Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Investing in Alberta’s wetlands and watersheds
Watersheds are areas of land that drain rainfall and snowmelt into steams, rivers and lakes which, in turn, help support healthy communities and ecosystems. Each…
Alberta
Lethbridge, Alberta pilots drinking water stations for summer
Lethbridge, AB – As the weather heats up, be sure to cool off with one of four new drinking water stations as part of a…
Nose Creek Watershed Partnership wins Alberta Emerald Award for Environmental Leadership Governance
The Nose Creek Watershed Partnership, comprised of the City of Airdrie, City of Calgary, Rocky View County, Town of Crossfield, Calgary Airport Authority and the…
Making waves: SAIT students dive into real-world water solutions
Water, water everywhere! It’s a compound we can’t live without. Yet, as much as we rely on water for our survival, it can also be…
What else is in a flush? UCalgary researchers are going to find out
Calgary researchers behind the hugely successful COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program and online COVID tracker are convinced of the potential of wastewater as a public health tool, and…
Lethbridge, AB council to consider $6M Borrowing Bylaw for water pipeline
At the April 20 Council meeting, Lethbridge County Council passed first reading of a Borrowing Bylaw to assist in funding water pipeline infrastructure between the…
Federal funding for flood risk reduction in Edmonton
The Government of Canada and the City of Edmonton has announced more than $22 million in federal funding to help reduce flood risk and damage…
Orthophosphate to be added to Sturgeon County, AB drinking water
EPCOR has informed Sturgeon County that starting in early 2023, they will add orthophosphate to its water treatment process. EPCOR supplies the drinking water to Sturgeon…
Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant: From waste gas to five megawatts of power
As solids are broken down by bacterial and physical actions in sewage treatment, large volumes of gases are generated. Known as “biogas,” these gases which…
Alberta gets funding for water infrastructure projects across the province
Alberta – More than $58.7 million from the Water for Life and the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP) grant programs will support 33 water infrastructure…