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Guide to legalization predicts home-grown pot to be “biggest municipal headache”
April 18, 2018 Joan Bryden - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – Municipalities will have to grapple with a host of thorny issues once recreational cannabis is legalized in Canada – but it’s the matter of home-grown marijuana plants that’s expected to cause them the biggest headaches. The Federation of…
Documents show many cities are wary of mapping flood risks, making data public
May 9, 2017 Jordan Press - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – When municipal officials were told last year about new tools to help them map the risk of flooding in their communities, they immediately raised red flags, suggesting they wanted no part of it over concerns about legal liability…
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,…
Canadians may not realize ‘magnitude of challenge’ in 2050 climate strategy
November 18, 2016 Bruce Cheadle - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The federal government has released its long-term climate strategy with a caution that most Canadians – while sympathetic to the cause – don’t yet understand the “magnitude of the challenge.” The document suggests the country should find a…