The Yellow Quill community has been susceptible to multiple episodes of flooding. Flooding in 2005 and 2006 prompted the community to complete extensive drainage improvements to mitigate further flooding (completed in 2007). In May 2018, Lori Bradford, an Assistant Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan and Myron Neapetung obtained a First Nations Adapt Program grant to investigate the community’s vulnerability to more frequent flooding brought on by the effects of climate changes (Source: … Read more
Province/ Territory: Saskatchewan
Province/ Territory Saskatchewan
Climate Change Impacts on Yellow Quill First Nation Infrastructure Yellow Quill First Nation, Saskatchewan
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Province/ Territory: Saskatchewan
Province/ Territory Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Highway 6 and Highway 39 Corridor Improvements – Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
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The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (the Ministry) retained Stantec to provide Owner’s Engineering Services related to corridor improvements on Highway 6 and Highway 39. As part of these services, the Ministry has engaged Stantec to lead a climate change risk and vulnerability assessment of the portions of Highway 6 and Highway 39 that are proposed to undergo corridor improvements in the coming years. This risk and vulnerability assessment include the current and proposed infrastructure assets and was completed … Read more
Province/ Territory: Saskatchewan
Province/ Territory Saskatchewan
ASSESSMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN CURRENT ENGINEERING BUILDING AND NEW ADDITION
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In early 2011, the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), in cooperation with Engineers Canada, embareked on a joint-funded project to assess the potential vulnerability of the Engineering Building to climate change. Associated Engineering (AE) was retained to conduct the ristk assessment and report on the impacts that future climate change may have on the existing engineering building as well as on a proposed building expansion. The objective of this study was to identify the components of the existing building … Read more
