Sunday, August 30, 2026
Canada’s first dip tank takes on aquatic invaders
Alberta’s government is investing in Canada’s first dip tank system in Dunmore to help prevent aquatic invasive species from entering Alberta’s waterways. The system uses…
Federal funding to enable development of affordable housing in Antigonish
The Government of Canada announced a federal investment of more than $560,000 in extending municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater systems in the Municipality of the…
What Trump’s ‘Lake America’ rhetoric means for Great Lakes governance
While political posturing over Lake Ontario holds no legal weight in Canada, experts warn that escalating trade tensions could spill over into binational water management.…
Wastewater now flowing through North End WWTP facilities
The City of Winnipeg announced that wastewater is now flowing through the newly-built Headworks Facilities. This marks a major milestone for the North End Wastewater…
BREAKING: New coalition launches to champion Canada’s infrastructure economy
Nine national organizations have joined forces and are launching the Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (CIRC) Coalition. This network of infrastructure-focused organizations consists of local governments,…
Canadian student wins international prize for robot that removes plastic from water
Moroti Adegboyega from St. John’s, NL won the Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2026 for Ecoferroquatics, a platform that uses AI and magnets to selectively remove…
Waterloo appoints new Commissioner of Water and Wastewater Services
The Region of Waterloo announced that it will welcome a new Commissioner of Water and Wastewater Services 0n Sept. 8 to lead the team and…
North Okanagan sewer and water reclamation project will aid local farmers
The Township of Spallumcheen and the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) announced that the North Okanagan Wastewater Recovery Project (NOWRP), a sewer and water…
Funding to provide Ottawa wastewater plant power to operate during outages
The Government of Canada and the City of Ottawa announced a federal investment of more than $30 million to increase the electrical reliability of the…
Alberta says flood resilience investments helped prevent serious damage
With multiple heavy rainfall events, including historic rainfall in some areas, and a challenging spring breakup of ice cover on northern rivers, Alberta’s multi-level flood…
Analysis finds Great Lakes blue economy tops $1 trillion
The Great Lakes region’s blue economy supports $1 trillion in gross domestic product and 6.9 million jobs across six states, according to a new report commissioned by independent nonprofit water innovation hub Current…
People Moves: August
All the biggest hires, promotions and appointments in the Canadian water sector. Karl Villeneuve was appointed by AERZEN Canada Inc. as Vice President of Sales…
Stantec selected to deliver High Rate Treatment Facility for Toronto
Stantec has been selected by the City of Toronto to provide design and construction administration services for its new High Rate Treatment Facility (HRTF). The…
Collingwood celebrates two years of progress on Water Treatment Plant Expansion
The Town of Collingwood announced that since construction officially began on its Water Treatment Plant Expansion project in July 2024, steady progress has been made…
Funding to support first CSA-compliant smart blue roof
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) announced that it has received $500,000 from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to continue the implementation…
Toronto Water to develop comprehensive greenhouse gas mitigation strategy
GHD has retained by the City of Toronto to develop a comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategy, supporting the City’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions…
Calgary enhancing safety at 15 storm ponds across the city
The City of Calgary announced that in an ongoing commitment to improving safety around storm ponds, the city will be installing additional safety measures at…
$2.4M in funding for Edmunston’s water and sewer infrastructure
The governments of Canada, New Brunswick and the City of Edmundston, announced a federal investment of more than $1 million, a provincial contribution of more…
Alberta working to examine its water future for the next 100 years
The Alberta government has issued a request for proposals to develop a white paper examining the security of Alberta’s water supply. The work will examine…
What We Missed Beneath the Ice
What decades of research and a rapidly changing climate are revealing beneath the ice – and why it matters now. By Elie Dolgin Originally published…
Canadians increasingly feeling effects of water-related challenges
Canadians are increasingly experiencing the impacts of flooding, drought, aging water infrastructure, and other water-related challenges, and they want governments to invest in stronger, more…
Provincial funding to help restore Oshawa Second Marsh
The City of Oshawa, in partnership with the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA), announced $1,008,460 in provincial funding to support the continued restoration of…
Vancouver delivers major sewer infrastructure upgrades across the city
The City of Vancouver is completing three major sewer upgrade projects as part of an $18 million investment in essential infrastructure to improve water quality, reduce flood risk and strengthen the resilience of the city’s sewer…
Guelph to upgrade wastewater treatment with new tertiary facility
The Government of Canada announced an investment of more than $33.4 million to upgrade a wastewater tertiary treatment facility and trunk sewer network in Guelph…