Monday, May 19, 2025
Turning Brown Into Green
There’s an old Yorkshire saying that goes, “Where there’s muck, there’s money.” The phrase means there’s a lot of money in dealing with dirty materials.…
China Adds 3,300 Water Projects to National Pool in 2017
According to China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), master implementation plans for 228 prefectural cities concerning water pollution control will be added to the national…
Funding for Treaty-based Land and Water Boards in NWT
Canada has announced new multi-year funding agreements to support 33-Treaty-based co-management boards, including those that provide water management services to northern communities. The support will…
DFO to Test Algae Detecting Submersible Microscope
Through the Build in Canada Innovation Program, the Government of Canada is investing in a Canadian made submersible microscope to monitor algae outbreaks. The investment is part of the…
WSP Canada Acquires Two New Water Players
In July, WSP bolstered its water and wastewater consulting team by adding two new specialists. WSP senior vice president of Infrastructure Joe Sframeli said, “From…
Canadian Water Manager Made President of Intl. Ozone Association
The International Board of Directors of the International Ozone Association (IOA) elected Dr. Saad Y. Jasim as the President-Elect for the International Ozone Association, starting…
Drought Levels 3 & 4 in B.C. Watersheds, Despite Spring Floods
The Government of British Columbia has announced a Level 4 drought rating for the Coldwater River watershed and a Level 3 drought rating for the…
Feds Invest in Hydrologic Model to Improve Agri-Water Management
Canada has announced funding for the agriculture and agri-food sector to improve water management decisions. The goal of this investment is for the Government of…
Canmore, Alta., Hits 67.6% of Debt Limit to Fund Water Infrastructure
Canmore, Alberta, has given second and third reading to debenture borrowing to fund three water infrastructure projects and an upgrade to its community recreation centre.…
Development Bank Continues to Accelerate Canadian (Water) Tech Growth
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is supporting more Canadian entrepreneurs than ever before, with 49,000 business owners receiving its services, up 17 per…
Man. Launches Consultations to Improve Water Management
The Manitoba government has launched public consultations on three new environmental initiatives, which will improve water management and modernize watershed planning. “Our government believes there…
Ice Pigging Pipes Wins in Sewer Maintenance
Cambridge, Ontario, has won an award for its innovative sewer maintenance practice of ice pigging. Bill Mauro, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Lynn Dollin, president…
Hamilton, Ont., Begins $340M Upgrade to Wastewater Plant
Over the next five years, Hamilton’s Woodward Wastewater Treatment Plant will receive $340 million in upgrades. The first project under this multi-year, multi-phase initiative officially…
Quebec Designates Ottawa River a Heritage River
Today, the Quebec portion of the Ottawa River has been designated a Canadian Heritage River, joining the Ontario portion in this designation. The Ottawa River’s…
Water at the NAFTA Table
As the first round of NAFTA negotiations wrap-up, there have been no signs that water is on Minister Chrystia Freeland’s agenda. Ralph Pentland spoke to Water…
Treaty #3 Communities Receive Federal Support for Water
The federal government has committed $1.2 million to end long-term drinking water advisories in 8 Treaty #3 communities. Last week, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous…
N.B. Continues to Improve Water Quality & Infrastructure
On Friday, New Brunswick provided details on water quality related projects, including infrastructure upgrades and wetland assessments. After preliminary work, two projects upgrading wastewater infrastructure…
Sask. Increases Access to Water Recreation in Prov. Parks
Saskatchewan provincial parks are expanding their beach wheelchair program, increasing access to water recreation for park users with mobility challenges. The beach wheelchair program in…
B.C. Appoints Expert to Review Pollution in Hullcar Aquifer
An independent expert has been appointed to oversee the review of pollution in B.C.’s Hullcar Aquifer. Oliver Brandes, the co-director of the POLIS Project on…
Lystek Signs Multi-Year Biosolids Contract
Cambridge, Ontario’s Lystek International Ltd. has been awarded a multi-year contract by the City of Petaluma for Diversified Reuse of Biosolids. Under the terms of…
Vancouver Provides Free Waste Removal to Improve Water Quality
The City of Vancouver and the Park Board have launched a free mobile pump-out service in False Creek to increase access to sewage disposal facilities…
Ontario Invests in Partnerships to Quell Invasive Species
Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Jeff Leal, MPP for Peterborough, were in Peterborough yesterday to announce a number of new investments…
FCM President’s Statement on Infrastructure Investment
Jenny Gerbasi, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and Deputy Mayor of Winnipeg, issued the following statement after addressing delegates at the 2017…
Waterloo, Ont., Wins Award for Asset Management Planning
The City of Waterloo has been recognized by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for investing money received from the federal Gas Tax Fund into…