Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Cannabis Producer Invests in Wastewater Technology
Disposal of organic waste and on-site treatment of wastewater into public sanitary sewers can be a challenge and cost for a variety of industries—including producers of…
Gowling WLG Launches Canada North Law Group
Gowling WLG is pleased to announce the launch of Canada North, a practice group of lawyers who are dedicated to serving clients in Nunavut, the Northwest…
Ontario Cleantech Solution for Fisheries Institute in Nairobi
The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute is a state-owned corporation which conducts research to inform fisheries management and conservation decisions across the country. The KMFRI…
Armtec Set to be the Distributor for CULTEC’s Stormwater Management Products
CULTEC, Inc. and Armtec LP have announced that an agreement has been reached for Armtec to be the exclusive distributor in Canada for CULTEC’s stormwater…
Walkerton Clean Water Centre Appoints Young Professional to Board
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has announced the appointment of Ellen Stitt as the newest member of its board of directors. Stitt graduated from the Water…
PEI Announces Changes to Cabinet
Prince Edward Island Premier Wade McLaughlan has announced changes to the provincial cabinet following the announcement that Allen Roach and Alan McIsaac would not be…
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…