• Jasper wildfire recovery: the complex rebuild happening above and below the town's streets two years on from disaster

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-14 17:30:21.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Infrastructure, Housing, Emergency, Environment]

  Two years following the July 2024 wildfires, the Municipality of Jasper continues its infrastructure and housing recovery efforts, spearheaded by Director of Recovery Douglas Olthof. The federal and Alberta governments announced $7.9 million on September 1 to recommission a wastewater lagoon, addressing storage capacity and flood risks. Recovery initiatives include property-specific soil testing supported by Parks Canada and the Canadian Red Cross, municipal neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood upgrades to curb stops and shut-off valves, and the addition of 45 new housing units through a newly approved apartment building. Concurrently, the municipality has launched a public Town Plan survey via engagejasper.ca, active until October 25, to replace the 2011 Jasper Community Sustainability Plan and guide future development.

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• Conditions have improved, but fire still not out at Summerside solar farm, says city's CAO

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-09 09:35:25.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Municipal, Energy, Emergency, Environment, Infrastructure]

  A prolonged fire at the City of Summerside's Sunbank solar farm battery bank, which began on Monday, September 7, 2026, continues to burn under monitoring by Summerside Fire Services and Summerside Police Services using drone thermal imaging. While conditions and wind directions have improved, allowing the city to avoid a mandatory shelter-in-place order, a voluntary shelter-in-place order remains in effect for the immediate area. Local schools and Credit Union Place remain closed as third-party firms conduct air quality sampling and officials analyze drinking water and runoff samples.

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• Lunenburg water conservation continues after Dares Lake dam breach

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-04 20:59:53.0
  Tags: [Nova Scotia, Municipal, Infrastructure, Emergency, Environment]

  A crack formed in the recently constructed $1 million Dares Lake dam in Lunenburg, N.S., causing a breach that submerged the pump building and interrupted the town's main water supply. Mayor Jamie Myra reported that mandatory water conservation efforts, along with closures of schools like Bluenose Academy and businesses including High Liner Foods, were implemented to prevent the town from running out of water over the Labour Day weekend. As of Friday, two of the three pumps were partially operational, allowing the water utility to slowly recover capacity while provincial officials collaborate with the town to investigate the cause of the failure.

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• ‘211 years of community’: Funding aims to protect Upper Hammonds Plains from wildfires

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-04 19:36:52.0
  Tags: [Nova Scotia, Municipal, Environment, Climate, Emergency, Infrastructure]

  The Government of Nova Scotia is committing $199,000 from its Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund to the Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust. The funding supports wildfire risk assessment and mitigation initiatives, including FireSmart Canada home assessments, community clean-ups, and remediation for 85 historic homes, a church, and other community buildings. The initiative addresses heightened wildfire safety concerns following the 2023 Tantallon wildfire and local emergency egress vulnerabilities identified in a Halifax Regional Municipality staff report.

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