Monday, May 19, 2025
Mayor Tory Announces Start of Cherry Street Stormwater and Lakefilling Project
Today, Toronto Mayor John Tory joined leaders from all three levels of government at the water’s edge to mark the start of construction on the…
Beer Brewed By the Bay
Being in the Georgian Bay Biosphere, proper water management is something the owners of Trestle Brewing believe is an important part of the operation’s sustainability.…
Researchers Receive $16M for Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network
The Great Lakes will soon have a network of greater capacity to observe ecosystem changes thanks to a plan hatched by a University of Windsor researcher and funding…
BC Seeks Public Feedback on Natural Resource Regulations
The government of British Columbia is conducting a review of the reliance on external professionals to evaluate the best practices of the natural resource sector,…
Four-Part Framework to Value Water
An international research team led by Oxford University has published a new paper in Science in which they chart a new framework to value water…
Atlantic Canada’s Model for a First Nations-led Water Authority
As First Nations are more actively deploying their own governance locally, regionally, and nationally, a growing body of Canadian leaders are advocating for the federal…
Municipal Water Sector Achieved $652B in Revenues in 2017
Frost & Sullivan’s 2017 Global Outlook of the Water Industry suggests that the global water market for the year 2017 is estimated to have $652.4…
Shale-Rich Anticosti Island Among Locations Under Consideration as UNESCO Sites
The Government of Canada has announced the addition of eight new locations under consideration as candidate sites for UNESCO World Heritage recognition, including one…
How Does the Media Portray Water Security in Indigenous Communities?
A group of Canadian researchers conducted a study on how Canadian mainstream news media portrays drinking water security in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities…
Parliament’s Watchdog Delivers Assessment of Investment Needs for First Nations
In early December, Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette released a report that documented the government’s shortfall in spending to deliver on the 2015 campaign promise…
New Chairman Appointed at SNC-Lavalin
SNC-Lavalin has announced that the board of directors has appointed Kevin G. Lynch as chairman of the board, effective January 1, 2018. Dr. Lynch will…
Guelph Native, New President-Elect of National Ground Water Association
Scott King, originally from Guelph, Ontario, has been named the new president-elect of the board of the National Ground Water Association. As president-in-training, he will assume…
Fish Exposed to Treated Wastewater Demonstrate Altered Behaviour
A team of researchers from Environment Canada and Climate Change Canada and McMaster University have found that fish living downstream from a wastewater treatment plant…
Has Road Salt Run its Course?
Marshes, streams and lakes lie alongside many of the roads and highways that zigzag across North America. Plants and animals inhabit these water bodies and…
Stantec Hires New Wastewater Engineer for Canada-U.S.
Stantec welcomes Dr. Mehran Andalib to lead the firm’s wastewater engineering practice in the Northeast and Midwest U.S. and Eastern Canada. Based in Boston, Ma.,…
Tetra Tech Director the New President of the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association
Diana Qing Tao has been appointed the new president of the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). Tao has 15 years of experience in the…
Westbank First Nation Resident Appointed to the EOCP Board of Directors
Krista Derrickson was recently appointed to the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) board of directors. Derrickson is a member of Westbank First Nation (WFN), and…
Improving Canadian Design Standards & Procurement for Climate Resilience
Much of Canada’s water infrastructure has been in place for many years. Infrastructure designs and associated procurement processes are based on existing climate patterns. With…
Government of Canada Releases Details of Procurement Innovation
As the single-largest purchaser of Canadian goods and services, the Government of Canada has announced details of its plan to use procurement to help Canadian small businesses…
Ecofish Research Opens New Western Canada Office
Ecofish Research, a Vancouver-based science and environmental consulting firm, is opening its doors to Cranbrook to better serve two of its biggest clients in the…
Innovative Solutions Canada Program Boosts Startups
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism are set to announce a new initiative…
Citizen Science Water Research in Canada’s North
Two Wilfrid Laurier University-led citizen science research projects are set to receive funding from Global Water Futures. The projects will help monitor changes that are…
RFP for Cumulative Effects Monitoring Programs Review
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) is now accepting proposals for Project 607-2018 – Cumulative Effects Monitoring Programs – Key Elements Review. Proposals will…
Ontario Invests in Water Project to Reduce GHGs
Ontario has announced the first recipients of TargetGHG—a program that helps companies adopt leading-edge technologies in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting entrepreneurs.…