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Construction finishes up on the Saskatoon’s third Flood Control Strategy project

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Construction has wrapped up in Weaver Park where crews had been working since February on the City of Saskatoon’s (City) third Flood Control Strategy...

Funding helps Nova Scotia communities become resilient to climate change

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Several organizations are receiving funding to help protect communities, residents and natural areas from the impacts of climate change. More than $2.4 million from the...

Nature holds the answer to limiting the impact of extreme weather

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Wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat – these perils are threatening Canada’s residential housing market, and homeowners, in ways not imagined just a few years ago. The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo, has...

Restoring soil, recovering forests, and rescuing our planet

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There was something missing in the unmistakable signs of autumn as the sun beat down last October. The sweet scent of leaves decomposing on...

Ontario supporting small communities impacted by extreme weather

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The Ontario government is providing $5.5 million to 22 small municipalities affected by significant weather events in 2022. Funding will assist with the clearing...

Extreme events in a changing climate: Canada’s Top 10 Weather Stories...

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Ottawa - Environment and Climate Change Canada has presented the 27th annual edition of the Top 10 Weather Stories in Canada, which featured damaging storms,...

More extreme rainfall to add $6.2 billion to Ontario’s linear storm...

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Toronto - The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) has released its Costing Climate Change Impacts to Public Infrastructure: Linear Storm and Wastewater report, the latest...

Research: Multi-pronged approach needed to adapt to urban overheating

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Amid record-breaking heat waves and growing migration into cities, a University of Guelph atmospheric scientist has helped assemble a comprehensive overview of the problem...

National Adaptation Strategy must protect Canada’s Communities

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Ottawa - Municipalities are on the front lines of new climate extremes. Municipal leaders know what their communities need, and they know what works...

Manitoba Releases Fall 2019 Red River Floodway Operation Report

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Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced that the Government of Manitoba has released its Fall 2019 report on the Red River floodway operation. “The unprecedented late-year...

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