Ramara residents want to know why the township’s responsibility to maintain their road is not more clear-cut. According to a report from the township’s lawyer, Ryan Matson, the status of Sunset Drive is “unassumed,” which is not the same as ownership. “Assumed roads carry heightened liability and financial risk exposure for a municipality’s general tax […]

Canada’s auditor general wants to know whether the federal government is doing a good job protecting its assets — including dams, buildings, vehicles and more — from the increasingly severe impacts of climate change. The Department of National Defence received a notification letter — obtained by Canada’s National Observer through an access to information request […]