Tuesday, May 20, 2025
N.L. Announces Appointee to Investigate Mud Lake Flooding
In May, flooding of the Churchill River at Mud Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, caused the community to evacuate the area and extensive damage to property.…
Study: Wetlands Important for Mitigation of Flooding Impacts
A study released this month by the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo examined the financial impacts of wetlands on rural…
Man. Rural Municipality Completes $3M Water Pipelines Expansion
Yesterday, Manitoba’s Rural Municipality of Dauphin unveiled the completion of Phase I of the Rural Water Pipelines Expansion, a $3,130,000 million investment in water infrastructure.…
Calgary Biosolids Composting Facility to Begin Operation
Calgary’s Organics Composting Facility has achieved substantial completion and will divert dewatered biosolids from one of the city’s wastewater treatment facilities. Maple Reinders announced that…
Tay Township, Ont., Completes Wastewater Plant Upgrades
On June 28th, Tay Township, Ontario, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to acknowledge the completion of upgrades to the Victoria Harbour Wastewater Treatment Plant. Construction began…
U.S. House Bill Requests Full Funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Today, U.S. congressional representatives on the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee have requested the full $300 million in funding for the Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI).…
Great Lakes Region Organizations Form Bi-National Partnership
The Northeast-Midwest Institute (NEMWI) and the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) have announced a collaboration agreement between the two organizations. Signed by NEMWI…
Lake Ontario Water Levels Continue to Impact Toronto Island
Yesterday, the City of Toronto released an updated report on the flooding of Toronto Island, which indicates that water levels around the island are still…
Selkirk, Manitoba, Invests in Reducing Combined Sewers
Its asset management plan has helped Selkirk, Manitoba, invest in eliminating its combined sewers to reduce basement backups and prevent potential overflows of combined sewer…
NASA Maps Saskatchewan’s Wetlands, North Sask. River
Saskatchewan’s wetlands and North Saskatchewan River have been chosen as a testing ground for new NASA technologies designed to map water in northern environments and…
Prov. Seeks Partner for Ontario Place Waterfront Reinvention
On Friday, the province of Ontario announced that is seeking a partner for Ontario Place’s west island as it moves ahead on transforming the site…
WesTech Engineering Appoints a New President
WesTech Engineering, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Ralph Cutler, PE, MBA, as president. Cutler, who currently serves as WesTech’s vice president…
Assessment of Lake Levels, E-Flows at International Rainy, Namakan Lakes
On June 30th, 2017, the International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board submitted its final report entitled Managing Water Levels and Flows in the…
Ont. Engineers: Municipalities Plead for Stormwater Infrastructure
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), the Residential & Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), and the Ontario Sewer & Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA)…
Vancouver Mining Firm Sets Water Reuse Strategy
Vancouver’s Goldcorp Inc. has released a report that details in part its water conservation strategy, Towards Zero Water, with the aim to reuse and recycle…
Canada Infrastructure Bank Announces Chairperson
Today, the Government of Canada announced the new chairperson of the board for the Canadian Infrastructure Bank (CIB), former Royal Bank of Canada Chief Administrative…
OPINION: Why Ontario Needs the Sewage Bypass Reporting Act
On May 31, the Sewage Bypass Reporting Act, 2017 passed first reading in the Ontario Legislature. The bill amends the Ontario Water Resources Act to…
FER-PAL Infrastructure Hires a New Municipal Market Expansion Manager
FER-PAL Infrastructure, the watermain lining specialists, is pleased to announce that Luc Lupien has joined the business development team to manage the company’s growing market…
Beaconsfield, Que., Receives $8M for Water and Wastewater Systems
The Governments of Canada and Quebec are investing more than $8 million in three projects to improve water and wastewater systems in Beaconsfield. Francis Scarpaleggia,…
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Receive $17.5M for Water Infrastructure
Yesterday, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, along with Richard Feehan, Alberta Minister of Indigenous Relations joined Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation to announce…
$12.2M for Lethbridge, Alta., Water Projects, Wetlands
Lethbridge, Alberta, will receive $12.2 million in federal investment for several water infrastructure projects, including wetlands mitigation. Yesterday, Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities;…
York Region Passes Wastewater Efficiency Targets
After its June 29th meeting, York Regional Council of Ontario has announced a number of energy consumption successes, including reductions to its wastewater inflow and…
Fraser Riverkeeper Launches Real-Time Sewage Reporting Campaign
Fraser Riverkeeper has launched a campaign demanding real-time reporting and public transparency on raw sewage discharges into Vancouver’s waterways. The launch of the Swimmable Vancouver campaign coincides…
Vancouver Firm Takes Metering Technology to South Africa
Vancouver’s QMC has signed a service contract to provide meter reading, data collection, and reporting services to Apex Innovation for its submetering business in South…