As severe weather events such as tornadoes and derechos occur more often, researchers are calling for new provincial building code measures to better protect homes.
Researchers with Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project say hurricane ties cost around $200 to install per household and should be mandatory in provincial building codes across the country.
On Thursday evening another tornado touched down in Metcalfe, 30 kilometres southeast of Ottawa, during a severe thunderstorm. McGillivray, who has over 25 years of experience as a wind and building code expert, said Canada has seen a large increase in storm losses in recent years. The project conducted 447 severe weather investigations last year, including a derecho that took a 1,000-kilometre path through Quebec and Ontario's most populated regions, killing around a dozen people and causing more than $1 billion in insured losses.
"Every year hundreds and sometimes thousands of homes are being taken off-line due to storms. We can't afford that in an era where there's already a housing shortage," McGillivray said. Company president Doug Tarry said while the cost of hurricane ties is fairly inexpensive, the labour involved in installing these protective components is more burdensome for builders.
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