Flood Maps
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City of Calgary prepares for 2023 flood seasonConditions and forecasts can change dramatically and quickly for mountain-fed rivers, and Sandy Davis is reminding Calgarians that flooding can’t be completely prevented.CanadaMay 15, 2023
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Montreal Metropolitan Community introduces new flood plain mappingNew measures are being introduced to better prepare cities and towns for flooding.EnvironmentMar 13, 2020
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West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped scrambling to find new locationPlans to expand a nursing school for children with developmental delays or autism are on hold, because the centre sits in a flood zone.CanadaNov 20, 2019
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Beaconsfield adopts resolution opposing provincial flood mapsBeaconsfield continues to fight to have properties removed from revised provincial flood maps.CanadaJul 17, 2019
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‘I’m angered’: Frustration growing in Beaconsfield over revised flood mapsBoth the city and residents say they will fight to have their properties removed from the province's updated flood maps and are threatening to take legal action.CanadaJul 16, 2019
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West Island residents, mayors furious over Quebec’s updated flood mapsThe map now puts 813 municipalities and thousands of homes in flood zones.CanadaJul 4, 2019
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Quebec floods: Improving flood mapping is first step in future mitigation, expert saysQuebec Premier François Legault promised to do a post-mortem and earlier this week announced the creation of a ministerial committee to come up with a flood action plan.CanadaMay 2, 2019
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Canada is the only G7 country without a national flood forecasting system. Experts say there’s a cost to thatCanada is the only G7 country without a national flood forecasting system. According to researchers, this absence has come at a cost.CanadaApr 30, 2019
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Bad, confusing flood maps leave homeowners blindsided when water rises: expertFlood maps across Canada are of poor quality and hard for ordinary homeowners to understand, a study found.EnvironmentApr 26, 2019
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