Topic
Restoration
Will this be the worst wildfire season Canada has ever seen?
June 6, 2023 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – This is on track to be the worst fire season Canada has ever seen and the risk of wildfires will remain well above average in most of the country throughout the summer, the federal government warned Monday. At…
‘Immense sorrow:’ Major fire at Montreal heritage building that once housed monastery
May 26, 2023 Sidhartha Banerjee - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – A major fire at a Montreal heritage building was still not under control Friday and authorities were not able to provide a firm timeline of how long it would take to extinguish the blaze. The fire broke out…
Some residents return home two weeks after Alberta wildfire evacuation
May 18, 2023 Kelly Geraldine Malone and Angela Amato - THE CANADIAN PRESSThe mayor of a west-central Alberta town said it was emotional to return home nearly two weeks after an out-of-control wildfire forced residents to flee, but thousands elsewhere remain on edge as scores of fires continue to rage across much…
Residents of Quebec town still struggle with aftermath of 2019 flooding
May 1, 2023 Morgan Lowrie - THE CANADIAN PRESSSAINTE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. – Sylvie Bechard had only owned her little brick house for six months when her neighbour came banging on her door on the night of April 27, 2019. The dike holding back the Lake of Two Mountains had…
Thousands of Quebecers lose power after generating station interruption
April 25, 2023 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Quebec’s electric utility says thousands are without power in the province after a problem at the Churchill Falls generating station in Labrador. A Hydro-Quebec spokesman says the station experienced a sudden interruption today, which triggered protection mechanisms that…
Can risk management companies close the talent gap?
April 20, 2023 Jason ContantA high percentage of today’s pool of risk managers has been working in the industry a long time, and the next largest group are fairly new to the business. Those in the younger group “are excited about what they’ve done…
How recent extreme weather compares to 1998 Quebec ice storm
April 12, 2023 by Jason ContantThe storm that struck Ontario and Quebec — leaving some Quebecers without power for more than a week — was large, but it was nothing compared to the infamous 1998 Quebec ice storm, industry professionals said. Catastrophe Indices and Quantification…
First responders graduate from new Ontario First Nation fire program
April 4, 2023 Fakiha Baig - THE CANADIAN PRESSA tribal council that represents five First Nations in northwestern Ontario says the first batch of local emergency medical responders from a new training program has graduated and will serve Pikangikum First Nation. The Independent First Nations Alliance says it…
Questions raised about safety of Old Montreal building destroyed by fatal fire
March 27, 2023 Morgan Lowrie - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – More than a week after a fatal fire tore through a building in Old Montreal, accounts from former tenants and victims of the blaze are raising questions about the safety of the heritage property. Five bodies had been…
Will the multi-billion-dollar Cat loss trend continue indefinitely?
March 22, 2023 by Jason ContantGlobal insured losses from natural catastrophes reached US$125 billion in 2022, the second consecutive year in which insured losses from NatCats exceeded US$100 billion, according to the latest sigma study from Swiss Re Institute. And it looks like this trend…
N.W.T. says lack of notice on oilsands tailings spill goes against deal with Alberta
March 7, 2023 Bob Weber - THE CANADIAN PRESSAlberta didn’t live up to the terms of a deal it has with the Northwest Territories to inform it about threats to its shared watershed after two major oilsands tailings spills, the territory’s environment minister said Friday. Shane Thompson said…
How this tech is speeding up the property restoration claims process
March 2, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatinoOne B.C-based startup is mobilizing the often tedious property restoration management process for adjusters and contractors through a smartphone app. RocketPlan founder and CEO Joe Tolzmann experienced the inefficiency of the restoration claims process first-hand during his time in the…