The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) has launched a backwater valve installation website to provide basic information about sewage backflow prevention devices to assist homeowners in better understanding what they are and how they work, and aid plumbing professionals…
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is applauding the Government of Canada’s focus on infrastructure investments and flood mitigation in its recently released Fall Economic Statement 2016. In the statement, released on Tuesday, the federal government proposed $21.9 billion over…
Infrastructure Canada announced on Thursday that it will contribute more than $20.5 million to help protect three Alberta communities from flood risks. The new federal funding for three disaster mitigation projects was announced in Canmore, Alta. for projects in Canmore,…
About four months after a “substantive rainfall event” that lead to flooding in British Columbia’s Peace Region, the provincial government announced that it is providing $2.5 million to the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) to undertake debris removal and preventative…
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced on Wednesday $750,000 in funding for flood mitigation projects in the province’s Kelowna and Delta areas. The ministry said in a press release on Wednesday that it is committing $550,000 in funding…
The 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…
The province of British Columbia announced on Friday that it is committing nearly $1.5 million toward a flood mitigation project in East Kootenay. The $1.47 million in funding will go toward a flood mitigation project near Fairmont Hot Springs that…
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has announced $4 million in funding for shoreline flood mitigation projects in Abbotsford that, if left unrepaired, could undermine the dike protecting the Matsqui Prairie and important regional infrastructure. Announced as part of…
The 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…
Alberta’s Ministry of Transportation said on Wednesday that the environmental impact assessment (EIA) required for the Springbank off-stream reservoir – part of the province’s overall flood mitigation strategy – is now underway. The EIA – which examines a variety of…
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has applauded the federal government’s commitment to addressing climate change in its first federal budget. “The budget shows a clear and strong commitment to fighting climate change,” IBC president and CEO Don Forgeron said…