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 Jeff Olson | Feb 6, 2023 | Financial Shock, Infrastructure, Service Line Responsibilities, Water
More than $20 billion. That’s the estimate for the repair and replacement of aging water systems in Canada, according to the Canadian Infrastructure Report Card. The report card has rated a third of Canada’s water infrastructure as only fair, poor, or very poor, and...
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 Service Line Warranties of Canada | Jan 13, 2023 | Energy, Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships, Service Line Responsibilities
The holidays can be a glorious time of togetherness, giving, and wonderful memories. Unfortunately, for some of Service Line Warranties of Canada’s customers, the most memorable event of the 2022 holiday season will be that their water and sewer service lines...
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...
