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B.C.’s wildfire season surpasses 1958 record for amount of land burned
August 17, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia’s wildfires have destroyed a record amount of forest, brush and grassland, surpassing the devastation of nearly 60 years ago. Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfire Service said about 8,944 square kilometres have been scorched by…
AIR Worldwide releases probabilistic crop hail model for Canada
June 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAIR Worldwide has released what the catastrophe risk modelling firm calls the industry’s first crop hail model to provide stakeholders across the crop insurance value chain with a probabilistic view of the effects of hail on Canadian crops. Currently available…
Alberta’s Brazeau County declares state of agricultural disaster
November 3, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterBrazeau County in Drayton Valley, Alta. has declared a state of agricultural disaster “due to the hardship that weather conditions, specifically, excessive and persistent precipitation have placed on local farmers.” During the Nov. 1 Brazeau County Council meeting, council unanimously…
Tale of two summers: Farmers deal with drought in the east, rain on the prairies
August 11, 2016 Ian Bickis and Peter Goffin -THE CANADIAN PRESSIt’s a tale of two summers this year in Canada, with rain – and the lack of it – causing concerns about the state of the country’s crops. In Ontario, officials are forecasting a strong fruit harvest but add that…