by Clara Blakelock | Jan 24, 2018 | News
As far back as the early 1990s, the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) has been publicly professing support for managing rain where it falls and reducing runoff volumes –most recently in an interpretation bulletin published in 2015. The reality...
by Clara Blakelock | Nov 9, 2017 | News
Photo credit: City of Peterborough When we talk about the need to prevent damage from flooding and manage our stormwater better, it’s important to remember that this isn’t just an abstract issue – the personal consequences of flooding are very real. As part of our...
by Clara Blakelock | Oct 25, 2017 | News
Photo credit: City of Cuyahoga Falls. There is growing acceptance that green infrastructure can do a good job of managing smaller rainfall events. It can eliminate most runoff and treat any runoff that is discharged, while providing many other co-benefits. But when...
by Clara Blakelock | Oct 2, 2017 | News
Photo: Rain garden in Ajax. Credit: Stephen Ruddy, Town of Ajax. In anticipation of new rules in Ontario that will require runoff volume control, some forward-thinking municipalities are proactively beginning to incorporate green infrastructure into municipal...
by Clara Blakelock | Aug 24, 2017 | News
Photo credit: Windfall Ecology Centre. The rain garden at their head office in Aurora is looking lush after a couple years of growth and an expansion of the area! We don’t have a blog post for you this month, but stay tuned in the coming issues of The Umbrella...
