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4 posts on environment.
After Toronto's '100-year storm': which repairs need a permit, and which leave no trace
September 2 dropped up to 118 mm of rain and hail on parts of Toronto. Here's which storm repairs need a City permit, which don't, and what that means for the paper trail on any house you own — or are about to buy.
Read the post →Smoke, ragweed, and a September lease: the air-quality check nobody does
Ragweed season starts in mid-August and wildfire smoke can arrive any week. Before you sign for September 1, here's what air quality tells you about an address — and what it doesn't.
Read the post →Toronto nearly doubled its basement flooding subsidy — here's what it covers
As of May 1, 2026, the City pays up to $6,650 per home for backwater valves, sump pumps, and flood-proofing — and it's retroactive to November 2025. Here's how it works, and why the permit matters.
Read the post →What's the industrial pollution near your home?
Wildfire smoke gets the headlines, but the steady source is closer to home: factories, plants, and yards that report what they release. Here's how to read the NPRI record for any Toronto address.
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