
Toronto continues response efforts following flooding
Climate change is increasing the instances of frequent and severe flooding – Canada’s most common natural hazard – with about 80 per cent of Canadian…
Climate change is increasing the instances of frequent and severe flooding – Canada’s most common natural hazard – with about 80 per cent of Canadian…
Developers and contractors across the country are increasingly aware of the critical need to design dwellings to address climate change and limit flood risk. Approximately…
Climate change is causing a steady increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of weather-related natural disasters. Damages caused by floods and rainstorms comprise a…
New research from global professional services company GHD titled Aquanomics: The economics of water risk and future resilience reveals that global warming and the related…
A study of more than 2,000 streams around North America found that those altered by human activity are at greater risk of flooding. The study,…
More warm weather and more frequent extreme weather events are among the predicted outcomes of climate change due to human-generated fossil fuel emissions. In Canada…
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…
As climate change begins to gather speed, its impacts become more visible each year. It is not just about polar bears anymore. It isn’t even…
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of nearly $1.2 million in Ouranos for four projects to increase climate change adaptation and resilience in the areas…
Marco Mendicino, parliamentary secretary to the minister of infrastructure and communities, and Darrin Canniff, mayor of Chatham-Kent, announced funding for a flood mitigation project in…
How climate change will affect public health, infrastructure, fish, wildlife, and the economy around the Great Lakes is the focus of a new report. The…
Funding for phases five to 13 of the West London Dyke Reconstruction Project in London, Ontario was announced by Marco Mendicino, parliamentary secretary to the…
Funding was announced by Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne for the Junction Creek flood mitigation control and improvements project in Sudbury, Ontario. This project…
Squamish is one of three Canadian communities chosen for a new door-to-door pilot program to boost flood risk awareness and emergency preparedness at the household…
With the right information and often for less than $250, homeowners can protect their homes from the increasing risks of basement floods, according to a…
Marco Mendicino, parliamentary secretary to the minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for flood protection initiatives in Windsor, Ontario. “Taking concrete steps to adapt…
François-Philippe Champagne, the minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for a flood protection project in Richmond, British Columbia. The project involves upgrading approximately 4.3…
François-Philippe Champagne, the minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for a flood mitigation project in the Fraser Valley. “Our investment in this critical dike…