b'SHORELINESThe storm highlighted areas ofThe funding is in support of Surreysnorth of Toronto, provides another shoreline that were particularly atCoastal Flood Adaptation Strategy,example of how landscape architecture risk of damage and loss of land intoin which the city has developed 13is used within the planning process to the lake. Hamilton is certainly not thestrategic actions aimed at increasinghelp mitigate water damage. only city in Canada that has sustainedcommunity resiliency, safety andSince 2011, the Residential damage due to extreme storms. health. The strategic actions includeRainproofingCommunity Program Other cities and towns were equallysecuring funding for innovative,has demonstrated a practical approach compromised, including:nature-based solutions and large- to stormwater management on private scale structural projects to strengthenproperty. This strategy can be usedSurrey, British Columbia;and protect lowlands and flood plains. in any neighbourhood across CanadaCalgary, Alberta;One of those strategic actions, theand have a positive impact on waterToronto, Ontario;Nicomekl Riverfront Park Project,quality and quantity without a majorMarkham, Ontario;will create a three-kilometreinfrastructure installation.Ottawa, Ontario;riparian park that implements floodMontreal, Quebec;attenuation features woven into habitat5. Flooding in Ottawa drained intoPerce Rock, Quebec; andenhancement, recreation infrastructuregreat lakes Fredericton, New Brunswick. and traditional cultural features.Ottawa was yet another city greatly Across Central Canada, water levels inThe project will also provideaffected by rising waters with massive 2019 exceeded those of record-settingopportunities for climate awareness,flooding events through spring melt 2017, with Lake Ontario peaking atenvironmental stewardship andwaters, causing the city to declare a 76.03 IGLD. protection of natural assets. state of emergency in April 2019.A 2018 storm resulted in incredibleThe water that flooded Ottawawave heights and battered the2. Calgary creates a flood drained into the Great Lakes system, unprotected shores along Lakeresponse plan further exacerbating the already-high Ontario, leading to further erosion andAlberta is also not immune to extremelake levels.trail damage in Hamilton. storms and flooding.6. Sustainable Montreal project While these were the triggering eventsIn 2013, the Bow River flooding throughaddresses climate changeto raise red flags for city staff, thesouthern Alberta damaged many partsThe Bonaventure project in Montreal storms keep coming. of the province, leading to evacuationsprovides an exemplary environmental and massive damage to the shorelinesinitiative, one that presents new MINIMIZING DAMAGE FROM EXTREMEalong the river.sustainable approaches. It is helping STORMS ACROSS CANADA Years earlier, the City of Calgary hadto define tomorrows standards in the While cities are doing the best they canthe foresight to create a flood responsecontext of climate change. to protect their property and citizens,plan. Since then, the challenge of municipalities cant do this work alone. adapting to flooding has continued.While projects funded through the DMAF are helping cities across Canada Across the country, the federalMany of the other urban areas arewith adaptation, the climate continues government and its DMAF arestruggling with massive amounts ofto challenge municipalities to work financially assisting communities withrun-off from increasingly commonfaster to complete the projects before the completion of projects.torrential rains. damage occurs.This will help minimize damage from3. Toronto makes investments inSince 2000, the waterfront near future extreme storms and protectshoreline protection the tourist destination of Perce critical infrastructure. FundingRock, Quebec has been battered by sources such as this are incrediblyThe City of Toronto and the federalincreasingly severe storms. In 2018, important. government announced a jointthe municipality of Perce completed a investment through DMAF ofmassive year-long project of coastal Faced with ever-increasing tax bills,$30 million to rehabilitate theremediation and protection, saving the the residents of cities and townscitys shoreline from Etobicoke tomunicipalitys tourism-based economy cannot shoulder this burden alone.Scarborough with infrastructure andin the process.Funding partnership opportunities liketree canopy to reduce shoreline erosion the DMAF allow cities to redirect fundshazard. A second announcement7. Atlantic region doing its partto priority projects that otherwiseidentified an investment of $33.7 millionFredericton, New Brunswick could not be funded.from the DMAF and $50.6 million fromexperienced flooding in 2018 and 2019 as the city to repair 80 erosion controlwell and is also a city that is benefitting 1. Surrey is approved for $76 million structures across 13 parks, includingfrom the DMAF program. As part of One project that has received approvalAshbridges Bay, Bluffers, Colonel Samthe program, the city has an approved for funding through the DMAF programSmith and Marie Curtis. initiative to address flood protection and is in Surrey, British Columbia. 4. Markham demonstrates a newflood adaptation projects.Surreys project will have a federalapproach to stormwater management Flood mapping along the Saint John investment of over $76 million. The City of Markham in York Region,River has shown that many areas are 10 2020/21 OALA SOURCE GUIDE'