Ottawa River flooding

Ottawa (Rajeev Sharma): The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of Trillium Mutual Insurance Co. in a dispute over insurance coverage for an Ottawa-area family whose home was declared a total loss after severe flooding. The case involved Stephen and Claudette Emond, whose house along the Ottawa River was destroyed during spring flooding in April 2019. Trillium Mutual acknowledged that the loss of the home was covered under the couple’s homeowners’ insurance policy. However, a disagreement arose when the Emonds sought to rebuild. The dispute centred on whether the policy covered the added costs of construction work required…