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How to Make Your Home Rain-ready
A Natural Way to Prepare for Climate Change Climate change is happening now in the watershed. Our communities …
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Our Climate is Changing
Climate change is happening around the globe. In the Credit River Watershed, changing patterns in our climate look …
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Preparedness is the Best Defense
Over 500 local governments across Canada have declared a climate emergency. At least six municipalities within the Credit River …
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Preparing Your Yard for Fall Rain
Rain Gardens are a Beautiful Way to Manage Rain Climate scientists predict we’ll experience more intense and frequent …
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Research Gaps in Setting Levels of Service and Assessing Levels of Risk for Managing Stormwater in a Watershed Context
The purpose of this document is to identify guidance needs for establishing a common approach to setting watershed and stormwater levels of service and assessing associated risk in light of climate change to inform (sub)watershed planning, municipal master planning and asset management planning in accordance with provincial and municipal requirements.
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Sheridan College and the Community Tree Project
On-campus Commitment to Climate Change Resilience Sheridan College is committed to sustainability both in theory and in practice. …
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Stormwater Management Guideline (updated July 2022)
This Stormwater Management Guideline replaces the Stormwater Management Criteria (2012). The new document reflects climate change, new technologies, and policy directions. The SWM Guide supplements CVC’s Planning and Development Administrative Procedural Manual (CVC, 2011), with more detailed direction regarding the Stormwater Management component of development approvals.
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Studying Salt: What Are the Long-term Effects?
While it’s now officially spring and most of the snow has melted away, the side effects of winter …
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Vulnerability Assessment Summary: Water Infrastructure Systems in the Region of Peel
This document is a summary of the 2017 vulnerability assessment report of the effects of climate change on water systems within the Region of Peel.
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What’s with all the Algae this Year?
Some small creeks in the Credit River Watershed looked a little green this spring. That’s because of algae! …
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While IPCC sounds the alarm on climate change, CVC is well positioned to help the community adapt
MISSISSAUGA – The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounded the alarm in their recent report on …