Tag: flooding
Vancouver Launches its Adopt a Catch Basin Program
Vancouver has over 45,000 catch basins removing excess water from streets during rainfall events. Acknowledging that the city can only do so much to remove leaves, debris,...
Best Practices for Building Flood Resilient Communities
New research from the University of Waterloo, funded by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and conducted by the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation,...
Study: Wetlands Important for Mitigation of Flooding Impacts
A study released this month by the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo examined the financial impacts of wetlands on...
High River, Alta., Flood Mitigation Receives Planning Award
The Town of High River received an Award of Merit on June 19 at the annual Building Resilience Conference in Calgary for the 2015...
Edmonton Flood Mitigation Strategy Moves Forward
The City of Edmonton has announced forward motion on its flood mitigation strategy, which will focus on flood risk, potential costs, and schedules outlined...
BC Announces Disaster Financial Assistance for Recent Floods
British Columbia has announced that Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available to eligible British Columbians in the central region who may have been...
Markham: Insurance Board Should Consider City Flood Control
The City of Markham, Ontario, has urged the insurance industry to consider city flood control measures when setting home insurance rates.
Over the past three...
Guangdong Works to Improve Water Quality, Signs Agreement with Alta.
Alberta and the province of Guangdong in southern China have signed a landmark agreement to strengthen ties and facilitate trade between the two jurisdictions...
Investment in Ontario Flood & Leak Sensor Tech Company
Alert Labs Inc., designer of the Flowie water sensor and Floodie companion sensor, which help to protect homes from flood damage and to provide...
Man. March Flood Outlook: Slightly Reduced
The Province of Manitoba released its March flood outlook on the 24th, which stated that levels of spring flooding continue to be dependent on...
