Flooding

• ‘I just lost it:’ Flooding at Halifax mall causing financial pain for some stores

  A spokesperson for the municipality says the construction on the Cogswell District project was not the cause of the water main break, which resulted in flooding at Scotia Square.

  Canada

  Nov 27
  
• Why a flood damage grant N.S. businesses applied for doesn’t actually exist

  Businesses that suffered damage earlier this year during a historic flood were surprised to learn that a $2,500 provincial grant they applied for doesn't actually exist.

  Canada

  Nov 23
  
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• Montreal to invest heavily in sponge infrastructure to combat seasonal flooding

  The City of Montreal will develop nearly 30 parks and 400 so-called 'sponge' sidewalks, the objective of which is to better withstand heavy rains, over the next two years.

  Environment

  Oct 3
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• Home insurers aiming for ‘climate risk’ rating system to deal with extreme weather events

  Homeowners in Canada may be forced to 'absorb' more of the cost of flooding and other catastrophic climate-fueled extreme weather events.

  Weather

  Oct 3
• Humanity has ‘opened the gates of hell’: UN climate summit hears grim warning

  Antonio Guterres delivered the comments on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, as politicians, as well as activists, business and civil society leaders met for the summit. 

  World

  Sep 20
• Insured damages from summer storms in Alberta estimated at $300M

  Severe storms in Alberta and the Prairies this summer resulted in more than $300 million in insured losses, according to initial estimates from the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

  Canada

  Sep 19
• Calgary families impacted by flooding devastation in Libya

  The death toll from the flooding in Libya is massive and continues to grow. As of Thursday afternoon, officials have confirmed the loss of more than 11,300 lives.

  Environment

  Sep 14
• B.C. must take responsibility for flood protection infrastructure: Research

  The research that examined the dikes in Merritt also found that the Town of Princeton and the City of Abbotsford did not properly report on their dikes.

  Politics

  Sep 13
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• Nova Scotia minister won’t commit to buying out homes ravaged by July flooding

  Some residents on Union Street in Bedford, N.S., have said they hope the province will buy and demolish homes that were heavily damaged on July 21.

  Canada

  Sep 7
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• On flooded N.S. street, some ask province to consider buying and demolishing houses

  A Bedford, N.S. homeowner says it might be wiser for the province to buy his home and others like it, instead of having to repeatedly provide disaster relief in decades to come.

  Canada

  Sep 6