As the old saw goes, the only thing that is certain is death and taxes.Flooding is the most common hazard in Canada . Almost 40 per cent of the 837 natural disasters listed in the Canadian Disaster Database are floods. What’s more, damage from flooding is the most common expense picked up by provincial/territorial and federal disaster-assistance programs. From 2005 to 2014, floods caused about $12.5-billion in direct damages across the country. As a result, the federal government transferred $3.
Much of the problem, it is clear, is with legacy risk – homes and infrastructure built decades ago on what is essentially a part of the river . While the propensity has always been to tidy things up and get life back to normal as quickly as possible, only to get hit again – a dynamic that I In this country, though, examples are scarce, with perhaps the most famous flood buyout program now being quite long in the tooth.
First, on April 11, Mr. Goodale warned that federal disaster assistance may not be forthcoming if local governments continue to allow construction in flood zones, noting that “at some point, the taxpayer’s patience runs out.”
TigerLi30873082 GlobeDebate How about better municipal planning and stop building in flood plains... Idiots....
GlobeDebate Ya like not building your dream shanty in a flood plain. Called engineering and foresight. But only government can fix that? Good one.