Waterloo Region is shifting into high gear to fix a capacity crunch threatening its water network. Regional staff have rolled out an aggressive mix of…
The Township of Ramara officially broke ground today on the Wastewater Treatment Facility 202 (Bayshore Village) project, marking a major step forward in modernizing the…
It is the resolution the Canadian water sector has been waiting for—and one it will be dissecting for years to come. Just last week, Metro…
Pikangikum First Nation has renewed a state of emergency over its collapsing water and wastewater systems nearly one year after first declaring the crisis, citing…
Metro Vancouver has settled the legal proceedings with ACCIONA related to the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Project and an independent review will now proceed. “The…
The City of Calgary has begun Stage B construction on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main (BSFM) replacement project, installing a new parallel steel feeder main…
By Water Canada Staff As of May 2026, data from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) indicates that 40 long-term drinking water advisories (LTDWAs) remain in effect…
The government of Ontario is investing more than $14 million to upgrade and rehabilitation critical water infrastructure in Lanark and Frontenac counties. In the Town…
The Ontario government is investing close to $44 million to rehabilitate drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure in the Niagara Region. The funding is through…
The Township of North Dundas new water source, Wellfield 8, is now operational. Wellfield 8, located north of Winchester is now providing the community with…
The City of Barrie is celebrating Drinking Water Week from May 3 to May 9 to highlight not only the essential role of drinking water…
City of Owen Sound in Ontario will spend the spring and summer carrying out inspections of sanitary sewer infrastructure alongside its annual fire hydrant and…
Surrey, B.C.’s city council has approved a $11.6-million contract to B&B Heavy Civil Construction Ltd. to install new water mains and upgrade 24 Ave in…
The City of Iqaluit’s new water reservoir could be ready by 2031 according to a presentation to city councillors on April 26. City of Iqaluit…
The province of Manitoba is realigning the Manitoba Water Services Board (MWSB) in order to “improve efficiency and address municipal infrastructure needs,” according to the…
The spring of 2026 has sent a clear message to water managers across Canada: the “Spring Freshet” is no longer a predictable seasonal transition, but…
Work has begun on the Speaker’s Corner drainage renewal project in Regina, SK. The project addresses damage that occurred in 2023 when one of Regina’s…
The City of Lethbridge, Alta has outlined what it regards as required upgrades for its wastewater treatment plant. The city has completed an asset management…
The federal government, province of Ontario and the Municipality of Central Elgin are all investing in flood mitigation and climate resilience efforts in Port Stanley,…
Experts agree: Calgary’s multiple watermain woes were inevitable. Siegfried Kiefer led an independent panel who examined the causes of the 2024 Bearspaw South Feeder Main…
The government of Ontario is using $11.5 million in government funding to rehabilitate four aging dams across the province. The four dams are Ahmic Lake…
The Ontario government is investing $3.2 million to advance priority stormwater upgrades in the City of Oshawa. The funding, secured through the Ontario government’s Municipal…
Work has resumed on the McCarthy Boulevard sewer renewal project in Regina, SK. The project updates a critical wastewater pipe that carries nearly 100 per…
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced a joint investment on April 13 of more than $25.9 million through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF)…