Sunday, June 8, 2025
Professor John Pomeroy Describes Canada’s New $78 Million Research Program
This week, the Government of Canada unveiled plans for a new $77.8 million research program, led by the University of Saskatchewan with more than 380…
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Extreme Weather Identified as a Key Risk in the Emergency Management Framework for Agriculture
The federal, provincial and territorial governments have developed a resource, the Emergency Management Framework for Agriculture, to improve Canada’s ability to address risks and emergencies, from prevention…
Water and Wastewater Scholar Elected as a Fellow by the Royal Society of Canada
The Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada have elected 89 new Fellows, including one with a focus on water resources management and public policy.…
H2O Innovation Reveals New Open-Source Wastewater Membrane Technology
Quebec-based H2O Innovation has announced the release of the new a new membrane bioreactor technology for advanced wastewater treatment applications. The new technology provides greater…
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde Calls For Immediate Investment in Safe Water Systems
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde today said that a detailed investigative report by the Globe & Mail outlining the troubling state…
Canadian Researchers Responds to Biosolids Hysteria
Below is a statement issued by four Canadian professors and water experts in response to a letter to the Hamilton Spectator regarding “the danger of…
Feds Invest $1.7 Million in Freshwater Research at the Experimental Lakes Area
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, MP Bob Nault of Kenora, and the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Dominic LeBlanc announced this week…
Agriculture Leaders Recommend Water Policy Priorities to Fed/Prov Ministers
Farm leaders met this week to discuss policy and program recommendations with federal, provincial, and territorial agriculture ministers. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s (CFA) also hosted…
Water Canada/Actual Media is Hiring
Join our team! Seeking a full time Content and Marketing Manager Reporting to our Senior Editorial Staff, we are looking for a smart, prolific, and…
Interactive Map Fosters Understanding of Canada’s Oceans
A new interactive map launched this week brings together for the first time the fullest picture of how people and wildlife use Canada’s oceans. The Oceans Map, created…
Forestry Guide on BMPs to Mitigate the Impacts of Roads on Wetlands in Canada’s Forests
This week two non-government organizations—FPInnovations and Ducks Unlimited Canada—released a new guide for the forestry sector to describe best management practices to mitigate the impacts…
Water Is Central to Three new Order of Canada Recipients
The Order of Canada is receiving 113 new members this year, including three who have played a role in improving Canadian water resources. Dennis O’Connor,…
Environmental Defence Applauds Federal Regulation of Microbeads
Environmental Defence has issued a statement to applaud the federal government’s decision to add microbeads to the Schedule 1 list of toxic substances under the Canadian…
The Catch-22 with Global Ballast Water Regulations and Trojan Technologies’ Efforts to Settle Them
On a hot and summer evening in 1988, a group of researchers from the University of Windsor boarded a small vessel on Lake St. Clair…
Water’s Next Award Winners Announced
It was a dazzling celebration of water leadership and innovation. On June 23, Water Canada celebrated it 2016 Water’s Next winners and nominees at a…
Ralph Pentland’s Response to the Waukesha Decision
Ralph Pentland is a member of the Forum for Leadership on Water, president of Ralbet Enterprises Inc. and a leading Canadian water policy expert who…
Enormous Sinkhole Takes Over Ottawa’s Rideau Street
At around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, on the corner of Rideau Street and Sussex drive, a massive sinkhole opened up, causing a gas leak and…
All-Female Sailing Crews From Canada and the U.S. Shed Light on Microplastics
A team of all-female sailing crews from Canada and the United States are planning a simultaneous expedition on all five of the Great Lakes, plus…
Canada and the U.S. Identified Eight Chemicals of Mutual Concern for the Great Lakes
The governments of Canada and the United States today announced that they have identified eight substances as chemicals of mutual concern under the Canada-U.S. Great…
RBC Water Attitudes Study Reveals Information About Canadian Views On Water Infrastructure
RBC has released its 9th annual Water Attitudes Study, conducted by GlobeScan this spring, providing important information on the perspectives of Canadians pertaining to drinking water,…
2016 Water’s Next Finalists Announced
Water Canada magazine has announced the finalists of the 2016 Water’s Next Awards. The Water’s Next Awards program honours the achievements and ideas of individuals…
Academic Group and Royal Society of Canada Released Statement Opposing Site C Dam
More than 250 prominent university professors from across Canada, including legal scholars, political scientists, water scientists, and environmental scientists, released a statement of concern regarding…
Waukesha Diversion Moves a Step Closer to Approval
On Wednesday, nine of 10 delegates who represent the states and Canadian provinces of the Great Lakes basin voted yes to allow the City of…
Roadmap to Innovation and Clean Economy Released
Challenging Canadian governments to go even further to transition to a strong, clean economy, a new report makes recommendations on how this process can be…