Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Ontario Approves First Source Protection Plan
Ontario has approved the Lakehead Source Protection Plan to make the Thunder Bay area the first place in the province with a comprehensive source-to-tap drinking…
WEPGN Call for Proposals
The Water Economics, Policy and Governance Network (WEPGN) at Brock University has issued a call for proposals for research projects. WEPGN is a SSHRC-supported network…
Feds Announce Plan for $300M for Water and Wastewater on Reserves
The federal government has announced the plans for a $330.8-million investment over two years for First Nation water and wastewater systems on reserve. The funds…
Canada’s Top Water Projects 2013
For a long time, water and wastewater systems have been developed and redeveloped on a piecemeal basis, says Shane Freitag, a partner at Borden Ladner…
Ontario Releases Water Sector Strategy
Ontario has unveiled a new water sector strategy that aims to make the province a North American leader and global competitor in the water space.…
Community Funding Announced for Lake Simcoe Clean-Up
Community-based clean-up projects in Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay can now access financing through the federal Lake Simcoe/South-eastern Georgian Bay Clean-Up Fund. The five-year plan…
COF Announces Water Stewardship Awards
The Council of the Federation (COF) Water Stewardship Council has announced the creation of the Excellence in Water Stewardship Awards. These awards will recognize outstanding…
Interview: Michele-Lee Moore on Global Water Governance
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance’s Creating a Blue Dialogue webinar series kicks off 2013 with a session on global networks and governance innovation for…
New Report: Full-Cost Recovery for Water and Wastewater Services
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has released a report and guide on cost recovery for water and wastewater services. Key observations include the…
Boshart Acquires Flomatic
Ontario-based Boshart Industries has acquired Flomatic Corporation in a share purchase transaction from Watts Water Technologies, Inc. The sale excludes the backflow product line of…
Look Before You Leak
As the infrastructure deficit exceeds capital and operational budgets, the leaders in charge of Canada’s municipal water and wastewater assets and operations are being asked…
Ontario Releases Great Lakes Strategy
The Ontario government has released the final version of its Great Lakes Strategy, which establishes priorities to achieve goals to protect the Great Lakes, building…
Funding Confirmed for Randle Reef Cleanup
In further news about the Randle Reef sediment remediation project, the federal government has announced it will commit $46.3 million to the overall program. The…
Environment Canada and Hamilton Port Authority Launch Randle Reef Test Project
Environment Canada and the Hamilton Port Authority are launching a structural test project that will provide further information to help in the development of the…
Alberta Company Ordered to Remediate Contaminated Groundwater
The Alberta government has issued an enforcement order to ensure that groundwater contamination on the site of a Bruderheim chemical plant is appropriately addressed. Although…
Rethinking Pumps and Pipes
Even though hot water can be the first or second largest use of energy in many homes, not a lot of thought is given to…
RBC Blue Water Project Announces New Focus
The RBC Blue Water Project has announced a new focus for its 2013-14 grants, and will now support initiatives that help protect and preserve water…
Council Supports Mississauga Stormwater User Rate
The mayor and members of Mississauga, Ontario’s council supported in principle shifting the City’s stormwater management program from the property tax base to a stormwater…
Axine Water Technologies Receives Federal Funding
Axine Water Technologies announced that it received a financial contribution of up to $240,000 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program…
Real Tech’s CEO Named Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
Jodi Glover, CEO and co-founder of Whitby, Ontario’s Real Tech Inc., was named the 2012 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur of the year for the TPH…
Global Campus for Water and Development Receives Green Light
The UNESCO-IHE governing board has approved the plans to start preparation activities for the UNESCO-IHE Global Campus for Water & Development. The decision was made…
Building Blue
For a City that relies solely on groundwater, conservation is a given challenge. Add to that a rapidly growing population and a strategy to reduce…
Quinn Visits Ontario Trenchless Firm
Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn visited Fer-Pal Construction’s Toronto headquarters on Sunday to learn more about the company’s watermain repair technology, and how municipalities in…
Interview: Rahul Singh
A reliable water supply can be one of the first—and most important—things to be threatened in a state of emergency, whether it’s a natural disaster…