Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction to host workshop on reducing flood risk in Toronto

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will host its next Friday Forum on Feb. 19 on the topic of reducing flood risk in Toronto.

The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the ICLR boardroom at 20 Richmond St. E., Suite 210, in Toronto. Participants can attend in person or join by webinar.

Urban flooding continues to drive significant losses for homeowners, municipalities and insurers, information from ICLR noted, with Toronto affected by significant urban flood events in 2000, 2005 and 2013.

The presentation will focus on on basement flood protection work underway in Toronto.

The forum will feature David Kellershohn, who, as the manager of stormwater management for the City of Toronto, is responsible for implementing the city’s Wet Weather Flow Master Plan. This program includes the city’s Basement Flooding Protection Program and the Coordinated Watercourse Erosion Management Program. The ten year capital budget plans for these efforts exceed $1.6 billion over the next 10 years, the information said.

Prior to joining the City of Toronto in 2009, Kellershohn worked in the land development consulting industry for 12 years, where he designed drainage systems for projects ranging from large subdivisions and large downtown condominium buildings through to small individual site designs.

Kellershohn has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Ontario’s University of Waterloo. He also has a master’s degree in civil engineering from Hamilton, Ont.-based McMaster University, where he studied the water quality of Hamilton Harbour.

RSVP: Tracy Waddington

Webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6768446618387867393