In 2013 and 2014, as a pensioner on a fixed income, I had to shell out close to $10,000 of my limited but hard-earned savings to repair my basement after a flash floods in my area. The City of Toronto basement flooding rebate program paid me less than $3,000 for the sump pump and back valve.

Here’s my concern: Every scientist has pretty much confirmed that climate change is here and we’re going to have to live with more frequent and severe storms, more flash flooding and extreme weather events. So why are we not re-examining Ontario’s growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and other legislation that is forcing intensification in our community?

In my area near Downsview Park, which has under-serviced storm sewers, we are slated to get 10,000 additional units — despite the fact the Downsview Area Secondary Plan clearly states the “existing internal servicing networks will not adequately support the planned developments.”

I hate to think what will happen when another Hurricane Hazel hits (and experts say it will), with its unmanageable sheets of rain swelling our rivers, creeks and sewers with a roaring lethal flood.

Albert Krivickas, Toronto