Sunday, June 8, 2025
Researchers Develop Rapid Test Strips for E. coli
Urban beach closures due to coliform outbreaks have become disturbing signs of summer, yet water-testing technology has never been fast enough to keep up with…
Ontario-China Call for Water Tech Proposals
Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation has launched its second call for proposals under the Ontario-China Research and Innovation Fund. This year’s areas of…
Okanagan Water Study Wins Award
The Okanagan Basin Water Board and 13 partnering agencies were presented with the “Award for Excellence in the Water and Waste Community” by the B.C.…
Stantec Wins for Ottawa’s RTC System
Stantec’s water team in Ottawa has been honoured with the Environment Award for their real time control (RTC) system for the City of Ottawa’s combined…
Researchers Discover Resistance in Ontario Freshwater
McMaster University researchers have discovered that floc–“goolike” substances that occur suspended in water and that host large communities of bacteria–also contain high levels of antibiotic…
Charlottetown Begins $18M Sewer Separation Project
This month, the City of Charlottetown awarded the consulting engineering services portion of the Spring Park Combined Sewer Separation Project to the Charlottetown Office of…
Poll: Changes to the Fisheries Act
Yesterday, the federal government announced a proposal to change certain aspects of the Fisheries Act. For details, click here. We’d love to know what you…
FOCA Renews Agreement with Province of Ontario
The Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations announced this week that it has renewed its agreement with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in support of the Ontario…
Lake Management Planning Begins on Pigeon Lake
Pigeon Lake has joined Balsam, Cameron, and Sturgeon lakes in a program that seeks to enhance the environmental health and economic sustainability of lakes across…
Feds to Introduce Changes to Fisheries Act
Current rules for protecting fish habitat are “indiscriminate and unfocused,” according to Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. In a release today, the…
Water Treatment Research Sparks Fuel Cell Innovation
This week, the Council of Ontario Universities announced that physical chemistry doctoral student Julia van Drunen has received one of five summer fellowships from the…
Climate Change Adaptation Projects in Nova Scotia
The Province recently announced that it is once again aiming to help communities prepare for the challenges linked to climate change. The Department of Environment is…
Know Your Network
Life-cycle asset management is generally based on three steps: you build it, you use it, and you replace it (if you still need it) or…
New Ways to Fund Stormwater Service
The City of Mississauga is looking for a new way to fund its stormwater management program. A stormwater financing study is underway, according to a recent…
CIPH Launches Because Water Matters
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) is celebrating Earth Day with the launch of its new consumer-facing website, Because Water Matters. The site…
Getting Creative with the Law
We’re big fans of creative sentences—it’s no surprise, since Dianne helped to develop them 30 years ago. They flow from three basic observations about fines,…
B.C. Showcases River Remediation Project
Victoria public had the opportunity to learn more about river remediation at an open house at British Columbia’s Goldstream Provincial Park this past weekend. The…
Watertight
“Water loss is a reality, and it’s going to get worse,” says Shaun McKaigue, vice president at FER-PAL Construction Ltd. McKaigue is talking about leaky…
Manitoba to Create Surface Water Management Strategy
The Manitoba government is partnering with a variety of provincial stakeholders to reduce flooding and maintain a healthy Lake Winnipeg through the creation of a…
Poll: Will We Miss the NRT?
The austere Economic Action Plan for 2012 aims to “enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations, programs, and services” as part of a plan…
The Case for Green Infrastructure in Ontario
A new report by the Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition says that green infrastructure offers tangible, cost effective ways to meet the challenges of urbanization and climate change.…
Online Portal for Temporary Water Rights Licence Approval
The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority has launched a new Online Products Portal that allow businesses and residents to apply, receive approval and pay for a temporary water rights…
The Ins and Outs of IP
As global challenges in providing safe drinking water supplies continue to increase, Canadian companies are well positioned to be leaders in providing water products and…
BC Introduces Energy and Water Efficiency Act
British Columbia has introduced Bill 32, the Energy and Water Efficiency Act, to help reduce consumers’ energy bills and lower operating costs for businesses. The…