Climate Adaptation
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New weir for drought-threatened Vancouver Island river still more than 2 years awayA 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.EnvironmentMar 22, 2024
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Winnipeg’s Buffalo Crossing facility hailed as highly energy-efficientConstruction 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.EnvironmentOct 19, 2023
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N.B. opposition parties accuse government of not making climate change a priorityA 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.PoliticsApr 20, 2023
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N.B. infrastructure minister says feds need to take on majority of Chignecto Isthmus projectThe 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.EnvironmentApr 6, 2023
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B.C. adds $180 million to natural disaster fundLocal governments and First Nations in British Columbia are getting more support to prepare for the risk of natural disasters related to climate change.PoliticsFeb 21, 2023
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Calgary homeowners gain access to energy retrofit loan programCalgary homeowners looking to get help renovating their residences to make them more energy efficient now have another place to turn.CanadaJan 31, 2023
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Stanley Park seawall replacement cost estimated at $250-300 millionCommissioners 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.EconomyJan 17, 2023
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New ministry launching 18-month review of B.C.’s emergency management strategyThe 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.FireDec 22, 2022
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New $84.4M-water system in Abbotsford, B.C., aims for climate resilienceThe 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.EnvironmentSep 14, 2022
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‘Fire war zone’: A look at the disaster that razed Lytton and plans to rebuild 1 year laterLytton 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.FireJun 30, 2022
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