Aging population to impact transit, public health: report

OTTAWA -- Canada's aging population will drive up infrastructure costs and threaten public health in a wide range of sectors including water management, public transit and roads and sidewalks, concludes a new government report.

The analysis, released by Infrastructure Canada, warned that economic and health problems could ensue because of lower water consumption by an aging population that could lead to decreased flow and build up of solids in pipes designed for higher volumes of...

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