Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Kawartha Lakes Installs New Technology at Stabilization Pond
The City of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario has installed a new solar-powered energy wave generator at the Coboconk Waste Stabilization Pond. The new technology…
Saskatoon Planning Treatment Plant Upgrade
The City of Saskatoon is in the first stages of commissioning the largest addition to its water treatment plant in over 50 years. The project…
Ontario Releases Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s Annual Report
The Province of Ontario’s drinking water is among the best protected in the world, according to the 2013-14 Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s Annual Report, which…
Small Demands
Rising water demands are putting increasing pressure on many water agencies’ infrastructure and thus signaling the possible need for greater capital investments. A key ingredient…
Pipe Replacement Project for Whistler Neighbourhood
The Resort Municipality of Whistler will be replacing all unlined cast iron pipe in the Alpine neighbourhood over 2015 and 2016. Plastic piping will replace…
Fleming College Announces Partnership with Indian Skills Development Corporation
On April 15, Peterborough, Ontario’s Fleming College announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with India’s National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC). The agreement, which…
Prioritize This
Across the country, municipalities are grappling with major water infrastructure challenges: aging infrastructure, legacy combined sewer systems, upgrading treatment plants to meet environmental requirements and…
Funding for Ottawa River Action Plan Announced
The federal government announced on April 7 it has “identified a new project for funding consideration of up to $62.1 million” as part of the…
Alberta Announces Flood Mitigation Grants
The Government of Alberta recently issued a release outlining its extensive province-wide flood mitigation measures. In particular, the government announced a first round of Alberta…
New Water Research Funding Competition Open
The Water Economics, Policy and Governance Network (WEPGN), a SSHRC-funded partnership research network housed at Brock University, is announcing an open competition for new research…
Fleming College and Trent University Receive Federal Research Funding
Fleming College’s Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment (CAWT) and Trent University will receive federal research funding through a College-University Idea to Innovation grant, part of…
Nature’s Resource
Not all infrastructure is made of concrete. Around the world, wetlands are both environmentally and economically beneficial green infrastructure. These unique ecosystems reduce the severity…
Northwest Territories Propose New Filing Requirements for Fracking Companies
On April 1, the Government of the Northwest Territories (NWT) announced new regulations setting out the filing requirements for companies intending to pursue hydraulic fracturing…
Federal Government Contributes to Flood Mitigation Efforts in New Brunswick
The federal government will contribute $1.7 million toward a proactive emergency response to potential spring flooding in eight at-risk New Brunswick First Nations after record…
B.C. Announces Invasive Species Defence Measures
The Province of British Columbia announced on March 31 measures to improve its resistance to invasive mussels with a $1.3-million investment in early detection and…
Water Treatment Plant Promises Clean, Fresh Water for Moosomin First Nation
On March 30, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt congratulated the community of Moosomin First Nation on the opening of their new water treatment plant. As…
After the Rain
In the summer of 2013, Toronto and Calgary were rocked by floods that cost each municipality millions of dollars in damage. Flooded cars were stranded…
Newfoundland and Labrador Honours Drinking Water Operators
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Environment and Conservation recognized the work of municipal drinking water system operators at its annual Clean and…
EPCOR to Purchase Arizona Water Company
Epcor Water (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of the City of Edmonton-owned utility EPCOR, has reached an agreement to purchase the assets and operations of Arizona’s…
Federal Government Invests in Canadian Wastewater Treatment Technology
On March 27, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) Minister Gary Goodyear, along with MP David Sweet, announced a $10-million repayable contribution…
2015 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study Released
With the release of the 2015 Canadian Water Attitudes Study on March 24, RBC and GlobeScan hosted a webinar on March 25 examining some of…
NWT, Alberta Sign “Unparalleled” Water Management Deal
Alberta and the Northwest Territories have signed an agreement to protect the integrity of water flowing downstream from Alberta to the Northwest Territories. The Alberta-Northwest…
Harper Government Invests to Help Producers Manage the Risk of Drought and Flooding
New simulation models designed to predict the effects of overland flooding and drought could pave the way to new and better insurance coverage for agricultural…
World’s First Fully Integrated Research Facility Opens in Calgary Wastewater Plant
For the first time, university researchers are working side-by-side with municipal operators to advance wastewater treatment technologies and knowledge that will lead to cleaner water,…