This week, mayors from Québec, Ontario and the United States made a Declaration on Water Sustainability, committing to common sustainable water management practices to protect…
Ontario and mayors from communities surrounding the Great Lakes have renewed their shared commitment to protect the Great Lakes. This week, Jim Bradley, Minister of the…
A report released last week that features provincial watershed data inventory, is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia. The province invested $29,000 in…
Water researchers at Brock University have received federal funds to set-up a research network to look at the economic, political and social aspects of water-related…
Manitoba’s Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh and Lynette Gillen, regional vice-president, RBC Royal Bank, today announced $225,000 in private sector funding for the…
Manitoba continues moving forward on environmental protection with an aggressive strategy of more than 100 initiatives across government that will bolster the Province’s economy and…
The Senate has passed Bill S-8, the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act after its third reading last night and will now move to…
The City of Regina recently approved a recommendation for a 45-year deal to supply Western Potash Corpwith the City’s treated wastewater. The arrangement to supply…
“If you can’t measure, you can’t manage.” This mantra, well known and oft-repeated, couldn’t be truer than in recent years, especially as the potential for…
Parks Canada and Lakehead University have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on research efforts aimed at better understanding the dynamics of Lake Superior’s…
Corporate Knights has released its third bi-annual Green Provincial Report Card, with Ontario and British Columbia leading the pack in the race to become Canada’s…
Canadian lab company Maxxam Analytics has acquired Becquerel Laboratories. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Becquerel provides specialized radiological testing and neutron activation testing services. The terms…
Water Matters, an Alberta-based water policy think tank, has released a report with recommendations on how to use science-based management to ensure that Alberta’s rivers remain…
Thunder Bay, Ontario-based Engineering Northwest Ltd. (ENL), a professional consulting engineering firm, has joined Hatch Mott MacDonald (HMM). ENL is focused on highway, municipal, water,…
The Ontario government has proposed a Great Lakes Protection Act, strategy, and support for local actions. Already, several groups have commented on the news. “Protecting…
The latest report from the Canada West Foundation focuses on the connections between the call for a Canadian energy strategy and the push for a…
As water infrastructure deficits grow and standards become more stringent, communities across the country are wondering how they’ll cope with the added costs of maintenance…
The Canadian Water Summit recently launched its annual Twitter contest. Winners will be awarded a free ticket to the event, this year held in Calgary…
Water availability is one of the most underestimated and critical issues for companies in all business sectors—and in all countries. Recognizing this, the World Wildlife…
For years, Manitoba has battled water. Cultivating life on a flood plain has meant makeshift dams and dikes, and eventually multi-million infrastructure projects such as…
This week, the Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT) released Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on our Water Future, highlighting a 16-city cross-Canada tour conducted by…
Most of Alberta’s 3.6 million residents rely on regulated water systems. But, according to Brent Paterson*, a significant number of Albertans still use water from…
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has announced the federal government’s support for Bill C-383, which proposes stronger measures to prevent the bulk removal of water…
Can Alberta’s oil sands balance environmental tradeoffs and economic returns? According to a new study from Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environmental Solutions (AI-EES), there…