Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Waterloo, Ontario Receives Award for Excellence in Asset Management
The Canadian Network of Asset Managers (CNAM) has awarded a Tereo award to the City of Waterloo, Ontario for its excellence in asset management. The City…
Sewage Lagoon in Kugaaruk, Nunavut Receives Federal Funding
Bernadette Jordan, Canada’s minister of rural economic development, and David Akeeagok, deputy premier of Nunavut, announced funding for a sewage lagoon rehabilitation project in Kugaaruk,…
Saint John Flood Mitigation Strategy Receives Federal Funding
Marco Mendicino, parliamentary secretary to the minister of infrastructure and communities, and Don Darling, mayor of the City of Saint John, announced funding for the…
Four Projects in Greater Montreal Area Receive $2.8 Million to Increase Climate Resilience
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of infrastructure and communities, and Vicki‑May Hamm, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced investments totaling nearly $2.8 million…
Government of Ontario Supports Freshwater Research and Education
The Government of Ontario is providing more than $2 million in funding to the International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA), which will…
CVRD Marks Major Milestone for its Water Treatment Project
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) has successfully acquired all necessary water licenses and land use agreements for its new water project, which sets a…
York Durham Sewage System Receives Federal Funding to Increase Extreme Weather Resilience
Marco Mendicino, parliamentary secretary to Canada’s minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for improvements to the York Durham Sewage System. The improvements will increase…
International Joint Commission Appoints Three Canadian Commissioners
Pierre Béland has been appointed as Chair of the Canadian Section of the International Joint Commission (IJC). Merrell-Ann Phare and Henry Lickers have been appointed as Canadian Commissioners…
International Joint Commission (IJC) Confirms New Commissioners
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has announced that the appointment of Jane Corwin as the United States (U.S.) Section chair, and Robert Sisson and Lance…
B.C. Government Approves $3 Million in Emergency Preparedness Funding
Twenty-two local and regional governments in British Columbia (B.C.) have been approved to receive more than $3 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding to support…
Nadja Kunz Named Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and Stewardship
Nadja Kunz, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), has received the title of Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and…
Flood Mitigation Project in Sussex, New Brunswick Receives Federal Funding
Alaina Lockhart, member of parliament for Fundy Royal, announced $637,500 in federal funding to New Brunswick under the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) to better plan for…
Government of Canada Contributes to Flood Mitigation Projects in Kawartha Lakes
Two projects undertaken by Kawartha Conservation have received over $100,150 in federal funding to better plan for and protect against the effects of flooding. Kawartha Conservation…
Health Canada Develops New Guidelines for Manganese in Drinking Water
For the first time, Health Canada has set a guideline based on the health effects of manganese. The acceptable level is 0.120 milligrams per litre.…
Government of Ontario Commits to Increasing ProvinceFlood Resilience
In the Legislature on May 13, 2019, Premier Doug Ford highlighted the Ontario government’s commitment to increasing the province’s resilience to flooding. “I want to…
Nibinamik First Nation Receives Federal Funding for WTP Upgrade
Nibinamik First Nation has received funding from the Government of Canada to advance the design and construction of a water treatment plant (WTP) upgrade and…
CRD Awards $17.7 Million Contract to Construct Arbutus Attenuation Tank
The Capital Regional District (CRD) has awarded a $17.7-million contract to NAC Constructors Ltd. (NAC) to construct the Arbutus Attenuation Tank. As part of the…
Clearford Water Systems Announces Agreement to Acquire ASI Water
Clearford Water Systems Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase the water and wastewater assets (ASI Water) of ASI Group Ltd., an Ontario-based water…
CGLR Announces Winners of the Great Lakes Changemaker Award
At the fifth Great Lakes Economic Forum, which was hosted from May 5-8, 2019 in Cleveland, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) presented…
Government of Ontario Makes Statement on Flooding Situation
On May 10, Premier Doug Ford and John Yakabuski, minister of natural resources and forestry, issued the following statement on the flooding situation in Ontario:…
Governments of Canada and Ontario Invest in Red Rock Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario marked the start of construction for the new Red Rock Wastewater Treatment Plant on May 10,…
Federal and Provincial Ministers Meet to Discuss Support for Floods
Canada’s minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, Ralph Goodale, spoke with other federal ministers, provincial ministers, and officials from Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick…
Town of The Blue Mountains Wins Water Taste Test Competition at OWWA’s Conference
The Town of The Blue Mountains Water and Wastewater Division announced that the Town was awarded first place at the annual water taste test competition…
Government of Canada Issues Call for Proposals for Grants to Accelerate Action on SDGs
The Government of Canada has launched a call for proposals under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Funding Program for 2019-2020 to support and leverage the…