WC136 MayJune 2024 - Magazine - Page 20
STORMWATER
WHEN IT
RAINS, IT
POURS
Canadian cities are
taking different
approaches to
manage increasing
flood threats.
BY MARK DOUGLAS WESSEL
Mark Douglas
Wessel
is an urban journalist and
communications consultant
dedicated to writing about
and promoting initiatives
that help make our cities
more liveable.
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WATER C AN ADA • M AY/JUNE 2024
To mitigate future flooding,
Montreal plans to create another
30 sponge parks and install 400
more sponge sidewalks by 2025.
WAT E R C A N A D A . N E T
