Yearly Archives: 2013
EnGlobe to Decontaminate Kishon River in Israel
Quebec City-based EnGlobe has been awarded an environmental service contract by the state of Israel to rehabilitate the Kishon River in Haifa Bay, Israel.
The...
IJC Issues Order for Osoyoos Lake Water Levels
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has issued an Order of Approval renewing the State of Washington’s authority to operate Zosel Dam and making minor...
The Cold Gold Rush
With pickaxes and pans in hand, tens of thousands of people flooded the Yukon in 1896 in search of gold in its snowy creeks....
Interview: Mark Terry, Canadian Explorer
Filmmaker and polar explorer Mark Terry has travelled to both ends of the earth, making it his business to share what he learns from...
Breaking the Ice
Managing sewage in Canada’s Arctic communities is very different than in the more populated southern regions of Canada. Arctic communities tend to have small...
Ontario Approves First Source Protection Plan
Ontario has approved the Lakehead Source Protection Plan to make the Thunder Bay area the first place in the province with a comprehensive source-to-tap...
WEPGN Call for Proposals
The Water Economics, Policy and Governance Network (WEPGN) at Brock University has issued a call for proposals for research projects.
WEPGN is a SSHRC-supported network...
Feds Announce Plan for $300M for Water and Wastewater on Reserves
The federal government has announced the plans for a $330.8-million investment over two years for First Nation water and wastewater systems on reserve. The...
Canada’s Top Water Projects 2013
For a long time, water and wastewater systems have been developed and redeveloped on a piecemeal basis, says Shane Freitag, a partner at Borden...
Ontario Releases Water Sector Strategy
Ontario has unveiled a new water sector strategy that aims to make the province a North American leader and global competitor in the water...