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Landslides prompt B.C. city to declare state of emergency
January 20, 2023 by Jason ContantCAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – The City of Campbell River, B.C., has declared a state of local emergency to help it better deal with landslides that have forced some people from their homes. The city says a temporary evacuation order has…
City in Quebec renews state of emergency for neighbourhood facing landslide threat
June 23, 2022 The Canadian PressSAGUENAY, Que. – Officials in the City of Saguenay, Que., have renewed a state of emergency for a neighbourhood under threat of another landslide. On Wednesday, Quebec Premier Francois Legault toured the area and met with residents, announcing the government…
Quebec extends state of emergency in Saguenay because of landslide threat
June 21, 2022 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Quebec is extending a state of emergency in a city north of Quebec City where a neighbourhood is threatened by landslides. Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault tweeted late Monday afternoon that she signed a decree allowing Saguenay to…
B.C. moves to recovery management phase after floods; most military leaving province
December 7, 2021 Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA – British Columbia is shifting into repair and recovery mode following devastating floods and landslides caused by record rains that crippled transportation links, deluged agricultural operations and forced the evacuations of thousands of people, says the province’s public safety…
Residents of Old Fort, B.C. suing province, others over slow-moving landslide
January 21, 2021 Amy Smart - THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER – Residents of a tiny community in northeastern British Columbia are suing the local and provincial governments over two slow-moving landslides they claim caused their property values to plummet. In a notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme…
The world’s biggest waves: How climate change could trigger large landslides and ‘mega tsunamis’
August 20, 2020 Ryan P. Mulligan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Ontario and Andy Take, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Ontario - THE CANADIAN PRESSThis article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Authors: Ryan P. Mulligan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University,…
Too early to confirm costs from flooding in B.C., Ontario, Quebec and Maritimes: Aon
May 11, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterPersistent recent heavy rainfall falling across several Canadian provinces has led to increasingly rising rivers, streams and lakes this week, as communities “raced to protect from water inundation,” Impact Forecasting said on Thursday in an Aon cat alert. Financial losses…
Officials track slow Washington landslide near 2014 disaster
April 11, 2017 The Associated PressOSO, Wash. – A slow-moving landslide near the site of a Washington state mudslide that wiped out a neighbourhood and killed 43 people in 2014 has prompted officials to close a state highway as a precaution and recommend evacuations for…
Landslide alert issued in same B.C. community where four were killed in 2012
March 28, 2017 The Canadian PressJOHNSONS LANDING, B.C. – A tiny British Columbia community where four people were killed in a landslide almost five years ago has been warned of another possible slide. An evacuation alert has been issued for residents of Johnsons Landing on…
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.…