Tag: overland flooding
Stormwater Infrastructure Support for Atlantic Canada Village
Today the federal government and the government of New Brunswick announced support for water and solar projects in Atlantic Canada. Improved stormwater infrastructure in...
Village of Salmo, B.C. Receives Grant to Cover Total Cost of...
The Village of Salmo, B.C. has announced the receipt of a grant for $150,000 to cover 100 per cent of the costs of a...
Collective Waiver Granted for Flood Affected Homes in Gatineau, Que.
Ville de Gatineau has received a positive response from Quebec's ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Occupation du territoire (MAMOT) to its request for a...
Floodplain Repair in Kelowna after Higher-Than-Normal Freshet Flows
Higher-than-normal freshet flows in spring 2017 caused changes to Mission Creek in Kelowna, B.C. that require repair and refinement of the floodplain and fish...
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...
Manitoba Announces Flood Compensation
The Emergency Management and Public Safety Division of Manitoba Infrastructure has announced Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) will be available for eligible municipalities, homeowners, farms,...
Man. Budget Adds $20M to Water Infrastructure Spending
Manitoba released its 2017 budget, yesterday, which includes $60 million for water infrastructure and $15 million for maintenance and preservation of water related assets.
The...
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...
New Funding for Municipal Climate Change Adaptation, Flooding
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has made available new funding for municipalities to undertake plans and studies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)...
Canada Releases New Floodplain Mapping Framework
In Canada, overland flooding costs the Canadian economy more than any other kind of natural hazard. It is the single largest draw on the...
