CANADA: Up to C$5·4m of federal funding has been awarded for 20 projects to develop and implement of technologies which will help railways to understand and mitigate the risks arising from climate change
‘We’re building a more climate resilient country, and investing in measures such as the Rail Climate Change Adaptation Programme demonstrates the government of Canada’s ongoing commitment — underpinned by our work on Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy’, said Minister of Environment & Climate Change Steven Guilbeault on March 2. ‘This rail safety programme will help prepare for the effects of climate change and ensure the safety and wellbeing of our families, communities and the environment well into the future, which is the whole point of adaptation.’
The Rail Climate Change Adaptation Programme has now funded around 800 projects.
| Recipient | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Canadian National | Washout hazard risk assessment and monitoring system deployment |
| Hudson Bay Railway Corp/Arctic Gateway Group | Hydrology incident prediction and response system |
| Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway and Iron Ore Company of Canada/Rio Tinto | Geohazard management system upgrade |
| Canadian National | Climate-induced ground hazard risk assessment tool |
| Stewart Southern Railway | Development and testing of recycled plastic sleepers |
| Big Sky Rail/Mobilgrain | Bridge erosion mitigation and monitoring |
| Last Mountain Railway | Bridge erosion mitigation and monitoring |
| Ontario Northland Transportation Commission | Integrating satellite and instrumented road-rail vehcile data into water inspection procedures to improve effectiveness amidst changing climate conditions |
| Canadian Pacific | Remote sensing integration for geohazard management |
| Tshiuetin Inc | Study of hydraulics and hydrology |
| Canadian Pacific | Climate physical risk assessment |
| Canadian Pacific | Development of an effective method to monitor track buckling risk |
| Great Western Railway | Culvert assessment and replacement |
| Hudson Bay Railway/Arctic Gateway Group | Infrastructure monitoring framework to identify and mitigate climate change impacts on permafrost |
| Red Coat Road & Rail | Culvert assessment and peplacement |
| Northern Lights Rail | Innovative soil stabilisation: bridge backwall repair using polyurethane foam |
| Tshiuetin Inc | Fire risk research and risk elimination |
| Agawa Canyon Railroad/Watco | Northern Ontario short line flood monitoring project |
| Great Sandhills Rail | Southern Saskatchewan climate resiliency project |
| Southern Railway of British Columbia | Water level sensor technology for remote monitoring of flood risk on rail bridges in southern British Columbia and improving bridge resiliency |
