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Canadian building standards meant to guard against fires like London blaze
June 16, 2017 Michelle McQuigge - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Canadian building standards should theoretically prevent the sort of blaze that engulfed a London apartment tower earlier this week, but at least one expert says flouting those regulations can put people in serious danger. Exterior panelling known as…
Preparation, not panic, is the way to address earthquake risk: IBC’s Don Forgeron
April 7, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichWhen talk turns to the possibility of a major earthquake in Canada, Don Forgeron, president and CEO of Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), advises that the response should be to prepare, not to panic. “No one should spend their day…
Weather-Proofed
March 1, 2017 Angela Stelmakowich, EditorCommunity resilience looks to be taking a big step forward with the recent announcement that National Research Council Canada (NRCC) will take into account climate change as part of regular updates to the country’s building codes. The NRCC will conduct…
National model building code should account for anticipated climate change: Auditor General report
May 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada’s federal environment and climate change department “should work with partners” to figure out how to produce data used to measure intensity, duration and frequency of storms, and the National Research Council should “incorporate climate change trends” when developing structural…
Federal government successfully tests drones for icebreaking operations
March 30, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Government of Canada announced on Wednesday that it has successfully tested drones to assess its potential to support icebreaking operations. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Transport Canada, the National Research Council and the Royal Canadian Navy said in a…