by Service Line Warranties of Canada | Apr 12, 2023 | Case Studies, Customer Testimonials, Infrastructure, Water
The city of Windsor, Ontario had seen quite a bit of rain during a week in mid-September. So, when resident and homeowner Jennifer P. heard her sump pump running the day following a heavy downpour, she didn’t think much of it. But after an additional 48 hours, the...
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 Elise Dostal | Jan 4, 2023 | Cares, Financial Shock, Home Maintenance, Ontario, Testimonials, Water
Helen M. of Hamilton, Ontario, knew her home was older and would need an emergency repair occasionally. Prior to her husband’s passing, Helen had not managed her home’s maintenance, so an offer for an emergency repair plan she received through a partnership between...
by Jeff Olson | Aug 20, 2021 | Green Initiatives, Infrastructure, Ontario, Water
Green infrastructure not only has 5 to 30 percent less upfront costs than traditional grey infrastructure, but it serves a variety of purposes, including decarbonization, aquifer recharging and flood mitigation. It is also 25 percent less expensive to maintain over...
