Category: News Article

Snowed Under

Canada gets a lot of snow. So why is it difficult to find snow plow insurance in this country? Publisher: Canadian Underwriter An increase in slip-and-fall claims has put pressure on insurance premiums for snowplow operators, which has left some contractors struggling to remain in business. Dave Fraser, owner of DHF Contracting in Oshawa, Ont., […]

“Nobody Told Us How Much Water Was Going To Come Through.”

In the spring of 2011, Pinaymootang and nearby reserves Little Saskatchewan, Lake St. Martin, and Dauphin River First Nations were flooded, displacing more than 7,000 people, mostly from the First Nations communities. This story follows the Anderson’s fight for compensation, resulting in a class-action settlement where the Manitoba and federal governments agreed to pay $90 million to the four First Nations communities affected by the flood.