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Disaster Mitigation
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…
Federal disaster mitigation funding “a leap forward”: ICLR
March 23, 2017 Angela StelmakowichThe federal budget’s commitment to create a $2 billion Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund demonstrates Ottawa’s increasing support for disaster risk reduction, suggests Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). “For many years, the federal…
Landmark federal investments for disaster-proofing communities, enhancing resilience: IBC
March 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterInsurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has voiced the property and casualty industry’s strong support for the federal government’s move to beef up investments aimed at enhancing resilience by better disaster-proofing communities. As part of the 2017 Federal Budget tabled Wednesday,…
Ottawa’s approach to disaster response, recovery does not address increasing frequency of extreme weather
July 25, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterUneven distribution of disaster events in Canada means the federal government should rethink its current approach to disaster response and recovery, including reinstating Ottawa’s share of disaster-related costs, suggest Canada’s Premiers, who Friday wrapped their 2016 Summer Meeting in Whitehorse.…