural areas where there may not be a municipal government shouldn't be overlooked as cooling towers can often be found on factories or processing plants. "We should not be under the illusion that cooling towers are only associated with the city," Boyd said.

Source: CBC News August 13, 2021 17:24 UTC