How a resilient group of young Indigenous water treatment interns became new water treatment plant operators despite 2020 challenges. At the Ontario First Nations Technical…
Stormwater user fees have provided many Canadian municipalities with stable, dedicated funding for critical stormwater services, while stormwater credit programs can lower stormwater charges and…
Water Canada celebrated the winners of the 2021 Water’s Next Awards on June 10, 2021 as part of the 12th annual Canadian Water Summit. Hosted…
For millions of Canadians, getting a drink of water from the tap or taking a shower doesn’t involve any second-guessing. The assumption is the water…
Legionella was discovered after an outbreak in 1976 among people who went to a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion. Those who were affected suffered…
Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic put our critical infrastructure to the test. One major aspect of that was municipal water systems and its reliability.…
Why do some communities not have access to safe, reliable access to drinking water? Especially in a country like Canada that’s known for having one…
Every year, Water Canada’s Water’s Next awards program honours the incredible achievements and ideas of individuals and companies that successfully work to make a positive…
Phosphorus (P), an important element in all biochemical reactions, is an essential nutrient for all life forms on the planet. At the base of the…
Water quality data produced in the nearshore areas of the Great Lakes and interface areas with their tributaries have largely resulted from new monitoring initiatives…
When Nick Reid passed away peacefully on March 17, 2021, his family lost a loving husband and father, Water Canada magazine lost a trusted advisor,…
Imagine living in a growing, thriving community surrounded by clean streams, vigorous forests, parks, trails to hike, bike and snowshoe, and diverse plant and animal…
Question: What do COVID-19 and spring flooding have in common? Answer: They both cause hardship and economic instability—if Canadians are not prepared. While we all…
Currently, predominant definitions of the term Blue Economy are synonymous with ocean resources. For example, the World Bank defines the Blue Economy as the “sustainable…
It’s not flushable just because the salesman says so! This has been our debate with the powerful wipes manufacturing industry for well over a decade…
There are a number of emerging challenges and opportunities in the Canadian water industry. Some communities are dealing with water shortages and boil water advisories.…
Water is essential to all forms of life and for many around the world safe water is not readily accessible or necessarily safe. The reasons…
The 45-kilometre long shoreline of Hamilton Harbour on Canada’s Lake Ontario has been at the heart of its surrounding communities for many centuries. Once a…
Melina Scholefield brings her passion for green infrastructure to her role as the manager of green infrastructure implementation at the City of Vancouver. “Melina…
Canada holds 20 per cent of the world’s freshwater, which is facing high levels of stress from pollution, habitat loss and fragmentation, overuse, and increasingly,…
In 1966, legendary canoeist Bill Mason taught a generation of Canadians what a watershed was through his iconic film adaptation of Holling C. Holling’s book…
It’s been 15 years since the Port Lands Flood Protection project officially began, with an Environmental Assessment (EA) to study how best to restore the…
All levels of government in Canada have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way, shape, or form since March 2020. This is especially…
Watershed management strives to improve the health of aquatic ecosystems as much as it does the economic, cultural, and biophysical health of our communities. Although…