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...
by Clara Blakelock | Jul 20, 2017 | News
The ideal urban landscape minimizes runoff and runoff pollution, so that most of the rain that falls is returned to soils, vegetation, and the atmosphere. But what can communities do to achieve this goal? See our updated and redesigned Soak It Up! Toolkit, which...
by Clara Blakelock | Jun 22, 2017 | News
Are you looking for ways to help flood-vulnerable neighbourhoods adapt to extreme rainfall? Join us for a webinar on 13 July, 2017 at 1:00pm. Learn how your municipality can benefit from training opportunities with leading experts, peer to peer knowledge sharing, and...
by Clara Blakelock | Jun 13, 2017 | News
Image: Ecosource volunteers at a planting event By Anastasia Kaschenko and Clara Blakelock Health benefits offer a powerful driver for increasing the implementation of green infrastructure in our cities. While stormwater is top of mind for most green infrastructure...
by Clara Blakelock | May 25, 2017 | News
Umbrella Stormwater Bulletin Annual Survey. Let us know what you’d like to see in the bulletin! Take 5 minutes to fill out our survey. Updated growth plans released. Four Ontario land-use plans were released on 18 May after a co-ordinated review process....
