Tag: flooding
Kirkland Lake declares state of emergency due to flooding
Kirkland Lake, ON - At 4:06 pm on Friday April 12, 2024, Stacy Wight, Mayor of the Town of Kirkland Lake, declared an emergency...
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...
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...
Improvements to Abbotsford pump station builds flood resilience, increases safety
Abbotsford, BC - To help protect people, communities and farmland in the Fraser Valley’s Sumas Prairie from future flood events, the Barrowtown Pump Station...
Funding helps Nova Scotia communities become resilient to climate change
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...
The Government of Canada invests in flood mitigation and drainage channel...
Coquitlam, B.C. - Coquitlam is receiving a federal investment of more than $4.4 million to support a project that will minimize the risk of future...
Canada and New Brunswick invest in infrastructure renewal in Fredericton
Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, the Honourable Jill Green, Minister of Social Development, Minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation...
Disaster Financial Assistance for Nova Scotia’s July 2023 Floods
Nova Scotians can now apply for disaster financial assistance related to damage from the recent severe flooding.
“This has been a very difficult situation for...
CSA Group report turns to nature to limit Canada’s costliest climate...
The need to limit flood risk in Canada is urgent, with approximately 1.5 million homes, representing 10 per cent of the Canadian residential housing...
Government of Canada investing $13 million in infrastructure funding for Radium...
Radium Hot Springs, B.C. - The network of protected areas administered by Parks Canada is a gateway to nature, history, and 450 000 km²...
