Bridgewater, Nova Scotia has no 15-minute city plans in the works, but misinformation about its project that won Canada's Smart Cities Challenge continues to spread
to ensure"responsible and ethical use of smart city technologies." Bridgewater has no affiliation with this group.
Mitchell said all the funding for his town's project will come from the federal government and there isFear and anger Mitchell said the sharing of these false claims has left residents frightened and misinformed, with many people coming up to him in public and at community meetings, demanding to know why he is planning to keep them locked down to certain areas.
"I have especially seen seniors coming scared that they're not going to be able to see their grandkidWhen people approach him with concerns such as these, Mitchell said he tries to reassure them that these claims are not true, but the volume of posts means misinformation continues to stoke fear about the project.
"That's where this is going from being simply an annoyance of people spreading lies, to really concerning for me and other communities across the country because people are legitimately scared," he said.
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