Montreal-made website uses AI to show impacts of climate change on any address
October 14, 2021 Tara Deschamps - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Imagine Parliament Hill blanketed in orange skies, floodwaters climbing the sides of BC Place stadium or a thick layer of smog fogging the view of Halifax from Citadel Hill. These are all scenes depicted on a website published…
Peatlands protect against wildfire and flooding, but they’re still under attack in Canada
October 13, 2021 The Canadian PressBy Edward Struzik, Fellow, Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University, Ontario. This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure…
Okanagan Lake area wildfire could cost the industry nearly $80 million
September 24, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAn interior British Columbia wildfire this past August, which forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 properties, will cost the industry an estimated $77 million, the Insurance Bureau of Canada said Thursday. The White Rock Lake fire began on Aug.…
B.C. must shore up risk crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report
September 23, 2021 The Canadian PressKAMLOOPS, B.C. – Upgrades to communications systems in British Columbia’s wildfire zones are needed to save lives and properties, says a report released Wednesday. The Thompson Rivers University report, which examined B.C.’s communications practices during the devastating wildfire seasons of…
Wildfire and flood disasters are causing ‘climate migration’ within Canada
September 22, 2021 The Canadian Press - THE CONVERSATIONThis 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. ___ Author: Yvonne Su, Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity…
Wildfire activity decreasing across B.C., but 200 blazes still burning
September 10, 2021 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – As of noon Friday, campfires are once again allowed across most of British Columbia, with only the drought-challenged region of southern Vancouver Island still covered by restrictions. The BC Wildfire Service says campfire prohibitions are being removed across…
Broker calling for ‘fair treatment’ of some policyholders affected by B.C. wildfire crisis
September 1, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffA British Columbia-based brokerage is calling for statutory change to standardize the extension of insurance coverage for policyholders affected by active wildfires in the province. “We’ve had a few situations where some customers have been left without insurance at a…
Lawsuit claims CN, CP railways at fault for sparking fire that wiped out B.C. town
August 19, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER – A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways caused or contributed to the wildfire that destroyed the Village of Lytton, B.C. The B.C. Supreme Court statement of claim filed Wednesday alleges the fire was set…
Forest fire in northern New Brunswick still burning but now considered contained
August 17, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESSFREDERICTON – Fire officials in New Brunswick say a forest fire in the north of the province is now contained. The blaze has burned about 64 hectares east of Mount Carleton Provincial Park. The provincial forest fire report says 60…
Most Ontario wildfire evacuees headed home, one First Nation still evacuating
August 13, 2021 The Canadian PressDRYDEN, Ont. – Most residents of First Nations in northwestern Ontario who were evacuated due to the threat of nearby wildfires are heading home. The province says hundreds of members of three communities — Pikangikum First Nation, Deer Lake First…
B.C. officials urge caution as third summer heat wave blankets parts of the province
August 12, 2021 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – British Columbia officials are reassuring residents that health and emergency services are ready to help people get through another heat wave this week. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Emergency Management BC is working with communities to ensure…
Some evacuation orders, alerts, lifted near B.C. wildfire but heat set to return
August 10, 2021 The Canadian PressResidents of nearly 400 properties on one flank of a destructive wildfire in British Columbia’s southern Interior are being allowed to head home. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has downgraded an evacuation order to an alert. It has also issued an…