Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Spring Runoff Expected to be Below Normal in Saskatchewan
The Water Security Agency (WSA) has released its preliminary spring runoff outlook for Saskatchewan for 2019. With the dry conditions in the summer and fall of…
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Expansion of Community Water Supply System in B.C. Comes to a Halt
The Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) proposed expansion of the community water supply system infrastructure cannot proceed as a result of a decision related to…
Chemical Testing for Well Water Now Available Across Nova Scotia
Residents on well water across Nova Scotia can now bring water samples to Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) for chemical and bacterial testing, thanks to…
City of Airdrie, AB Council Approves Implementation of Watering Schedule
The city council in the City of Airdrie, Alberta has approved a new bylaw that includes a year-round watering schedule. “This year we’ll be focusing…
City of Toronto Releases Updated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
The City of Toronto has released its 2016 inventory on community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The inventory indicates that GHG emissions in Toronto were 33…
City of Markham and Bell Partner for Smart City initiative
The City of Markham today announced the launch of the Smart City Accelerator Research Program, a new partnership with Bell. The program will deploy Bell’s…
Report Reveals Increase in Corporate Action on Environmental Impacts within the Supply Chain
A new report by CDP reveals a step-change in corporate awareness and action on environmental impacts within the supply chain in the last decade. In…
Enforcement Officers Conduct Operation to Protect Watershed in B.C.
An enforcement operation to protect the Kiskatinaw River watershed near Dawson Creek, B.C. has reviewed 49 water storage structures, including dugouts and dams. The objective…
Federal Government Provides Update on Long-Term Drinking Water Advisories
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, provided a monthly update for January 2019 on the status of long-term drinking water advisories on public…
New Multi-Million-Dollar Partnership to Improve Freshwater Monitoring
The power of environmental DNA (eDNA) technology is being extended to community groups across Canada to allow for faster creation of more robust freshwater health…
Research Shows Lake Ice May Disappear Across Northern Hemisphere
The iconic winter traditions of skating outdoors and ice fishing on a frozen lake could vanish across southern Canada and the Northern Hemisphere by the…
CPR AM and CDP Launch Fund to Fight Global Warming
Building on its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, CPR AM, a subsidiary of Amundi, is teaming up with CDP to launch a…
Leading Up to World Wetlands Day, Symposium Discusses Importance of Wetlands
Scientists and policy makers gathered at Mount Royal University on February 1, 2019 to learn more about how wetlands help mitigate climate change and protect…
Government of Canada Completes Plan to Protect Wood Buffalo National Park
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, announced that the Action Plan to protect Wood Buffalo National Park…
Kawartha Lakes, Ont. to Pay Fine for Alleged Violations Under Fisheries Act
The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes has entered into a diversion agreement with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada after Environment and Climate Change Canada…
Nature Conservancy of Canada Comments on World Wetlands Day
The conservation and restoration of wetlands in Manitoba must be a top priority, especially in the face of a changing climate, said Kevin Teneycke, acting…
Helen Jowett and Chris White Acclaimed to Lead GRCA Board
Helen Jowett has been acclaimed to a fourth one-year term as Chair of the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). Chris White has also been acclaimed…
Federation of Canadian Municipalities Introduces Climate Champions
FCM announced the new municipal elected official climate champions for the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP) and Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program. The…
Microplastic Contamination Found in Common Source of Groundwater
A new study is the first to report microplastics in fractured limestone aquifers – a groundwater source that accounts for 25 per cent of the…
Government of Canada Supports Climate Change Research in B.C.
The Government of Canada is providing more than $1 million to support six climate change projects in British Columbia. An announcement was made by Paul Lefebvre, Parliamentary…
Government of Alberta Acquires Land for Springbank Off-stream Reservoir
The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) is another step closer to construction after the province acquired 465 acres of land needed for the project. The Government…
Cleantech Group Names Axine Water Technologies in Global Cleantech 100
Industrial wastewater treatment provider Axine Water Technologies was named by Cleantech Group in the prestigious 2019 Global Cleantech 100. The Global Cleantech 100 is an annual guide to…
Research Encourages Conservation Authorities to Continue Taking Action on Climate Change
Research undertaken by Dr. Blair Feltmate validates and encourages the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) and conservation authorities across Ontario to continue focusing efforts…
New Research to Determine if Fish in Northern Ont. Communities is Safe to Eat
University of Waterloo researchers are working with the Fort Albany First Nation, a subarctic community in northern Ontario, to answer one of the most critical…