by Emily Amon | Oct 3, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
The seasons are shifting, bringing with them colder temperatures, equal length days and nights, crisp falling leaves, bird migration, pumpkin-spiced everything, and… the dreaded fall flood. When talking about floods, we mostly imagine the snowmelt and heavy rainfall...
by Emily Amon | Jul 13, 2022 | News, Green Infrastructure
What was once a run-down asphalt walkway in Seaside Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, was transformed by the Depave Paradise project to get recognized as a vital pollinator habitat by the David Suzuki Foundation! The park got a new urban greenspace featuring 200 native...
by Emily Amon | Jun 20, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Featured image: Turtle Island, by Mi’Kmaq artist Louretta Gould In 2021, more than $2B of damage was recorded in Canada due to severe weather events. Aging and poorly maintained stormwater infrastructure paired with increased severity and duration of rain events puts...
by Emily Amon | Mar 8, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Join Green Communities Canada (GCC) on Wednesday 6 April for a FREE half-day forum, Breaking Ground: Collaborative Community Greening where we will celebrate the wide-reaching impacts of Depave Paradise, and explore the many ways non-profit organizations,...
by Emily Amon | Feb 9, 2022 | News, Green Infrastructure
Urbanization and climate change are causing increased flooding in communities across Canada. This has motivated conservation authorities, local municipalities, and Indigenous communities to assess and establish accurate regional floodplain maps. Floodplain mapping...
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