ottawa tornado
Select permit fees waived for Ottawa residents rebuilding after Orléans tornado
Ottawa city council voted on Wednesday to have the municipal planning department waive certain types of permit fees for those affected residents. Continue reading
‘Absolutely crazy experience’: Pilot shoots video of Ottawa tornado from above
The pilot says they were trying to find a place to land when they noticed the funnel cloud forming. Continue reading
Carbon tax can help deal with extreme weather, Alberta fires: Trudeau
Trudeau said Canadians are seeing the impact of climate change with an increase in wildfires in Western Canada, recent tornadoes in Ottawa and flooding across the country. Continue reading
Tornadoes over Ottawa just ‘bad luck’ says Environment Canada
Environment Canada says these storms could have happened anywhere, they just happened to happen over Ottawa. Continue reading
Ottawa tornado victim braces for flood peak as river threatens rental home
Graeme Olmsted is one of many residents in the national capital who have been affected by two or three natural disasters in a short period of time. Continue reading
Ottawa peewee hockey team rallies support in final days of contest, would donate $100K prize to tornado relief
The local West Carleton Warriors peewee hockey team is rallying for support in the final days of a contest that could see them win $100,000 to donate to Ottawa tornado relief efforts. Continue reading
Dunrobin homeowners struggling to rebuild 1 month after tornado
Residents in Dunrobin, Ont., are struggling to get back on their feet one month after an EF-3 tornado swept through the town. Continue reading
Mayoral candidate Clive Doucet criticizes Jim Watson amid tornado wreckage in now-deleted video
Clive Doucet criticizes incumbent Jim Watson for not showing up to an ecology debate that was held shortly after the tornadoes hit. Continue reading
Local groups, politicians announce $106,000 donation toward tornado relief efforts
The Loaves and Fishes Fund of Ottawa-Carleton, the Greater Ottawa Home Builder’s Association and Brokerlink will be donating a total of $106,000 to local charities towards tornado relief efforts. Continue reading
Nepean businesses look to rebuild after devastating Ottawa-area tornadoes
Several businesses in Nepean are in the process of rebuilding after the tornadoes that ripped through Nepean last Friday heavily damaged their buildings Continue reading