Thursday, July 30, 2026
Manitoba realigns Water Services Board
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…
Infrastructure
Beyond the Sandbags: Is Canada’s Stormwater Infrastructure Ready for the “New Normal” Freshet?
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…
Regina starts work on Speaker’s Corner drainage renewal project
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…
Lethbridge outlines wastewater treatment plant upgrade needs
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…
federal, provincial and municipal governments invest in Port Stanley flood mitigation
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,…
Better oversight of Calgary’s watermain system needed to avoid future failures
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…
Ontario puts $11.5 million toward aging dams across province
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…
Oshawa secures $3.2 million from Ontario for water infrastructure improvements
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…
Regina resumes McCarthy Boulevard sewer renewal
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…
Canada, Saskatchewan invest more than $25.9 million in province-wide water infrastructure
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)…
Watershed Security Fund announces $6 million funding for watershed projects across B.C.
The Watershed Security Fund, a partnership between the First Nations Water Caucus (FNWC), the First Nations Fisheries Council (FNFC), and the Real Estate Foundation of BC (REFBC) has announced…
Robotic inspection of Bearspaw South Feeder Main stalls
It’s back to basics for the Bearspaw South Feeder Main inspection. The City of Calgary recently deployed a robotic device named “PipeDiver” to complete a…
$12.5 million critical infrastructure investment for City of Brantford
The province of Ontario is investing up to $12.5 million towards the City of Brantford, ON’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade to UV Disinfection & Phosphorus…
Metro Vancouver completes Fleetwood Reservoir work
Metro Vancouver announced April 10 it has finished work on the Fleetwood Reservoir, a key component of the City of Surrey, B.C.’s drinking water infrastructure.…
New water and sewer infrastructure for Caraquet, NB
The government of Canada along with the province of New Brunswick and the City of Caraquet are investing in new water and sewer infrastructure to…
Federal gov’t invests in New Brunswick, PEI water infrastructure
The government of Canada is investing in water and wastewater infrastructure in Cornwall, PEI and wastewater infrastructure in Belle-Baie, NB. The federal government will put…
Bearspaw inspections begin
The City of Calgary is starting a proactive assessment of a section of the Bearspaw South Feeder Main this week. The inspection will run from…
Build Communities Strong fund invests in wastewater infrastructure in Arctic, Alberta
The federal government’s Build Communities Strong fund, announced in the 2025 budget, is bringing new and upgraded water infrastructure to Alberta, the Northwest Territories and…
Federal government invests in Atlantic Canada infrastructure
The 2025 federal budget’s Building Communities Strong Fund is bringing wastewater infrastructure upgrades to Bridgewater, NS along with drinking water improvements in Quispamsis, NB. More…
Nova Scotia aboiteau construction approved
The federal government has approved construction of the Avon River aboiteau in Hants County, NS. Constructing the new aboiteau will allow the Highway 101 twinning…
Bearspaw feeder main returns to service
The City of Calgary announced April 2 it has lifted water restrictions as the Bearspaw Feeder Main returns to service. Since the feeder main was…
Port Alberni makes major water infrastructure investment
Port Alberni, B.C. is ready to begin construction of a substantiial upgrade of the city’s drinking water infrastructure. Rolling out in four phases over the…
Ontario investing up to $21.8 million in new Schreiber wastewater plant
Ontario Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland announced March 27 that the province of Ontario will invest up to $21,859,076 for construction of a new wastewater…
Federal government announces Inuvik infrastructure upgrades
The government of Canada will invest over $5.4 million through The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) to upgrade water and wastewater systems to support…