Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Walter Marlowe Joins WEF as Executive Director
Walter Marlowe will join the Water Environment Federation (WEF) as its new executive director on September 9, 2019. Marlowe brings extensive, high level experience in…
New White Paper Provides Actionable Insights to Help Utilities Accelerate Adoption of Digital Solutions
A new white paper provides utility decision makers with actionable learnings to accelerate their adoption of digital solutions and address critical water challenges. The paper…
New Partnership to Strengthen Water Resource Management
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Global Water Partnership (GWP) are increasing their long-standing cooperation to strengthen water resource management. This is at a time…
Acuva Technologies’ Strike Platform Receives Two NSF Certifications
Acuva Technologies announced that its Strike Platform recently became the first UV-LED drinking water disinfection module platform in the world certified by the International Association…
Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) Announces Staff Updates
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has announced the following staff updates: Indra Maharjan is the new director of innovation, technology, and alternate delivery. Indra takes…
Calgary-based International Clean Water Charity Receives $12 Million Boost
The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) announced that it has received two significant gifts from David O’Brien and Geoffrey Cumming. The gifts…
May 2019 Update on Long-Term Drinking Water Advisories
Seamus O’Regan, minister of indigenous services, provided the department’s monthly progress update on the federal government’s commitment to end long-term drinking water advisories. “As we…
XPV Water Partners Invests in Metron-Farnier
XPV Water Partners announced that it has invested in Metron-Farnier, which offers a line of residential and commercial water meters augmented with smart meter technologies.…
Corix Group of Companies Appoints New President and CEO
The Corix Group of Companies (Corix) announced that Lisa Sparrow has been appointed as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO) effective July 2,…
Rose Inspires the Design of a New Water Purification Device
The rose may be one of the most iconic symbols of the fragility of love in popular culture, but now the flower could hold more…
Rio Tinto Launches Study to Evaluate Climate Change Impacts on Fish in B.C. Watershed
Rio Tinto, a mining and metals company, has launched a project that will evaluate the impacts of climate change on three fish populations in one…
Majority of Canadians Don’t Trust Manufacturers’ Claims About “Flushability” of Wipes
Friends of the Earth has released the results of its poll on flushable wipes, which found that a majority of Canadians do not believe manufacturers’…
City of Toronto Releases Its First Ever Resilience Strategy
The City of Toronto has officially released Toronto’s first ever Resilience Strategy, which presents a holistic approach to building a more resilient city. “The City…
BDC Capital Launches $250 Million Industrial Innovation Venture Fund
BDC Capital is launching a $250 million Industrial Innovation Venture Fund to invest in tech companies and entrepreneurs accelerating the transformation of core Canadian industries. “BDC Capital is excited to…
Celebrating the Winners of the 2019 Water’s Next Awards
The 2019 Canadian Water Summit played host to the Water’s Next Awards Gala, celebrating the people, projects, and technology that are making substantial contributions…
Montagne du Diable Regional Park Receives Over $1 Million in Financial Assistance
The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are awarding a total of $1,047,500 in financial assistance to Montagne du Diable Regional Park (MDRP).…
Samantha Lawson Appointed as the New CAO of GRCA
Samantha Lawson has been appointed as the new chief administrative officer (CAO) of the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). The announcement was made at GRCA’s…
Three B.C. Communities Receive $76 Million to Increase Flood Resilience
Carla Qualtrough, minister of public services and procurement and accessibility, has announced funding to support initiatives that will help safeguard the City of Surrey, City…
Bruno Puiatti Joins Clearford as Vice President of Business Development
Bruno Puiatti joined Clearford as the company’s new vice president of business development in March 2019. Puiatti sees enormous potential in delivering comprehensive turnkey solutions…
Three Projects in Saskatchewan Receive Over $60.8 Million in Funding
The Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan are each contributing more than $30.4 million to three water and wastewater projects. This funding was…
Mangrove Water Technologies Receives $2.1 Million Investment
Carla Qualtrough, minister of public services and procurement and accessibility, announced an investment of $2.1 million in Vancouver, B.C.-based Mangrove Water Technologies. “Innovative projects like…
Government of Ontario Concludes Engagement Sessions on Flooding
John Yakabuski, minister of natural resources and forestry, released the following statement on the Government of Ontario’s flooding engagement sessions: “Our government’s top priority has…
Stormwater System in Kitchener Receives $49.9 Million in Funding
The City of Kitchener has received $49.9 Million in funding from the Government of Canada for a stormwater management system that will help protect residents…
Government of Canada Funds Project in Victoria to Increase Flood Resilience
Marc Miller, parliamentary secretary to the minister of crown-indigenous relations, announced funding for a project that involves renewing the City of Victoria’s aging underground infrastructure…