On July 31, CanadaEast reported that the town of Gambo in eastern Newfoundland & Labrador declared a local state of emergency after heavy rain caused flooding and prompted some evacuations .More than 30 people were rescued from their homes by emergency crews using canoes, boats and a front-end loader. Water levels continued to rise even […]
On July 23, CBC reported that more than 80 people were forced to leave their homes in central Quebec after heavy rain on the region early July 23. Authorities indicated that about 65 millimetres fell in approximately six hours in Quebec’s Upper-Mauricie region, causing flooding in the towns of La Bostonnais and La Tuque. About 35 homes in […]
The waterways of several Canadian cities saw substantial increases in toxic ammonia levels last year, and the prime culprit in at least two cases, according to municipal officials, is household urine.
Figures released this month by Environment Canada show major hikes in ammonia levels in the waterways around Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Quebec City and St. John’s.
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A jammed gate in Ottawa’s sewer system has led to another raw sewage spill in the Ottawa River and a precautionary no-swim advisory for the Petrie Island beach downstream.
A similar incident occurred in 2006 — when the same type of gate remained stuck for 15 days, sending an estimated 1.2 billion litres of raw sewage […]
Posted in AbWARN Admin on July 21st, 2008 No Comments »
I would like to welcome the M.D. of Bighorn to the AbWARN family! With their signing of the MAAA it brings the total to seven. This is a great start and I am sure we will see more members in the future as the momentum behind AbWARN starts to grow.
Posted in AbWARN Admin on July 17th, 2008 No Comments »
I have added a powerpoint show telling a bit about AbWARN to the Members area. Those of you who are members can check it out and perhaps use it to spread the word of WARN and get others to sign on! I hope everyone is staying dry.
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraskans whose home or business was affected by flooding because of recent storms should know the growth of mold after flooding can cause serious health problems. If the home or work environment will continue to be used, proper cleanup is a must. And the sooner the better, because mold can start to […]
On July 10, the Minister of Public Safety announced that the Government of Canada provided final payments of $1,649,000 in total to the province of New Brunswick through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA). The payments were for flooding that occurred in 1999 and 2000. In the fall of 1999, New Brunswick experienced severe flooding […]
OCEANPORT - Local emergency responders are working to get a $75,000 flood warning system in place that would locate up to five gauges on the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers.
Local and county emergency management personnel, in partnership with Monmouth University and Stevens Institute of Technology, propose the installation of the Automated Flood Warning System (AFWS) to […]
I will be presenting during the upcoming WCWWA conference in Regina, Saskatchewan this September 23-26. The session will be on the Canadian WARN program. I hope this to be an informative talk and to spread the word of WARN! We will also be looking to have a meeting of WestWARN at the conference, I will […]