Communities in southern Alberta will be better protected from the impacts of severe weather thanks to a regional stormwater management project. “The province has provided…
Funding for the Toronto waterfront shoreline and tree canopy project, which will protect this area against future flooding, has been announced. The announcement was made…
Conservation authorities (CAs) and Conservation Ontario are stunned by a letter that was circulated by the Government of Ontario recommending that CAs start shutting down…
The Columbia Basin Trust brought partners together to secure a $2-million project that will collect LiDAR and orthophoto imagery of major water bodies near populated…
The federal minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, Ralph Goodale, and the minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency, Dustin Duncan, have announced…
More than $14.88 million in federal and provincial funding has been announced to support 20 flood mitigation projects in British Columbia (B.C.). The announcement was…
The Government of Ontario have announced the province’s appointment of nine members to the Muskoka Watershed Advisory Group. “I’m pleased to introduce the community and…
The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced funding to mitigate the risk of bridge washouts and flooding on provincial highways and roads. “Heavy…
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale announced over $7.75 million in funding to support work on 61 new projects in Ontario under…
The City of Markham is taking a green approach to flood control with plans to create natural infrastructure spanning five acres, roughly the size of…
The Government of Canada is providing $50 million for a flood mitigation project in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary community of Grand Forks, British…
The Government of Canada is investing $89.7 million over five years to modernize Canada’s water monitoring services. This investment will help Canadians continue to get…
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has released a paper that provides Options for Managing the Flood Costs of Canada’s Highest Risk Residential Properties. In…
A group of five Great Lakes organisations are calling on Canada’s federal government to invest $100 million per year over ten years to implement a…
The frequency of heavy downpours has increased across the globe over the past 50 years, according to research led by the Global Institute for Water…
Yesterday, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montréal, announced funding for two projects to increase the stormwater and wastewater…
The Manitoba government will create a $52-million endowment fund for the Growing Outcomes in Watersheds (GROW) Program, as part of its commitment to implement a…
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Global Water Partnership (GWP) are increasing their long-standing cooperation to strengthen water resource management. This is at a time…
The City of Toronto has officially released Toronto’s first ever Resilience Strategy, which presents a holistic approach to building a more resilient city. “The City…
Last week, the Government of Canada announced an investment in Thunder Bay, Ontario to build climate change resilience by reducing the impact of flooding. Patty…
Ottawa Riverkeeper has welcomed the federal government’s decision to fund research and community-based monitoring (CBM) that will contribute to a better understanding of the health…
Carla Qualtrough, minister of public services and procurement and accessibility, has announced funding to support initiatives that will help safeguard the City of Surrey, City…
The City of Kitchener has received $49.9 Million in funding from the Government of Canada for a stormwater management system that will help protect residents…
Marc Miller, parliamentary secretary to the minister of crown-indigenous relations, announced funding for a project that involves renewing the City of Victoria’s aging underground infrastructure…