Friday, July 25, 2025
Government of Canada Funds Flood Protection Project in Kelowna, B.C.
Funding has been announced by the Government of Canada for the Mill Creek Flood Protection project in Kelowna, British Columbia. The flooding of Mill Creek…
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Gov’t of Canada Funds Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced funding for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir project in Calgary, Alberta. In June 2013, communities in…
Meadow Lake, Sask. Receives Funding for Water and Wastewater Upgrades
The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development, announced funding for essential upgrades to water and wastewater management systems in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. For…
Gov’t of Alberta Approves New Grants to Increase Community Resilience
The Government of Alberta has approved new Alberta Community Resilience Program grants totalling $15 million for two high-priority projects in the City of Calgary. In…
Disaster Relief for New Brunswick Residents Affected by Heavy Rainfall in January
The Government of New Brunswick has launched a Disaster Financial Assistance program to help individuals, small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities who suffered property damage…
Communities Come Together to Tackle Urban Flooding
It doesn’t take much convincing to believe that flooding is a big problem in Canadian communities. The insurance industry has been sounding the alarm for…
Government of Canada Supports Interlake Reserves Tribal Council to Reduce Climate-Related Risks
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced an investment of $814,000 to support the Interlake Reserves Tribal Council in its efforts to reduce…
New Reports Give Sask. Guidance on Flood and Natural Hazards
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Government Relations has released a Saskatchewan Flood and Natural Hazard Risk Assessment that provincial and local officials can use as an initial…
National Disaster Mitigation Program Supports Dam Decommissioning
British Columbia’s Capital Regional District (CRD) has received $460,000 in federal and provincial grant funding through the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) for the decommissioning…
Port Lands Flood Protection Project Breaks Ground
Yesterday, excavation commenced on a new river valley as part of the Port Lands Flood Protection project on Toronto’s waterfront. The project was designed to…
Brock University Launching Research Project on Coastal Flooding in Ontario
A research project examining how coastal communities can deal with the impacts of climate change will formally launch in the Town of Lincoln, Ontario this…
National Disaster Mitigation Program Supports Flood Prevention and Mitigation in B.C.
On Friday, more than $16.5 million in federal and provincial funding was announced to support work on 32 projects under the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP). Joyce…
Canada Seeks to Establish Arms-Length Institute on Climate Change
Canada is soliciting proposals from independent experts to establish an arm’s-length, policy-oriented organization on clean growth and climate change. Announced by the Minister of Environment…
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 climate…
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 climate…
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 of…
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 Canada…
Flood Recovery Continues for Lake St. Martin First Nation After 2011 Floods
Recovery work continues for a Manitoba First Nation after catastrophic flooding in 2011. Canada, Manitoba, and Lake St. Martin First Nation have reached another milestone…
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 homeowners…
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 action…
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 severe…
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. Of…
B.C. Replaces Culverts with Bridges to Improve Flood Mitigation
British Columbia has implemented a flood mitigation activity, commissioning work at five locations west of Chetwynd, replacing culverts with bridges in order to permit safe…