Tuesday, December 16, 2025
A WatSan in South Sudan
Despite its name, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is not just doctors without borders. When recent Ph.D. Syed Imran Ali became involved with the organization, he…
Ontario Bill to Protect Great Lakes Passes Second Reading
Yesterday, Bill 6, the proposed Great Lakes Protection Act 2013 passed its second reading in the Ontario Legislature. The proposed act, if passed, would would…
Nestlé Withdraws Appeal to Environmental Review Tribunal
Nestlé Canada Inc. has withdrawn its appeal to the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal concerning restrictions applied to its renewed permit to take water in Hillsburgh,…
Quest Water, Pure Water Solutions Announce Joint Venture
Vancouver-based Quest Water Global Inc. and Pure Water Solutions Corp. have announced a joint venture to market and distribute Quest’s AQUAtap Community Drinking Water Station…
University of Manitoba’s CREATE H2O Project Receives Funding
The University of Manitoba has received a Government of Canada investment through the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to support the…
Imagine H2O Now Accepting Food & Agriculture Competition Applications
Imagine H2O, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization providing a path-to-market platform for early-stage water technology companies, has announced that its 2013 Food & Agriculture Competition…
Laurier to Open Water Science Research Facility
Wilfred Laurier University will mark the opening of its new Centre for Cold Regions and Water Science on October 11 with an event featuring remarks…
AMEC, AECOM to Consult on Alberta Flood Risk Mitigation
Alberta’s provincial government is continuing work to reduce the impact of future floods and announced the hiring of engineering consultants AMEC and AECOM on October…
TD Economics Report Proposes New Method of Measuring Environmental Performance
A new TD Economics report (PDF) has proposed a “new, holistic approach” to measuring the progress being made by Canadian businesses in achieving economic growth…
British Columbia City Purchases Wastewater Treatment Facility
The City of Alberni, British Columbia has purchased a wastewater treatment facility from Catalyst Paper Corporation in British Columbia. The transaction is part of a…
Canada, BC Renew Water Monitoring Agreement
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have renewed an agreement ensuring the collection, processing, publication and distribution of water quantity data in the province.…
Alberta Towns Celebrate Water Infrastructure Projects
Two Alberta communities celebrated the completion of important water infrastructure projects on September 27. Residents of Peace River, in the province’s northwest, celebrated significant improvements…
Hamilton Moves Forward on Cleaning Up Toxic Hotspot
The Randle Reef sediment remediation project, a $138.9-million strategy for cleaning up contaminated sediment in Hamilton Harbour in Ontario, took a significant step forward September…
Bottlenecked
When it comes to water, the food and beverage industry is facing some major challenges. According to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF),…
Small Ontario Communities Get New Access to Infrastructure Funding
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced that the Province’s new Small, Rural and Northern Municipal Infrastructure Fund is now accepting applications. The program, part of…
Ontario Turns Spill Penalties into Community and Environmental Benefits
Ontario is using penalties collected from environmental violations to fund 10 projects to restore and protect the environment. Projects being funded include waterway habitat improvements,…
Regina Votes in Favour of P3 Funding for Wastewater Plant
Regina’s $224-million wastewater treatment plant upgrade will be funded through a public-private partnership (P3). After many weeks of debate, residents of Regina went to the…
Alberta City Approves Water Conservation Bylaw
On September 23, the City Council of St. Albert, Alberta approved the development of a water conservation bylaw that will come into effect in July…
Purifics and University of Toronto Research Group Work Together
London, Ontario-based water purification technology company Purifics ES Inc has supplied the University of Toronto Drinking Water Research Group with a Photo-Cat (Photocatalysis) Laboratory System…
Corner Brook Treatment Facility Construction Underway
The City of Corner Brook on Newfoundland’s west coast has begun construction on a new water treatment facility to serve the city, the adjacent communities…
June Alberta Floods Costliest Insured Natural Disaster in Canadian History
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has reported that the latest Property Claim Services Canada (PCS-Canada) estimate of the insured property damage caused by last June’s…
Flood on the Front Lines
In late June, southern Alberta was struck by heavy rainfalls that caused three of the province’s rivers to flow five to 10 times their normal…
Interview: John Ralston Saul on Environment, Economics, Governance, and First Nations
In advance of his keynote presentation at the upcoming Columbia Basin Watershed Network Symposium, Water Canada spoke with John Ralston Saul, Canadian intellectual and author…
Regina Holds Debate Ahead of Wastewater Referendum
City of Regina Mayor Michael Fougere and Regina Water Watch spokesman Jim Holmes held public debates on consecutive nights—September 18 and 19—in Regina, as they…