Tuesday, June 17, 2025
USask Study Explains Impact of Forest Management on Water Resources
New research by the University of Saskatchewan (USask) explained the impact of forest management on water resources. The study found that the amount of water…
StatsCan Studying Canada’s Cannabis Consumption Through Wastewater
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) is going to great depths to study national cannabis consumption rates as the cannabis market becomes more firmly entrenched across the country,…
Government of Canada Continues to Support Green Infrastructure in Ontario
The Government of Canada is committed to supporting green infrastructure projects in Ontario. The commitment was reiterated on July 10, 2019 by François-Philippe Champagne, minister…
ACWWA Receives $318,000 for Climate Adaptation Project
The Government of Canada is providing $318,000 over three years to the Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association (ACWWA) for a climate change adaptation project…
MaRS Names Jon Dogterom as Senior Vice President of Venture Services
Jon Dogterom has been named senior vice president of venture services at MaRS Discovery District. “Jon was instrumental in helping Canada’s cleantech sector grow both…
CDP Introduces Global Index of Top-Ranking Environmental Stocks
CDP has introduced two new indices that select stocks based on the work companies are doing to tackle issues related to water security, climate change,…
MNAI Welcomes New Board Members
The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) announced at its annual general meeting that it has expanded its board to include more members and expertise that…
Capital Regional District Seeks Feedback on Watershed Management Plan
The Capital Regional District (CRD) is developing a watershed management plan to improve the water quality of Elk/Beaver Lake and seeking feedback on it from…
City of Markham Takes Green Approach to Flood Control
The City of Markham is taking a green approach to flood control with plans to create natural infrastructure spanning five acres, roughly the size of…
SaskWater Releases 2018-19 Annual Report
The Saskatchewan Water Corporation’s (SaskWater) 2018-19 annual report highlights a year of financial successes and demonstrates how the utility aligns with the government’s vision for…
ALUS Receives $139,850 in Funding from Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
ALUS Canada has received $139,850 in new funding from the Government of Canada’s Lake Winnipeg Basin Program. The funding will help enhance wetlands and seed…
Canada, Ontario Release Draft Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality
A draft of the proposed Canada-Ontario Agreement (COA) on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health has been released by the Government of Canada and…
Gov’t of PEI Invites Public Comments on Water Withdrawal Regulations
The public is invited to provide input on Prince Edward Islands’ (P.E.I.) new draft water withdrawal regulations under the Water Act. These regulations will control…
Andrew Vitaterna Joins Clearford as VP of Business Development
Andrew Vitaterna joined Clearford as its new vice president of business development when the company acquired ASI Water. “As VP of Business Development at Clearford, my focus…
Swim Drink Fish Opens New Citizen Science Water Monitoring Hubs
Three citizen science water quality monitoring hubs are now testing the water and sharing water quality results with swimmers and boaters on the Great Lakes…
Government of Canada Announces $1.6 Million for Coastal Research
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of infrastructure and communities, announced that the Government of Canada is investing almost $1.6 million in six coastal research projects in…
June 2019 Update on Drinking Water Advisories
Seamus O’Regan, minister of indigenous services, has provided the department’s monthly progress update on the federal government’s commitment to end long-term drinking water advisories on…
Expert Panel Identifies Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks
An expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) has identified Canada’s top climate change risks. It has also determined that many costs…
Flooding in Eastern Canada Causes $208 Million in Insured Damage
The spring flooding that took place in late April and May across Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick caused close to $208 million in insured damage,…
Study Examines Why Some Cities Turn Off Pipes at Night
For more than a billion people around the world, running water comes from “intermittent systems” that turn on and off at various times of the…
New Report on Water Management and Big Data Analytics
Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region have released a new report on Water Management and Big Data Analytics. “We are very…
Risk Transfer can Help Utilities Manage Costs of Volatile Weather: Report
A new report highlights how water utilities can use weather risk transfer (WRT) contracts to mitigate the costs of floods, droughts, and fluctuations in water supply…
StatsCan Reports on Sewage Flows through Municipal Wastewater Systems
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) has provided information on sewage flow through municipal wastewater systems from 2013 to 2017. Just over 5 900 million cubic metres of sewage flowed through…
New Study Examines State of Local Adaptation Planning in Canada
Over the past year, researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Waterloo (UW) worked with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities…