by Service Line Warranties of Canada | Aug 9, 2023 | Financial Shock, Home Maintenance, Ontario, Province, Public-Private Partnerships, SLWC in the News
This was first published Aug. 3, 2023, on CTV News. By Amanda Hicks, CTVNorthernOntario.ca Videojournalist Thousands of property owners in Sudbury will receive a letter in the mail this week regarding insurance for water service or sewer septic line. The City of...
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 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 Jeff Olson | Dec 22, 2021 | Financial Shock, Green Initiatives, Infrastructure
Climate change is the new reality for Canadian infrastructure, and its effects have become so pronounced that it can no longer be denied – the Prairie and Great Lakes are seeing droughts, the Arctic Circle is seeing glacial loss, everything is becoming hotter and...
