Tag: climate change
Ottawa approves expanded rain retrofit program, rebate for homeowners
OTTAWA, ONT. - The Environment and Climate Change Committee today approved a permanent, expanded Rain Ready Ottawa (link is external) program to help residents manage...
SPONSORED: Pomerleau Tackles On-Site Emissions with Efficient Temporary Heating Solutions
Reducing the impacts of climate change requires a collective action plan. To inspire change on its worksites and within the industry, Pomerleau created the...
World Water Day: Mitigating Canada’s Water Scarcity
The effects of climate change are making a water scarcity an issue in jurisdictions we never thought possible, including municipalities and regions in Canada...
World Water Day: One Drop survey reveals Canadians’ thoughts on access...
MONTREAL - Just in time for World Water Day, the One Drop Foundation is releasing the results of a new public opinion poll and reaffirming...
Fraser River communities receive $10M for flood mitigation projects
CHILLIWACK, BC - In a significant move to enhance community resilience and safeguard against the impacts of severe weather events, $10 million is being...
USask research: For water in Western Canada, forget the old normal
University of Saskatchewan researcher Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) says the ways we’re managing water resources will no longer cut it.
By CHRIS PUTNAM, University of...
Quebec institutions join to develop sustainable water management solution
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC - The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM) have joined forces to develop sustainable water management...
Funding to improve shoreline protection in Newfoundland and Labrador
CORNER BROOK, NL - Eight communities across Newfoundland will have improved shoreline protection and erosion controls after a combined investment of $4.3 million from the federal government, the...
Federal government invests in coastal protection project in Lax Kw’alaams
LAX KW'ALAAMS, BC - Measures are being put in place to stabilize the shoreline in Lax Kw'alaams after an investment of more than $5 million from...
New Drought Advisory Committee for Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - After several dry years, Alberta’s winter snowpack is well below average, many rivers are at record low levels and multiple reservoirs...
