Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Cancer Society Funds Arsenic Study
A cancer prevention study, funded by the Canadian Cancer Society’s new Prevention Initiative, will investigate the risk of bladder and kidney cancer associated with environmental…
Atlantic Canada
N.B. Investing $1.5M in Wetlands
The New Brunswick government will contribute $1.5 million to a new fund dedicated to maintaining the province’s wetlands, Premier Shawn Graham announced yesterday. The Wetlands…
Five NS Water Projects Receive Funding
Five communities in the Kings County, N.S. area will have better drinking water and wastewater treatment systems with funding from three levels of government. More…
B.C. District Wins World’s Best Tap Water
Defending champion Clearbrook Waterworks District, British Columbia, Canada won the title of World’s Best Tap Water at the 19th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting,…
P.E.I. Agriculture Sees Funds for Water Protection
The feds and the province of P.E.I. have announced eight new projects to improve and protect water resources and wetlands. Federal funding of $397,280 for…
Marine Polluter Penalized for Oil Spill in P.E.I.
A Prince Edward Island provincial court judge has ordered the vessel BBC Nordland to pay a $15,000 penalty for illegally discharging a pollutant in Canadian…
MillerCoors Addresses Nitrogen, Phosphorus
In an effort to reduce its footprint, MillerCoors has awarded Fredericton-based ADI Systems Inc. a full design-build contract for a new ADI-MBR (membrane bioreactor) facility…
Upgrade for Yarmouth’s Wastewater System
Residents of the town of Yarmouth and surrounding areas will soon have a more efficient wastewater treatment plant. The province is investing $340,000 to upgrade…
Pictou County to See Wastewater Improvements
Residents in New Glasgow, Stellarton, Trenton, Westville, and the Municipality of Pictou, Nova Scotia, will see improved wastewater treatment thanks to a shared investment by…
Annapolis Valley to Undergo Groundwater Survey
Farmers and other groundwater users in the Annapolis Valley are being asked to take part in a study that will help to improve water-use planning.…
La Scie Receives MCW Funding
The Town of La Scie, Newfoundland has received $314,000 through the 2008-09 Municipal Capital Works (MCW) program to remove creosote timber from the water supply…
Groundwater Chemistry Atlas Released
A new atlas is now available online to help people seeking information about the quality of groundwater in any given area. Environment Minister Roland Haché…
CUPE Wants NS to ‘Ditch the Bottle’
A broad-based coalition of organizations in Nova Scotia has come together to convince municipalities and school boards that the sale and provision of bottled water…
Wilderness Area Protects Amherst’s Water
The Town of Amherst’s drinking water supply is now better protected with the designation of watershed lands as a provincial wilderness area. Nine-hundred and seventy…
Clean Water for Orangedale, N.S.
Sally Chisholm, the chair of the Orangedale Water Society said Wednesday that after years of waiting, the rural Inverness County community in Nova Scotia should…
Weekend Water News
Funds A wastewater treatment plant in Cambridge, Ont. is getting a $21-million upgrade: the aim is to “dewater” the sludge held in its digesters. Meanwhile,…