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Ontario won’t allow homes to be built on floodplains, Ford says after fed warning
December 5, 2022 Liam Casey - THE CANADIAN PRESSCLARINGTON, Ont. — Ontario has no plans to allow homes to be built on floodplains, Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister warned Ottawa would not provide disaster compensation where development is greenlit in areas prone to…
Provinces asking feds for $138 million to help buy out flooded properties
May 16, 2019 Jordan Press - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – Flood-ravaged provinces are asking the federal government to provide almost $138 million to move or buy out homeowners affected by previous years’ inundations, according to new data that gives a glimpse into the national costs of helping residents…
Integrating disaster risk, resilience into broader systems key to unlocking climate adaptation abilities
October 13, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichA systemic disconnect between material natural disaster risk, asset valuation and infrastructure investment demands that disaster risk and resilience be integrated into broader financial, accounting and reporting systems, David Greenall, senior director of sustainable business solutions for PwC Canada, told…
Difficult year for Canada’s p&c insurance industry: IBC’s McGown
April 4, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichThe Fort McMurray wildfire and other large weather events combined with the lowest return on investment (ROI) in decades to produce a very difficult year for Canada’s p&c insurance industry in 2016, David McGown, senior vice president of strategic initiatives…
Standards Council of Canada, Intact Centre on Climate Adaption to study flood resiliency for new residential communities
March 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre) at the University of Waterloo have announced that they are joining forces to develop a new report on best practices for making new residential communities…