Tag: flooding
Warmer, wetter, wilder: 38 million people in the Great Lakes region...
The Great Lakes are getting warmer, wetter, and wilder. These atypical conditions are amplifying other threats. Harmful algal blooms are increasing in severity and...
P.E.I. launches new online coastal flood maps
A new online mapping tool has been launched to help businesses, not for profits, government and all Islanders identify their vulnerability to coastal flooding...
Funding to help mitigate flood risk and support municipal infrastructure in...
Sixteen municipal projects will receive funding to help mitigate flood risk and support municipal infrastructure.
“The money will support key projects that make a difference...
P.E.I. releases Climate Change Risk Assessment
Steven Myers—P.E.I.’s environment, energy, and climate action minister—released the Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) during the sitting of the P.E.I. legislature on October 27,...
$1 million announced to help protect communities from floods and wildfires
Through the Municipal Climate Resiliency Grant, Intact Public Entities and the Intact Foundation are investing $1 million in cities and towns across Canada that are developing practical solutions...
Windsor upgrades infrastructure in areas vulnerable to flooding
The City of Windsor announced the $4-million reconstruction of Eastlawn Avenue as part of the ongoing implementation of the Sewer Master Plan to renew...
Flood prevention upgrades included in funding for Alberta communities
More than $38.5 million in federal-provincial funding for two dozen new infrastructure projects across Alberta.
Of the $38.5 million, Red Deer will receive over $22.2...
Funding announced to prevent floods in Squamish, B.C.
The governments of Canada and British Columbia (B.C.) have announced funding to prevent floods in Squamish.
“We have seen how climate change has increased the...
Funding announced to improve flood resiliency in 12 B.C. communities
Federal funding has been announced to increase flood resiliency and improve the safety of residents in 12 communities across B.C.
“We’ve seen how devastating extreme weather...
GNWT Issues Statement on Current Flooding in NWT
Premier Caroline Cochrane and Paulie Chinna, minister of municipal and community affairs and minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, issued the following statement...
