Greenway Water Technologies (GWT), of Guelph, Ontario, announced an exclusive partnership with California’s ClearWater Tech LLC on October 30. The partnership will introduce residential and…
The Waterloo-based Canadian Water Network (CWN) announced the appointment of Dr. Simon Courtenay as Scientific Director on October 30. The appointment came into effect at…
Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt reintroduced the proposed Safeguarding Canada’s Seas and Skies Act on October 18, a piece of legislation first tabled March 18…
Yesterday, Bill 6, the proposed Great Lakes Protection Act 2013 passed its second reading in the Ontario Legislature. The proposed act, if passed, would would…
A new TD Economics report (PDF) has proposed a “new, holistic approach” to measuring the progress being made by Canadian businesses in achieving economic growth…
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has reported that the latest Property Claim Services Canada (PCS-Canada) estimate of the insured property damage caused by last June’s…
The Lethbridge Herald released an open letter from the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) on September 18, expressing the organization’s support for community water fluoridation.…
The federal government has announced investments in water and wastewater treatment system improvements in five British Columbia First Nation communities – Metlakatla First Nation, Esk’etemc…
Edmonton-based professional services company Stantec Inc. unveiled a new brand on September 10, with a goal to reinforce the company’s “design with community in mind”…
End Fluoride Toronto, a group “fighting to get fluoride medication out of Toronto’s water supply,” according to its website, is holding a peaceful assembly outside…
The Co-operators Group Limited has released a report looking into issues of insurance coverage against flooding in Canada. While some homeowners may be eligible for…
According to research from Kim Cuddington of the University of Waterloo, the introduction of just 20 Asian carp into the Great Lakes could cause the…
WWF-Canada has released a report on the healthiness of seven Canadian watersheds: the Athabasca River, the Fraser River, the Ottawa River, the St. John River,…
“Our water isn’t nearly as secure as we think it is,” award-winning author Chris Wood recently told Water Canada. “We don’t have in place mechanisms…
Ecojustice, a Canadian environmental charity, has released a new report ranking 12 Ontario municipalities on their ability to minimize sewage pollution in the Great Lakes…
A July 23 release from environmental engineering firm XCG Consulting suggests that the violent flooding seen in Toronto in early July could have been much…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper updated his cabinet today, announcing the changes on his Twitter feed. There have been some significant shifts in several ministries under…
Canada is now home to 1,000 LEED-certified projects contributing to water savings of over 3.3 billion litres–the equivalent of 1,336 Olympic sized swimming pools, says…
Ministers from the eight Arctic states and representatives of the Arctic Indigenous Peoples met today in Kiruna, Sweden at the conclusion of Sweden’s two-year chairmanship…
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have signed a memorandum of understanding that may see IISD become the Experimental…
Bill S-8, the proposed Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act, is now in line for its second reading in the House of Commons. The…
The mayors of municipalities across Atlantic Canada met in Halifax last week to discuss, among other things, funding for wastewater projects. With government imposed deadlines…
Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., a Vancouver-based clean water company, has been awarded $13 million in financing, according to a company press release. The company,…
In February 2012, the federal government and provincial government of Alberta announced the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring, a collaborative effort to…