Posted in Emergency Management, Flooding on February 25th, 2010 No Comments »
On February 18, Sécurité publique Québec announced that disaster victims from several Quebec municipalities may be eligible to financial aid following floods on December 3, 2009, and January 25-26, 2010; a landslide in June 2009; heavy rains, floods, thunderstorms and violent winds occurring in June, July and August 2009; and a benzene leak in Québec […]
Posted in Emergency Management, Flooding on February 25th, 2010 No Comments »
On February 20 and 22, media reported that the Government of New Brunswick announced a recovery program for residents, small businesses and municipalities that sustained damage from a severe storm surge on January 2 and 3 on the southeast coast of Westmorland County. The storm caused water levels to increase by 1.7 metres and resulted […]
Posted in Emergency Management, Flooding on February 25th, 2010 No Comments »
On February 22, Manitoba’s Water Stewardship issued its first flood outlook for spring 2010. The first outlook calls for significant flooding on the Red River in southern Manitoba, but anticipated levels of 0.3 to 0.9 metres (one to three feet) lower than last year. The run-off on the Red River in Manitoba is expected to be […]
Posted in Security on February 24th, 2010 No Comments »
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Posted in Critical Infrastructure on February 9th, 2010 No Comments »
On February 8, the governments of Canada and Quebec announced a joint investment totalling more than $700 million to revitalize infrastructure in Quebec. The funding is made available through the federal-provincial agreement of the Pipeline Renewal Program (PRECO). PRECO is a program that enables Quebec municipalities to carry out rehabilitation work or replace water mains and […]
Posted in Emergency Management on February 8th, 2010 No Comments »
CBC reported that a fire inside the Yellow Quill First Nation, Saskatchewan, water treatment plant on January 30 has rendered it inoperable. Experts were called in to see if the existing system could be revived. Otherwise, the band was preparing options to supply water to residents. In the interim, a booster station at the south […]
Posted in Critical Infrastructure on February 5th, 2010 No Comments »
On February 2, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced a joint investment of $32 million toward the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility in Kirkland Lake. The new facility will provide advanced treatment of wastewater, an ultraviolet disinfection system and systems to treat and manage sludge. The new wastewater treatment facility will support […]
Posted in Critical Infrastructure, Security on February 5th, 2010 No Comments »
The Telegram reported that on January 31, the Government of Canada announced funding of $13.8 million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Atlantic Innovation Fund for research and development projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding includes an estimated $5.3 million for C-CORE, which is an integrity and security of critical infrastructure project. This project […]
Posted in Critical Infrastructure on February 5th, 2010 No Comments »
On February 3, the governments of Canada and Quebec announced a financial contribution of $1,381,530 to the municipality of Saint-Gédéon to consolidate its network of water distribution and wastewater collection systems, and $2,376,870 to the municipality of L’Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur to consolidate its distribution network of drinking water and water waste collection systems. The funding is made […]