Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The Resiliency Game
Hot on the heels of the country’s severe summer floods, Water Canada, along with co-hosts XCG Consultants and RWDI Inc., brought together a group of…
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East Kootenay Celebrates Dike Project Completion
The Regional District of East Kootenay celebrated the completion of the $2.7-million West Fernie Dike Project on November 15. The dike system provides a one-in-200-year…
Permanent Dikes in Manitoba to Protect from Frazil Ice Buildups
The Government of Manitoba is investing in community flood protection in the Community of Waterhen by funding the bolstering of permanent dikes along the Waterhen…
Manitoba Reviews Operating Guidelines for Water Control Structures
The Province of Manitoba is reviewing operating guidelines for three important water control structures leading up to work on a new Lake Manitoba outlet and…
June Alberta Floods Costliest Insured Natural Disaster in Canadian History
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has reported that the latest Property Claim Services Canada (PCS-Canada) estimate of the insured property damage caused by last June’s…
Flood on the Front Lines
In late June, southern Alberta was struck by heavy rainfalls that caused three of the province’s rivers to flow five to 10 times their normal…
BC Liquor Stores Raise Funds for Alberta Flood Recovery
Once again, liquor stores have come to the rescue. Between June 29 and August 10, customers at British Columbia’s 195 BC Liquor Stores donated over…
Mississauga Presents Flood Mitigation Recommendations
In the wake of flooding caused by the July 8 rainstorms in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the City of Mississauga has unveiled a number…
Seep Impact
Flooding is the leading cause of public emergency in Ontario. It’s increasingly clear we are experiencing stronger and more frequent storms, and this is a…
Alberta Adjusts Land Title Policies After Flood
The Government of Alberta has made adjustments to policies on land titles and minimum flood mitigation measures that were implemented in the wake of the…
B.C. Invests in Flood Mitigation in West Kelowna
The District of West Kelowna has submitted an application to British Columbia’s Flood Protection Program (FPP) for $510,000 worth of flood mitigation works at McDougall…
Consultant Stresses Need for Municipalities to Plan for Extreme Weather
A July 23 release from environmental engineering firm XCG Consulting suggests that the violent flooding seen in Toronto in early July could have been much…
Alberta Town Promised New Water Treatment System
The Government of Alberta is continuing its efforts to rebuild areas of the province affected by last month’s extensive flooding. On July 22, Associate Minister…
Alberta Announces New Flood-Mapping Standards, Rules
Alberta has identified areas at high-risk of future flooding, and will use the information to shape future development in the province. Areas at high risk…
Toronto Pounded by Record-Setting Rainfall
Toronto is still in recovery mode after being drenched by record-setting rainfalls last Monday evening. The thunderstorm began towards the end of the work day,…
The Toilet Toll
If you work in a wastewater treatment facility, you know better than to flush a toilet containing anything that isn’t water, human waste, or toilet…
Manitoba Highway Work Includes Sophisticated Flood Protection System
After years of work, the Brandon eastern access route is complete, allowing smoother and more efficient access to Brandon, Manitoba for commercial and personal vehicles.…
Canada, In Brief
With each province and territory subject to its own water challenges, keeping tabs on regulations and policies from coast to coast can be a confusing…
Saskatchewan Offers Free Drinking Water Testing in Flooded Regions
As southern Saskatchewan continues to brace itself for a heavy spring run-off, the provincial government has offered free testing of private drinking water sources, provided…
Manitoba Releases Third Flood Outlook, Risks Increased
Manitoba’s Infrastructure and Transportation’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre has released 2013’s third spring flood outlook, and the news is less than ideal for some Manitoba residents.…
Open the Flood Gates
As businesses struggled to recover from one of the greatest economic crises since the 1930s, natural disaster struck. According to Neil Gilbertson, managing director at…
Taps Don’t Create Clean Water?
Freshwater is a resource that Canadians value. According to the 2013 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study, in fact, 47 per cent of Canadians believe that…
Saskatchewan Increases Water Control Funding
The Saskatchewan government has announced an additional $500,000 for its Water Control Assistance Program. With this 60 per cent increase in grant funding, rural municipalities…
Lake Winnipeg Named World’s Most Threatened Lake
The Global Nature Fund has recognized Lake Winnipeg as the “most threatened lake of the year” of 2013. Lake Winnipeg, the tenth largest freshwater lake…