Climate Adaptation

• New weir for drought-threatened Vancouver Island river still more than 2 years away

  A plan to build a new weir on the Cowichan River is now fully funded, but completion is still more than two years away provincial officials said Friday.

  Environment

  Mar 22
  
• Winnipeg’s Buffalo Crossing facility hailed as highly energy-efficient

  Construction on the Buffalo Crossing facility is being hailed as years in the making, and being seen as the most energy efficient commercial building in Manitoba.

  Environment

  Oct 19, 2023
  
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• N.B. opposition parties accuse government of not making climate change a priority

  A lack of answers from the minister of environment at the legislature's estimates committee has opposition parties questioning the government's commitment to climate action.

  Politics

  Apr 20, 2023
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• N.B. infrastructure minister says feds need to take on majority of Chignecto Isthmus project

  The Chignecto Isthmus is a narrow strip of marshy land that connects New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, protected from the ocean by a series of dikes built hundreds of years ago.

  Environment

  Apr 6, 2023
• B.C. adds $180 million to natural disaster fund

  Local governments and First Nations in British Columbia are getting more support to prepare for the risk of natural disasters related to climate change.

  Politics

  Feb 21, 2023
• Calgary homeowners gain access to energy retrofit loan program

  Calgary homeowners looking to get help renovating their residences to make them more energy efficient now have another place to turn.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2023
• Stanley Park seawall replacement cost estimated at $250-300 million

  Commissioners learned it will cost up to $300 million to replace eight-kilometres of the 10-kilometre Stanley Park seawall with a breakwater that can withstand future storms.

  Economy

  Jan 17, 2023
• New ministry launching 18-month review of B.C.’s emergency management strategy

  The assessment is will be conducted over a period of 18 months, and will include the coordinating role the province may increasingly need to play amid increasingly extreme weather.

  Fire

  Dec 23, 2022
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• New $84.4M-water system in Abbotsford, B.C., aims for climate resilience

  The City of Abbotsford is getting funding help from the B.C. government to bolster its drinking water system against floods, wildfires and other climate-related disasters.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2022
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• ‘Fire war zone’: A look at the disaster that razed Lytton and plans to rebuild 1 year later

  Lytton First Nation Coun. Naikia Hanna described it as a 'fire war zone.' Powerful winds propelled flames through homes and businesses, burning them to the ground.

  Fire

  Jun 30, 2022