by Morty Smolash | Jun 8, 2023 | Customer Testimonials, Home Maintenance, Interviews, Ontario, Service Line Responsibilities, Testimonials, Water
Mike H. of Ottawa, Ontario had finished the chore of putting a load of laundry in the washing machine, just as he does every Saturday evening. However, this time, when he turned around to head back upstairs, he heard an unusual gurgling sound. He followed the noise to...
by Morty Smolash | Mar 6, 2023 | Infrastructure, Water
Stella S. and her family hadn’t even been in their new home for a year when plumbing problems arose. Luckily, they had a HomeServe repair plan. It all started with a strange gurgling noise in the sink. Stella and her family purchased their new Park Forest,...
by Morty Smolash | Jan 20, 2023 | Infrastructure, Water
Although 2022 did not meet the unfortunate weather event benchmarks set by 2021, the year still included an outsized number of extreme weather events, including hurricanes in Atlantic Canada; a derecho in Ontario and Quebec; hail storms in Saskatchewan and Alberta;...
by Morty Smolash | Nov 9, 2022 | Alberta, Infrastructure, Ontario
Climate change is creating more extremes in our weather volumes, and our infrastructure was never built to withstand these super-sized natural forces. From extreme cold to torrential rains, these weather events are playing havoc with our infrastructure. When the...
by Morty Smolash | Oct 14, 2022 | Energy, Green Initiatives, Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships
Tropical Storm Fiona recently gave Atlantic Canada an example of a deadly extreme weather event created through climate change – and the havoc that it can wreak on our infrastructure. Maritimes water temperatures have increased by 1.5 Celsius, and a straight line can...
