Catastrophe

Flooding Canada experienced in the last decade cut an average of 8.2 per cent off the sale price of homes in several markets, says a new study. The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo studied several…

OTTAWA – The yearly bills from overflowing rivers and rising seas in Canada could nearly triple by 2030 if Canada doesn't do more to improve flood protection, a new analysis suggested Thursday. The Aqueduct Floods project of the…

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has reported that severe weather across Canada continues to highlight the financial costs of climate change to insurers and taxpayers. In 2019, floods, rain, snow and windstorms damaged homes, vehicles…

Ontario has appointed a special adviser on flooding to recommend ways the province can reduce the impacts of flooding and help communities deal with them. Doug McNeil is a former Manitoba deputy minister of infrastructure and…

Commemorating the 65-year Anniversary of the founding of Good Design in Chicago in 1950, Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, Museum president of The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and advocate for peace and social justice,…

CANADIAN MARKET OUTLOOK BREAKFAST, February 24, 2015, Toronto

In the building trade any deficiency in communication, lack of cooperative and strategic scheduling, or shortage of synchronized planning and execution can create significant problems. All too often, missteps and oversights translate into…