Councillor, residents in storm-battered areas remain angry over 'too-slow' response
Ottawa residents and local councillors are criticizing the city's slow emergency response to a severe Canada Day rainstorm. The storm caused significant flooding, with some areas experiencing a one-in-200-year weather event.
Why it matters
Highlights the challenges of municipal disaster management and infrastructure resilience in the face of increasingly extreme weather events.
Between 50 and 150 millimetres of rain fell in many parts of the city on July 1, according to a Saturday memo to council from Tammy Rose, the city's general manager of infrastructure and water services.
The article reports on public criticism and official memos without taking a stance on the city's performance.
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