FLOOD RESOURCES
Some excellent resources in flood mitigation. You can track current water levels HERE.
HOW TO BUILD SANDBAG WALLS AND PREPARE YOUR HOUSE
Using a ladder to fill multiple sandbags quickly (City of Ottawa)
US Army Corp of Engineers how to build sandbag walls
Renfrew County Emergency Preparedness
Flood Protection Tips for your Home
SOMETHING OTHER THAN SANDBAGS?
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR FLOODING
Building an Emergency Management Plan for Flooding (Ontario)
US Environmental Protection Agency Flooding Incident Action Check List
European Commission Flood Prevention, Protection and Mitigation
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Technical Guidance Note on Flooding (UK)
THE INSTITUTE FOR CATASTROPHIC LOSS REDUCTION (ICLR)
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) is an independent, not-for-profit research institute founded by the insurance industry and affiliated with Western University, which also has a large number of helpful resources and papers:
Basement Flood Protection Homeowner
Community Level Best Practices
Basement Flood Protection Tips
Inflow and Infiltration: Protecting our Sanitary Sewer System
INSURANCE BUREAU OF CANADA
YOU NEED HELP.
You shouldn't have to do this on your own. USO created this video to urge Premier Ford to fund municipalities for flood mitigation, response and recovery.
Premier Ford, United Shoreline Ontario is asking you, pleading with you, to URGENTLY:
1) make emergency management plans for the hazard of flooding mandatory for the Province of Ontario, and
2) provide sufficient emergency funds to the local level to prevent, prepare, mitigate and respond to the imminent threat. Recovery will come later, but funds for prevention, preparation, mitigation and response are desperately needed NOW.