The North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper (NSRK) is launching its first annual „Water in Focus‟ amateur photography contest and photo exhibition presented by Volvo of Edmonton.
Speculations that the Harper government might revive its bill for clean water for First Nations have proven correct. Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan made the…
Since 2004, the Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has quietly but successfully trained Ontario’s drinking water operators. Established through a recommendation of the Walkerton Inquiry,…
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island has announced a three-phase plan to separate the remaining portion of its Spring Park Combined Storm and Sanitary Sewer System. When…
In many cities around the world, policymakers, planners, and developers are envisioning the waterfront as a space of promise and a prime location for massive…
New Brunswick’s provincial government has released a long-term wetland management strategy (pdf) and will implement it in phases to allow for the implementation of operational,…
Traditionally, we have used the design-bid-build (DBB) model for infrastructure project delivery in North America. In the basic DBB model, the owner (a municipality) hires…
Manitoba is undertaking four initiatives to help improve action against floods and water management, announced the Province’s Infrastructure and Transportation Minister, Steve Ashton, this week.…
The federal government and Alberta unveiled the long-awaited Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring in Edmonton last Friday. Spurred by University of Alberta…
When Mike Scarth at the Alberta WaterPortal became interested in mobile water applications (colloquially termed “apps”), he directed summer students to research what was available.…
Clearer water pricing will play an important role in how customers better manage their water usage, says a new report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited…
The Canadian Water Network (CWN) is asking the researcher and end-user community to review and provide comment on a draft national agenda on wastewater and…
It should be no surprise: with cold snaps come main breaks. These seasonal calamities often begin with small leaks in aging infrastructure that are undetected…
The Harper Government will invest $78.7 million over the next five years to strengthen weather monitoring infrastructure, Minister of Environment Peter Kent announced today. The infrastructure…
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has been awarded a five-year contract to operate the water treatment and transmission systems of the two water systems…
Vancouver-based photographer Peter Holmes was doing his political science undergrad at the University of British Columbia when he concluded that academic research was having very…
Staff at Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) have received the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario’s (ECO) 2011 Recognition Award for using two environmentally beneficial innovations: bioretention…
If the brook trout swimming in Dr. Sébastien Sauvé’s laboratory tanks at the City of Montreal wastewater treatment plant smiled while his team probed their…
Water is the focus of a new round of grants announced this week by Ontario’s Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation. Five organizations have been awarded…
Feedback on Nova Scotia’s draft coastal strategy is now available online. “The thoughtful and thorough feedback we’ve received on this draft strategy makes it clear…
Although the technologies involved in water analysis are complex, they’re vital to ensuring the world’s supply of safe drinking water sources. Recognizing the need for…
Salsnes Filter AS of Namsos, Norway will join the group of businesses owned by London, Ontario-based Trojan Technologies. Salsnes Filter’s technology removes particles from municipal and…
Spring flooding in Canada’s Prairie region took 2011’s top spot in Environment Canada’s annual list of top weather stories. Epic melts occurred everywhere, says EC’s…
The Englishman River Water Service (ERWS), a joint venture between the City of Parksville and the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, has been awarded…