Financial Shock Articles

Severe Energy Burdens Weigh Heavily on Low-to-Moderate Income Households

by Steve Smith | March 11, 2022 | Electrical Grids, Energy Efficiency, Financial Shock, Gas Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Intergenerational Communities, Maintenance, Partnership | 0 Comments

Roughly seven percent of all Canadian households have high energy burdens, meaning they spend more than 10 percent of their annual income on energy costs. These energy burdens weigh especially heavily on visible minority households, including Black, Asian and First...

Extreme Weather, Aging Infrastructure Result in Power Outages

by Mike VanHorne | July 9, 2021 | Customer Service, Education, Electrical Grids, Financial Shock, Gas Infrastructure, Grid Modernization, Infrastructure, Service Line Responsibilities, Utility of the Future | 0 Comments

Climate change has increased average temperatures, increased the occurrence and length of heat waves, increased drought conditions and increased extreme one-day precipitation events, and those conditions have stressed an already aging electrical grid, causing power...

Municipalities Across Ontario Partner with Service Line Warranties of Canada

by Mike VanHorne | July 7, 2021 | Energy, Financial Shock, Infrastructure, Ontario, Press Releases, Public-Private Partnerships, Water | 0 Comments

Toronto, ON – (July 6, 2021) – Since 2014, over 65 Canadian municipalities have launched partnerships with Service Line Warranties of Canada (SLWC) to give their residents access to affordable service repair plans for common plumbing emergencies. SLWC is the trusted...

Service Line Protection Available for Ottawa Homeowners

by Mike VanHorne | February 17, 2021 | Energy, Financial Shock, Infrastructure, Ottawa, Press Releases, Public-Private Partnerships, Service Line Responsibilities, Water | 0 Comments

Originally published on NewsWire Canada Feb 17, 2021, 08:00 ET OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 17, 2021 /CNW/ - The City of Ottawa has partnered with Service Line Warranties of Canada (SLWC) to offer Ottawa homeowners protection plans to help cover repair costs associated with...