Flood Control

• Saskatoon implements flood control in Churchill Park

  The pond will help prevent flooding at more than 50 properties around Ruth Street and Cairns Avenue, Bute Street and Munroe Avenue, and Ruth Street and York Avenue.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2023
  
• Canada issues travel warning for Pakistan amid heavy flooding: ‘Be very cautious’

  As of Saturday, Pakistani officials said the floods have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2022
  
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• London conservation authority defends programs against environment minister

  'That suggests a serious lack of understanding about what conservation authorities do.'

  Politics

  Aug 20, 2019
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• A real buzzkill: Mosquito larviciding to begin Monday

  The City of Winnipeg will begin its first phase of mosquito prevention Monday.

  Environment

  Apr 26, 2019
• $5M to support Sask. agriculture sector, mitigate negative impacts of drainage

  The Saskatchewan government is investing $5 million to help advance the agricultural water management strategy.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2019
• Parks Canada repairing earth dams along Trent Canal in Peterborough

  While they may look like a natural part of the landscape, the earthen dams along the Trent Canal are a vital part of the system's infrastructure.

  Jun 27, 2018
• This week on Focus Montreal: April 7

  This week on Focus Montreal: Jean-Pierre Fortin discusses the recent uptick in asylum seekers crossing illegally into Canada, a McGill prof explains his unique idea to do away with sandbags during floods, and Great Montrealer Matthew Pearce talks about how the Old Brewery Mission has changed its approach to homelessness.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2018
• Peachland bladder dams recovered from lake

  Central Okanagan firefighters assisted in pulling about 100 metres of Tiger Dam from the water.

  Weather

  Jun 9, 2017
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• More than $1M spent on Lumby flood control

  With water levels dropping, the provincial funding for emergency flood protection is also drying up. That means work on major flood control efforts is coming to a halt.

  May 18, 2017