Sunday, January 18, 2026
USask Partners with Saskatoon to Study Stormwater
Stormwater goes into Saskatoon’s rivers untreated, so garbage introduced into the storm drain system means more pollution in the local river systems. Even more worrying…
Alberta-Based Fuel Retailer, Drever Agencies, Fined Under Fisheries Act
Drever Agencies Inc. was fined $1,250,000 on February 18, 2020 for an offence under the Fisheries Act. The company pleaded guilty to a charge of depositing a…
Saskatchewan Releases New Aquatic Invasive Species Strategy
The Government of Saskatchewan’s new Aquatic Invasive Species Strategy was introduced by Environment Minister Dustin Duncan at the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation’s (SWF) annual convention in…
Proposed Solution Aims to Address Guelph’s Concerns with Dolime Quarry
A proposed solution aims to address the City of Guelph’s concerns with how operations at the Dolime Quarry could affect the city’s drinking water. City…
Brock University Students Find Alarming Amounts of Plastic at St. Catharines Beach
A day at the beach doesn’t often involve lab work. But for a group of Brock University fourth-year Geography students tasked with assessing plastic waste…
St. Catharines Approves 2020 Water and Wastewater Budget
The City of St. Catharines is continuing to make investments in safe, affordable drinking water. It earmarked roughly $9.3 million in investments for water and…
Research Junction to Target Urban Issues in Saskatoon
The new Research Junction collaboration between the City of Saskatoon and the University of Saskatchewan has received funding for research projects that will examine urban…
Climate Change to Increase Farmland and Environmental Threats: Study
A new frontier that may increase farmland also poses environmental threats from degraded water quality and increased carbon emissions, according to a new study. The…
Capital Regional District Board Approves Limited Use of Biosolids
The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board has approved a motion to allow a portion of biosolids produced at the Residuals Treatment Facility to be used…
Portage la Prairie, M.B. Receives Investment to Upgrade Wastewater Infrastructure
The Manitoba government will be providing more than $61 million to support the upgrade of the water pollution control facility in Portage la Prairie, according…
SPONSORED: How Canadian Municipalities Can Fund Their Stormwater Services
Municipalities across Canada are increasingly looking to stormwater user fees as a way to provide dedicated and sustainable funding for stormwater infrastructure and services. Many…
Lac Seul First Nation Celebrates End of 17-Year Drinking Water Advisory
A new water treatment plant has ended a 17-year drinking water advisory in Lac Seul First Nation. Chief Derek Maud, the community of Lac Seul…
Okanagan Faces an Increase in Precipitation: Climate Projections Report
The Okanagan region in British Columbia (B.C.) is expected to face an increase in precipitation across all seasons except summer, according to a new climate…
Natural Infrastructure Improves Water Quality in Agricultural Landscapes: Research
New research helps build the case for harnessing the power of natural infrastructure for large-scale wetland restoration. This approach can help improve water quality in…
Manitoba Launches Flood Protection Program for Municipalities
The Manitoba government has launched a flood protection program to help municipalities prepare for spring flooding, according to an announcement made by Municipal Relations Minister…
New Study Examines Water Governance: Could Less Be More?
Researchers from the Universities of Geneva (UNIGE) and Lausanne (UNIL) analysed water governance in six European countries from 1750 to 2006. The researchers found that…
No Invasive Mussels Found in Saskatchewan Waters in 2019
The results are in, and the news is good: the Government of Saskatchewan’s monitoring program detected no invasive mussels in 123 waterbodies sampled throughout the…
Extreme Weather Can Tax Urban Drainage Systems to the Max: Study
Existing design methods for urban drainage systems are not going far enough to withstand possible catastrophic storms, or even unpredictable failures during a moderate storm,…
New Requirements for Drinking Water Treatment Units Seeking Lead Reduction Certification
A joint committee, which governs the NSF/ANSI 53 and NSF/ANSI 58 standards for drinking water treatment units, recently lowered the maximum acceptable concentration of lead…
Association of Boards of Certification Provides Support to Operators Without Borders
Operators Without Borders (OWB), an international non-profit registered in Canada, received a donation of $5,000 USD from the Association of Boards of Certification (ABC). The…
West Kelowna Invites Bidders for Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant
The City of West Kelowna has issued civil works tender documents for the Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant. “Providing clean, safe and reliable drinking water…
B.C. Government Partners with Cowichan Tribes to Support Koksilah Watershed
A new government-to-government partnership will help ensure long-term water sustainability in the Koksilah Watershed and explore the benefits of a water sustainability plan for the…
Water Security Agency Releases Preliminary Spring Runoff Outlook for Sask.
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) has released its preliminary spring runoff outlook for 2020, which shows average spring runoff for most of the province. Although…
USask Professor Leads Project to Predict River Ice Jams and Reduce Risk of Flooding
A University of Saskatchewan professor is working on better predicting ice formation in rivers, and potential ice jamming, to reduce the risk of flooding. When…