Tag: flooding
Colwood, B.C. Hosts Community Climate Adaptation Project
Colwood, B.C. has been selected along with seven other communities to participate in an Island-wide collaborative project to help communities understand how a changing...
Improved Weather-Forecasting Infrastructure Moves Forward
Installation proceeds on a $95-million upgrade of Canada’s weather-forecasting infrastructure, with the completion of a new radar system in Blainville, Quebec.
Improved prediction of weather-related...
Environmental Commissioner Says New Climate Law Too Weak
Yesterday, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Dianne Saxe, released a report on climate action in Ontario, which provides evidence of the impacts a warming...
Model Decisions: Cost-Based & Value-Based Stormwater Infrastructure
Stormwater drainage systems are our first line of defence against pluvial flooding. In recent years, many Canadian studies have pointed to the abysmal state...
August Flood in Toronto Costs $80M in Insured Damage
On August 8th, a thunderstorm produced 72 millimeters of rain over Toronto, with 51 millimeters falling in just one hour. The Insurance Bureau of...
Flood Recovery Continues for Lake St. Martin First Nation After 2011...
Recovery work continues for a Manitoba First Nation after catastrophic flooding in 2011. Canada, Manitoba, and Lake St. Martin First Nation have reached another...
Flood Damage Insurance Expands to SK, NT, and YT
Guelph, Ontario-based insurance and investment co-operative, The Co-operators Group Limited, has announced that Comprehensive Water, which includes overland flood damage coverage, is now available to...
Québec Launches Water Strategy, Announces Québec Water Council
This week, Québec’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Isabelle Melançon, announced the provincial water strategy for 2018–2030 and its 2018–2023...
Displaced First Nations Close to Returning Home After 2011 Flooding
The people of the First Nations of Lake St. Martin, Little Saskatchewan, Dauphin River, and Pinaymootang are close to returning home after being displaced by...
Study Examines the Impacts of Basement Flooding on Mental Health
Research from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation has calculated the lost time from work and the mental health impacts resulting from basement flooding.
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