Montreal Flooding

• Should basement living spaces in Montreal be banned? Mayors weigh in

  Experts expect floods from heavy rains to happen more frequently, and municipalities are struggling to come up with ways to protect property, including amending laws.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2024
  
• Debby downpour: Quebec falling short on promised flood relief, mayors say

  The group wants the Quebec government to respond to the changing climate and expand the financial aid program to include sewer backups even in homes far from waterways.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2024
  
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• Montreal water main that burst among city’s most ‘vulnerable’ pipes, officials say

  Montreal continued to clean up Monday after a major water main break flooded streets, paralyzed traffic and forced emergency evacuations from water-logged buildings.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2024
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• ‘Your eyes burn’: Mould, sewage and ‘hazardous’ damage facing Quebec flood victims

  As the cleanup continues, Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough Mayor Jim Beis said the volunteer team and local services can't help flood victims all alone.

  Weather

  Aug 16, 2024
• Canadian couple finally set to move back into flooded condo. Then Debby came

  The condo owners are collectively calling on Montreal's Lachine borough to act swiftly, saying the current infrastructure can't handle heavy rainfalls.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2024
• Debby dumped 173 mm of rain on this Montreal town. Now, flood victims must clean up

  The end of tropical storm Debby battered southern Quebec, leaving a mess in its wake. It dumped a record rainfall on Montreal — with an exceptional 173 millimetres on one town.

  Weather

  Aug 13, 2024
• Debby fallout: Quebec faces flooded homes, roads after record-setting storm

  Quebec continued to deal with the fallout Monday after the remnants of tropical storm Debby brought historic rainfall and flooding to the province.

  Weather

  Aug 12, 2024
• Beryl aftermath: Workers ‘strip down’ to underwear, swim from flooded Montreal warehouse

  Environment and Climate Change Canada says it was the wettest July 10 on record in the city. Some parts of the Montreal area got up to 100 mm of rain.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2024
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• Montreal homeowners respond as Desjardins eliminates new mortgages in flood zones

  Desjardins has decided to stop offering mortgages to people living in 0-20 year flood zones, and residents are concerned for the values of their homes.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2024
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• People in Montreal’s NDG neighbourhood still cleaning up after recent heavy rains

  Residents in Montreal's western NDG neighbourhood are calling out the city for abandoning them after hundreds of homes were flooded three weeks ago during torrential downpours.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2023