Tag: water
New $1 Billion Green Bond to Fund Sustainability Initiatives
PepsiCo Inc. announced that it priced its first-ever green bond on October 7, 2019. The company is designating the proceeds from the US$1 billion...
Small Systems Workshop at Walkerton Clean Water Centre
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) is hosting a small systems hands-on workshop geared to the owners and operators of small systems defined under...
Home Insurance Buyers Lack Access to Public Flood Data
Canadian homeowners do not have the information they need to know if they should buy flood insurance, leaving them exposed to significant financial risk.
A...
Canada Announces Projects to Reduce Impacts of Climate Change
Ginette Petitpas Taylor, minister of health, announced an investment of $1.7 million over the next two years for eight projects that will help improve...
Canada Provides Funding to Increase Flood Resilience in Edmonton
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for several flood mitigation projects in Edmonton.
This includes building new dry ponds in Edmonton...
Report Warns of Far-Reaching Climate Change Impacts on Great Lakes Region
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...
Yellowknife receives funding to improve flood resilience
New funding has been announced by the Government of Canada and the City of Yellowknife to support a project that will increase flood resilience...