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12 Apr: Survey Results are in: 100% of our customers think that the SafeSump is helping reduce the chance of basement flooding!

Earlier this year a survey was conducted as part of the Collingwood Smart Stormwater Pilot Project – and 100% of those participants who received a SafeSump agree with the statement that it is reducing the chance of basement flooding. Check here to see more results: http://collingwoodpilotproject.com/participant-survey-results/

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23 Aug: Stormwater utility charge idea “floated”

The interesting parts of this article from the Toronto star about recent flooding are these: “There is nothing we can do to prevent this from happening a couple of times a year,”  and One of the less costly implementations Drake suggested is a stormwater utility charge, which increases a water…

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08 Aug: Toronto Flash Flooding

More flooding in the City of Toronto yesterday… https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/08/07/16000-without-power-in-north-york-as-heavy-rain-batters-toronto-causing-floods-in-parts-of-the-city.html

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06 Jul: If a storm comes, Collingwood is most at risk…

The Conservation Authority identified Collingwood as the most at-risk community in the watershed for flooding during an extreme storm event. The Town of Collingwood certainly is doing their part to learn about prevention with the Collingwood Stormwater Pilot (read more about that at http://collingwoodpilotproject.com/ )