Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Water System Upgrade for B.C. First Nation
The Boothroyd Band, located near Boston Bar in the southern interior of British Columbia, will see its community water system upgraded, according to a February…
Wastewater Optimization
Municipalities throughout North America have substantial investments in their wastewater treatment systems, and of course as populations grow, utilities must consider investing in expansion. Recently,…
BC Government Introduces New Water Fees and Rental Rates
The Government of British Columbia announced on February 5 a new fee and rental rate which it says will help ensure the safety and effective…
IJC Launches New Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management Committee
The International Joint Commission (IJC), which prevents and resolves disputes between the United States and Canada over the use and quality of boundary waters, announced…
UN Releases Report on Global Wastewater Treatment
A new United Nations report titled Wastewater Management, A UN-Water Analytical Brief, was released February 2. The report was produced by the World Health Organization…
B.C. Community to Implement Wastewater Treatment Field Test
British Columbia’s District of Sechelt will conduct a field test to evaluate a novel method for removing hormones, pharmaceuticals, and other endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) from…
Cold Snap
Winter-related issues disrupt communities across Canada every year and the impacts from extreme weather events, like ice storms, are compounded as we endure one polar…
David Versus Goliath
Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est (hereafter “Ristigouche”), a small municipality of 168 inhabitants located in Gaspésie, Quebec, is facing a lawsuit of $1.5 million by Gastem, a local private…
Lake Winnipeg Water Walk Receives Champion of Sustainability Award
Recipients of the 2014 Manitoba Excellence in Sustainability Awards were announced by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh on January 28. The Lake…
Ontario Approves South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan
The Province of Ontario announced on January 29 its approval of the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan, which was developed by local…
Northern Quebec Receives $8 Million in Municipal Infrastructure Funding
Several communities in Nunavik, a region covering the northern third of the province of Québec, will share upwards of $8 million in joint federal and…
Winnipeg Under City-Wide Boil Water Advisory
For the first time in the city’s history, all of Winnipeg was put under a boil water advisory on the morning of January 27 after…
Water Forecast
The future is notoriously difficult to predict. But if the past is anything to go by, the coming decades could bring a lot of change.…
Manitoba Town Announces Flood Protection Project
Federal and provincial representatives came together with local officials in Reston, Manitoba on January 19 to announce funding for a new flood protection project. In…
OCSI Releases Wastewater Infrastructure Needs Assessment Report
The Ontario Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (OCSI) released a new report on January 13 resulting from research and consultation on the Wastewater Infrastructure Needs Assessment…
Minnesota Signs Manitoba’s Lake Friendly Accord
The State of Minnesota will sign Manitoba’s Lake Friendly Accord, according to a January 20 announcement from Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship Gord Mackintosh…
Saskatchewan Town Receives Funding for Supply System Upgrades
The Saskatchewan town of Ituna will receive joint federal and provincial funding to help complete upgrades to its water supply infrastructure. The project will include…
What’s Old is New
Tansley Bridge was originally built in 1919 and supported a highway crossing Bronte Creek. In 1948, the highway was realigned following the construction of the…
Ottawa Announces Funding for Environmental Projects in Ontario Watersheds
Tony Clement, MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka, visited Parry Sound on January 16 to announce 32 environmental projects aiming to improve the ecosystem health of the…
North Battleford Announces New Biosolids Management Program
The City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, announced on January 16 the commission of a biosolids management project incorporating technology developed by Lystek International Inc., a…
DNA Data Shows Asian Carp Approaching Lake Michigan
New data released by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service confirms the imminent threat of Asian carp to the Great Lakes. Sampling data collected…
Ottawa’s Clearford Water Systems Enters Funding Agreement with Swiss Financial Service Provider
Clearford Water Systems Inc., based in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata, and Signina Capital AG of Zurich, Switzerland, announced on January 14 a $100-million funding…
Extended Deadline for Water’s Next 2015 Nominations
Do you know an individual, organization, or technology doing significant, impactful work in the Canadian water industry? If so, Water Canada has good news: the…
Sudbury Council Votes to Freeze Water Rates
A January 6 meeting of Sudbury’s city council resulted in frozen water rates for the city’s residents and businesses. In order to avoid a proposed…