Ontario Announces Disaster Recovery Funding for Municipality of Callander

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Source: Ontario - Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Date: 2026-10-30 15:00:00.0
Tags: [Ontario, Municipal, Infrastructure, Emergency]

The Government of Ontario is providing the Municipality of Callander with up to $455,000 through the Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance (MDRA) program. The funding will cover emergency response and repair costs for essential municipal shoreline infrastructure along Callander Bay, including a collapsed break wall caused by an extreme storm surge and high winds from Lake Nipissing in April 2024. The MDRA program assists municipalities in covering extraordinary recovery costs when disaster-related expenditures exceed three per cent of their own-purpose taxation levy.

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.

Westwood Hills residents welcome work on new emergency exit, but want more routes

Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
Date: 2026-10-06 21:06:52.0
Tags: [Nova Scotia, Municipal, Infrastructure, Transportation, Emergency]

Following the devastating 2023 wildfires that forced the evacuation of over 16,000 residents and destroyed more than 150 structures, the Halifax Regional Municipality is set to begin construction in early October on a new emergency-only exit connecting the Westwood Hills subdivision to Highway 103. Commissioned staff reports and municipal plans are also evaluating additional connector roads linking Westwood Hills, Upper Hammonds Plains, and Highland Park North to improve regional emergency egress and transportation connectivity. Local residents and community groups, including the Westwood Hills Residents Association and Pockwock Corridor SAFE, have expressed ongoing reservations regarding the specific placement of the gated emergency exit and the reliance on roads feeding into Hammonds Plains Road without alternative routes toward Highway 101. The municipality is currently gathering public input on the proposed connector roads through an online survey and in-person engagement sessions scheduled for October 7 at the Upper Hammonds Plains Community Centre and October 15 at the Tantallon Public Library.

Summerside solar farm fire contained to single battery cell as burn-out enters 7th day

Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
Date: 2026-09-13 15:00:17.0
Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Municipal, Energy, Emergency, Infrastructure]

Emergency crews at the 30-hectare Sunbank solar farm in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, have successfully contained a battery fire to a single battery cell entering its seventh day of burn-out. The incident began around 5:30 a.m. on September 7 when a battery unit ignited at the west-end facility, prompting round-the-clock monitoring by city officials and emergency personnel. Summerside chief administrative officer JP Desrosiers confirmed that conditions have remained stable following a brief flare-up, and city officials do not anticipate reinstating a voluntary shelter-in-place notice unless the fire spreads beyond the current battery infrastructure.

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.

Shelter in place order issued for some Summerside residents

Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
Date: 2026-09-07 11:04:36.0
Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Municipal, Energy, Emergency, Public Safety, Infrastructure]

A fire broke out in one of the battery banks at the City of Summerside's solar farm around 5:30 AM, prompting the Summerside Police and Fire departments to issue a shelter-in-place order for residents living along South Drive from MacKenzie to Bayview Drive. City officials, including CAO J.P. Desrosier, reported that the fire was relatively small and contained by crews on the scene, with weather conditions and rain assisting in dispersing smoke safely away from the area. As a precaution, officials closed South Drive from Greenwood Drive to Putters Street, advised residents to keep windows and doors closed, turn off outside-ventilation systems, and keep pets indoors.

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.

‘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.