by Clara Blakelock | May 8, 2018 | News
By Clara Blakelock, Green Communities Canada Stormwater runoff is polluting our water unchecked, and threatening watershed health with increased runoff volumes and erosion. At the same time, aging and outdated stormwater infrastructure is facing more frequent and...
by Clara Blakelock | Mar 23, 2018 | News
Photo: Groundbreakers residential rain garden by Red Squirrel Conservation Services in Kingston Readers of the Umbrella Stormwater Bulletin are working every day to protect their communities’ water resources. On this World Water Day, let’s celebrate and congratulate...
by Clara Blakelock | Feb 22, 2018 | News
Photo: 2017 flooding in Montreal. By Fred via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons 2.0 Thousands of families in Brantford are under an evacuation order, and a toddler in Orangeville is missing. Flooding season has begun, and its consequences are devastating. It is...
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...
