The Environment and Climate Change Committee and the Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee today approved a new three-year pilot Extreme Weather Preparedness Grant Program to help communities prepare for extreme weather events. Ottawa is seeing more frequent and intense extreme weather, including heat waves, flooding and ice storms. The City is investing in community organizations to help neighbourhoods prepare, respond and recover more effectively. Residents will benefit from better-prepared neighbourhoods through a $1 million investment over three years. The...