Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Great Lakes Mayors Troubled by U.S. Budget Cuts
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative), a coalition of mayors from over 125 cities across the basin representing over 17 million…
Canada Releases New Floodplain Mapping Framework
In Canada, overland flooding costs the Canadian economy more than any other kind of natural hazard. It is the single largest draw on the Disaster…
Will the Great Lakes be Swallowed by Asian Carp?
The fate and ecosystem integrity of the Great Lakes Basin is more dubious than ever now that decision makers in the U.S. are weakening measures…
Muskoka Watershed Group Receives Trillium Funding
On February 13th, Norm Miller, MPP Parry Sound — Muskoka, met with members of the Friends of the Muskoka Watershed (FMW) to congratulate them on…
B.C. Funds Alternative Drinking Water Sources in Hullcar Valley
The Government of British Columbia has announced that it will provide $950,000 for alternative drinking water sources, treatment for domestic well users, and sustainable, environmentally…
Dr. Steve Wiseman Joins Board of Canadian Rivers Institute
Dr. Steve Wiseman, a Canada Research Chair in Aquatic and Mechanistic Toxicology with the University of Lethbridge, has joined the Canadian Rivers Institute Science Directors…
Grand River Conservation Authority Confirms Budget
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will spend about $31 million this year on programs that protect water quality, reduce flood damages, protect natural areas,…
Report Points to Source of Mercury Contamination in Grassy Narrows
A new report provides strong evidence that the old industrial chlor-alkali plant, that is upstream of the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) in…
Great Lakes Commission on Binational Infrastructure Priorities
On March 2nd, the binational Great Lakes Commission (GLC) called for U.S. and Canadian leadership to rebuild and modernize aging water infrastructure in the Great…
Big Data and IoT Expected to Generate $20B Globally in Water
According to Bluefield Research, big data and the IoT will attract over $20 billion globally between 2016 and 2025 in the water sector, providing solutions…
Inuvik, NWT, Completes a New Drinking Water Treatment Plant
The Town of Inuvik, North West Territories, has announced the completion of a new drinking water treatment plant. The water treatment plant received about $2,018,925…
UPDATED: WHO Calls for R&D of New Antibiotics to Combat Resistant Bacteria
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens, cataloguing 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat…
Climate Change to Strain Vancouver Water Resources & Infrastructure
A report from Metro Vancouver, with contributions from Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium and Pinna Sustainability, warns that climate induced temperature changes in the Metro area…
Kelowna to Save $95M with Integrated Water Supply Plan
The City of Kelowna has released its 2017 Kelowna Integrated Water Supply Plan (KIWSP), which re-assessed its 2012 Plan and followed the original guiding principles…
Toronto to Install 5 Waterfront Nodes for Water Sport Access
On February 2nd, Toronto’s Parks and Environment Committee received a report that was developed in response to a question from the committee as to how…
White City, Sask. Receives $7M to Build a New Wastewater Treatment Plant
The federal government and the government of Saskatchewan have each committed to contribute up to $7 million for a new wastewater treatment plant will serve…
Exercising the Human Right to Water and Sanitation
When the human right to life-sustaining drinking water and healthy sanitation is violated, anyone can call their governments to account. Those whose rights were violated…
In Memory: Suthan S. Suthersan
Arcadis North America chief technical officer and executive vice-president Suthan S. Suthersan, PhD, PE, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 20 in Yardley, Pa., at the age…
Fourth Day Announces New Partnerships in Canada
Fourth Day has acquired both a new project and a new partner in Canada as it helps Getcleantech.com to raise its international profile. Getcleantech.com is…
Incredible Potential of Onsite Water Treatment Systems
Onsite wastewater treatment systems can provide permanent, affordable, and safe solutions for small communities. They can remove pollutants, including nitrogen and phosphorous, and often have…
NSERC Funds Research to Improve Wastewater at Two Ont. First Nations
Dr. Chris Metcalfe, a professor at the Trent School for the Environment and director of the Institute for Watershed Science, has been awarded $478,800 over…
Grit Gradation Data Sets for Western Canada and Ont.
Important reference data on the regional characteristics of wastewater grit across North America have been published for the first time. The grit gradation data sets can…
Yukon Files Claim Against Wastewater Plant Operator
The Government of Yukon has filed a statement of claim against Corix Water Systems and Chubb Insurance for outstanding deficiencies at the Dawson wastewater treatment…
Vernon, U Vic, and Genome BC to Partner on Stream Health
The City of Vernon is partnering with Genome BC and the University of Victoria on an innovative research project to identify threats to stream health…