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Province aware of dike problems before destructive flooding in 2021, documents show
September 13, 2023 Brenna Owen - THE CANADIAN PRESSOfficials with the British Columbia government and the City of Merritt were aware of significant problems with dikes for several years before a series of atmospheric rivers flooded the community, documents released through a freedom of information request show. The…
Fight for funding to protect land link between N.S. and N.B. goes to court
July 21, 2023 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government is asking the province’s Court of Appeal to determine who has jurisdiction over the works that protect a vital link between the province and New Brunswick. In a court document filed Wednesday, lawyers for…
N.S. threatens court action over dike system upgrade
June 29, 2023 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s premier is threatening to take the federal government to court over funding to protect a vital land corridor linking his province and New Brunswick. Tim Houston wants Ottawa to fund the entire cost – estimated at…
Officials advocate for federal funding to upgrade dikes after floods
April 29, 2022 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C., says expecting local governments to shoulder the cost of infrastructure upgrades to protect their communities from flooding has been a “monumental mistake.” Henry Braun made the comment to a Senate standing committee on…
Rising seas: Delays to safeguarding N.S.-N.B. boundary area worries politicians
October 28, 2021 Michael Tutto - THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX – Legislators on both sides of the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick boundary say efforts to safeguard their area from a potential climate disaster have dragged on too long. An engineering study commissioned to develop “three viable solutions” to the risk…
Volunteers in Manitoba town scramble to halt flooding from nearby river
April 3, 2017 The Canadian PressCARMAN, Man. – The threat of flooding from an ice-choked river has prompted a big southern Manitoba town to declare a state of emergency. Officials in Carman say rising water on the Boyne River is causing flooding and sewer backups…
B.C. provides $1.6 million for flood-protecting dikes
June 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe province of British Columbia announced on Monday its latest funding toward a flood mitigation project – $1.6 million for flood-protecting dikes in the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver that will help protect a business…
Province of British Columbia announces $16.6 million in funding for flood mitigation project in Richmond
March 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe province of British Columbia has announced $16.6 million in funding toward a flood mitigation project in Richmond that will upgrade multiple pump stations. Announced as part of public safety funding in the 2016 provincial budget, the $24.95-million project also…