The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and Aqua Forum have announced the finalists of the 2020 B.C. AquaHacking Challenge. Participants, including judges and mentors, logged…
Clearford Water Systems Inc. announced that it has entered into a new US$1.5 million loan with an existing lender. The proceeds of the loan will be used…
UBC Okanagan announced that Engineering Professor Cigdem Eskicioglu has been named the Senior Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in advanced resource recovery from wastewater. The IRC…
PCL Construction announced that it has joined forces with Eddy Solutions, a supplier of internet of things (IoT) water leak mitigation services, to protect construction…
Premier Tech announced that it has acquired two Québec companies. Concluded a few months apart, these two transactions are in line with the deployment of…
Greyter Water Systems Inc., the creator and manufacturer of the Greyter HOME water recycling system, announced that it has closed its Series A funding led…
Solving freshwater issues across Atlantic Canada through technology and entrepreneurship is the theme of a new competition that began on February 26, 2020 at Saint…
WWF-Canada has selected four award recipients for the Generation Water Tech Challenge. Since September 2019, WWF-Canada has been seeking innovative and transformative solutions to help…
The Intelligent Water Systems Challenge, now in its third year, encourages participants to use innovation and data to help solve some of the most difficult…
The new Earth Tech accelerator has announced its first cohort, which includes 16 startups and nonprofits that are advancing freshwater and climate solutions. The Centre…
Rainmaker Worldwide Inc. announced that Michael Skinner has been appointed as the company’s chief executive officer (CEO). In his capacity as CEO, Skinner will manage…
CIBC Innovation Banking announced that it is providing $8 million debt financing to Aquatic Informatics. The capital will be used by the company to support…
Navdeep Bains—minister of innovation, science, and industry— announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is investing $46.3 million in 14 cleantech companies across Canada. “The projects…
Endress+Hauser has launched the Memosens CCS51D sensor for free chlorine. According to the company, the sensor provides high precision measured values, even at low water…
The Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC) is currently seeking applications from developers of novel technologies for ballast water treatment or rapid analysis. The goal of…
Innovyze, a company that provides water infrastructure data analytics software, announced that it acquired Emagin, the creator of a software that uses machine learning to…
Maike Althaus has joined the Ontario Clean Technology Industry Association (OCTIA) as the acting executive director. “On behalf of OCTIA’s Board of Directors, I’m pleased…
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has launched RBC Tech for Nature, a new initiative that will work towards addressing and solving shared environmental challenges.…
Acuva Technologies Inc.—a company based in B.C. that designs, manufactures, and integrates UV-LED drinking water purification systems—recently announced two new additions to its growing portfolio…
Students, tech leaders, and those with an interest in freshwater issues were on hand for the launch of the B.C. AquaHacking Challenge 2020 on October…
Bill 19, if passed, would pave the way for the new Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system in Alberta. TIER, the centrepiece of the…
Acuva Technologies, a company based in British Columbia that provides advanced UV-LED water purification solutions, has partnered with Canature, a manufacturer of residential and commercial…
Tecta-PDS announced that it has partnered with the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for delivering fast and reliable microbiological water quality tests in ITU sanctioned events.…
Newterra Group Ltd.—a supplier of water solutions to the municipal, industrial, and environmental remediation sectors—is excited to announce that it has acquired TIGG LLC, a…