Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty introduced the 2014 federal budget in Parliament on Tuesday. He later described the budget as “boring” while appearing before the…
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre has appointed John Stager as the new chair of its board of directors. Stager brings more than 30 years of…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is raising awareness to stop an infestation of invasive zebra and quagga mussels from reaching the Okanagan. In addition to…
Brant County must add another $770,000 to the $3.7-million budget of a still incomplete project to upgrade the Mount Pleasant water treatment plant. Council has…
A University of Waterloo study has found that delayed freezing and early thaws in Arctic lakes have resulted in a winter ice season about 24…
The City of Guelph has said that its 2014 Water and Wastewater Long-range Financial Plan confirms that Guelph owns “reliable, financially resilient water and wastewater…
The City of Saskatoon is offering to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the nearby City of Martensville to negotiate an agreement to provide Martensville…
A team of Canadian researchers have identified nine guiding principles as keys to clean waterways and sustainable fisheries. John Richardson, a University of British Columbia…
Across the country, small towns are facing the problem of sewage lagoons nearing capacity or reaching the end of their lives. On First Nation reserves…
Continuing its efforts to reduce discoloured water in the city, Winnipeg announced on January 30 that it will be modifying treatment processes at the water…
Cooperation between all three levels of government has allowed the City of Sarnia, Ontario, to upgrade its wastewater system. Improvements to the wastewater collection system…
It took more than a decade, but one of Canada’s most polluted sites has been refashioned into park space. In all, this $400-million, award-winning Sydney…
Dirk Ruppert, the national business development manager at KSB Canada, will be heading a new North American section of the German Water Partnership (GWP), a…
Representing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt, the MP for Brant, Phil McColeman, congratulated Six Nations of the…
“I grew up with a family cottage in the Muskoka Lakes region and spent most summers in the water, so that gave me an appreciation…
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, a research organization at the University of Victoria, released a report on January 22 which proposes “a new model…
The POLIS Project is playing a lead role in organizing Watersheds 2014: Towards Watershed Governance in British Columbia & Beyond, a forum running January 27-29,…
A methane buildup has been identified as the likely cause of an explosion at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant on MacKay Road in…
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has announced severe weather caused damages of $3.2 billion for the year of 2013—the most in Canadian history. A…
The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador has committed $524,000 to a cost-shared drinking water infrastructure project with the Town of Whitbourne on the Avalon Peninsula.…
Ontario water companies have until January 31, 2014 to apply for new programs being launched by WaterTAP Ontario. Companies may apply in four categories: Business…
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative launched a new program to help Great Lakes communities effectively adapt to the effects of climate change.…
The Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority (VVWRA), an organization that specializes in converting wastewater into a useable resource in California, has selected FibrePlate hybrid-membrane technology,…
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund (GMF) has approved an application by the District of Sechelt, BC, to contribute funding towards a new…