Friday, June 13, 2025
Water, Food, and Our Climate
It is obvious that the production of food requires a sufficient and reliable supply of quality water. Given the plentiful nature of this resource in…
Idea Generator
Nowadays, buzzwords like “complexity,” “systems thinking,” and “resilience” come up frequently in watershed management discussions. This is good news, of course. Our shifting vocabularies reflect…
Burlington Council Allocates Additional $20-Million for Stormwater Improvements
The City Council of Burlington, Ontario has approved the addition of $20.4 million to funds already allocated to stormwater infrastructure improvements. The additional funding was…
Cowichan Tribes Celebrate Completion of Water Supply Project
British Columbia’s Cowichan Tribes celebrated the completion of water system upgrades on July 28. The project, which received $2.3 million in federal funding in 2014,…
Halifax Gets Funding for Water Supply Upgrades
On July 31, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, was joined by Halifax Mayor Mike Savage, and Member of the Legislative Assembly…
Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund Applications Now Open
The Government of Ontario announced on July 28 that applications for the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund are now open. The province invited small, rural, and…
Traces of Cocaine Found in Southern Ontario Drinking Water: McGill University
Traces of illegal drugs, including cocaine, can be found in drinking water in the Grand River watershed, according to a new study out of McGill…
Peterborough to Receive Federal and Provincial Funding for Sewer Project
Joint funding from the governments of Canada and Ontario will allow the City of Peterborough to move forward with its Bethune Street Sanitary Sewer and…
Funding for Wastewater Upgrades in New Brunswick Community
On July 21, Regional Minister for New Brunswick Rob Moore announced $116,530 in federal funding towards wastewater system upgrades in Alma, New Brunswick. The funding…
Tracking Data
It’s a tough question to answer, even for those who work in freshwater. What indicators do you use to measure freshwater health? Even more, how…
New Brunswick Village to Receive $6 Million in Funding for Wastewater System Extension
On July 16, the Village of Neguac, New Brunswick announced the installation of a $6-million wastewater collection system extension under the Small Communities Fund. With…
Kennetcook Wastewater Project Approved
On July 16, the Department of Environment authorized a request from Atlantic Industrial Services (ASI) to begin the treatment and disposal of 20-million litres of…
Charlottetown Moves Forward with Water Meter Program
The City of Charlottetown took another step forward with its Residential Water Meter Installation Program on July 13 by awarding the $1.2-million project contract to…
Campbell River Announces Updated Water Supply Plan
The City of Campbell River, British Columbia unveiled updated plans for its new water supply project on July 16. The project now includes a water…
Rural Water System Upgrades Announced in Manitoba
Several public officials were on hand to officially announce upcoming improvements to the South Central District Water Co-op in Southwest Manitoba on July 7. Both…
PEI Moving Forward with Provincial Water Act
Prince Edward Island is calling for the public’s input into the creation of a Water Act, according to a July 8 announcement from Minister of…
Federal Government Developing Phosphorus Reduction Targets in Lake Erie
On July 9, federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced the launch of public consultations on the recommended phosphorus reduction targets for Lake Erie. The development…
B.C. Adds New Invasive Mussels Protection Measures
Columbia Basin Trust, with the help of $360,000 in new funding, announced on July 10 that it will double the number of mobile decontamination units…
Moving Forward
Canada’s water is among the safest in the world. This level of assurance has been achieved through quality analysis, but there is much more to…
Raising the Bar
One of the most significant barriers to the advancement of wastewater technologies has been accessing municipal wastewater treatment plants in order to test innovations in…
Canadian River Institute Awarded $2.8 Million Research Grant
On June 26, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council (NSERC) awarded Allen Curry of the Canadian Rivers Institute $2.8 million to conduct an aquatic ecosystems…
Wastewater System Upgrades for Fredericton Total Almost $1.8 Million
Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Stephen Horsman announced on June 26 that nearly $1.8 million will be invested in upgrades to two essential wastewater…
Kawartha Lakes Celebrates North West Trunk Project Completion
Kawartha Lakes residents and businesses celebrated the completion of the North West Trunk Project on June 25. With funding from the governments of Canada, Ontario,…
Eight Canadian Water Leaders Honoured at 2015 Water’s Next Awards
The winners of the 2015 Water’s Next awards were announced last night at a gala dinner hosted at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, British…