Tag: Natural Infrastructure
SPONSORED: Dry Ponds: A simple, yet innovative approach to flood mitigation
The future of our communities relies on the commitments we make today. EPCOR’s annual ESG report shares progress on the North American utility’s sustainability...
New report: Funding for Canadian’ prairies water infrastructure urgently needed, but...
Winnipeg - Our prairie provinces’ water infrastructure—from pipes to treatment facilities—upon which millions of Canadians depend is aging and depreciating at an alarming rate....
Canada and Halifax Regional Municipality partner to rehabilitate shoreline in Eastern...
Halifax Regional Municipality, NS - Darrell Samson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence and Member of...
Nature-based healing: Wetland conservation for healthy lakes
Decisions made today at every level of government and civil society will determine the future of summer holidays and day trips to local lakes...
New funding for flood mitigation in B.C.
First Nations and local governments can apply for funding for projects under the new Green Infrastructure Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Mitigation (ARDM) program.
The program...
ALUS project to provide high-resolution modelling of natural infrastructure
ALUS has announced the next phase of its project that will provide high-resolution modelling of natural infrastructure and help deliver watershed-scale ecosystem resilience in...
CCME develops Natural Infrastructure Framework
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has developed a Natural Infrastructure Framework, which provides key concepts, definitions, and terms.
This framework has...
New Natural Infrastructure Fund announced by federal government
A new $200 million Natural Infrastructure Fund has been announced by Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna and Toronto Mayor John Tory.
Under this new...
Natural Infrastructure Case Studies Provide Possibilities for Canada
Three new case studies—co-developed by the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices of Canada Institute and Smart Prosperity Institute—provide important insights into the possibilities for urban...
Building the Business Case for Natural Infrastructure
Flooding is a critical issue facing Canadian municipalities that will only become more challenging as we continue to experience the effects of climate change....