This week, IBI Group, a global design and technology firm with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, launched BlueIQ, a real-time software solution for water utilities. Using…
Yesterday, the federal government announced support for 58 EcoAction Community Funding Programs to help support local action on climate change and water conservation. Announced by…
With the release of the latest special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday, scientists’ warnings about the impacts of unmitigated…
The federal and provincial governments are investing in water infrastructure in southern Saskatchewan. Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the Warren…
Two sandstone reefs installed by the Prince Edward Island government along the Souris causeway are having their intended effect. The offshore breakwaters, or intertidal reefs,…
A delegation from the State of Sarawak, Malaysia visited Ontario last week, engaging with the University of Waterloo’s the Water Institute, as part of its efforts…
A study led by researchers at Université de Montréal has quantified the maximum amount of phosphorus that can accumulate in a watershed before additional pollution…
Lystek International has announced that it has commissioned the installment of its low temperature Thermal Hydrolysis Process at the City of St. Cloud, Minnesota, as part…
Chief Wilbert Marshall of Potlotek First Nation and Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, have announced that construction is underway on a new water treatment plant for…
The president of International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), Michael R. Twiss, PhD., has responded to a change in the structure of the Natural…
Peter Huck, a civil and environmental engineering professor and industrial research chair in water treatment, was recently awarded more than $3 million to continue his…
A report from the World Economic Forum last month has provided a road map for the future of the blue economy. Harnessing the Fourth Industrial…
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) will fund fourteen new cleantech companies across Canada, including two ventures with direct impact on Canadian water resources, Sanexen Environmental…
Yesterday, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan agreed to a ten-year infrastructure funding plan, providing $416,334,673 for green infrastructure. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and…
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) Board has completed a land acquisition initiative that will help protect water quality in Comox Lake. An 18-hectare parcel…
Indigenous Services Canada has released an update on its progress in ending long-term drinking water advisories on reserve among First Nation communities. “I am pleased…
Vancouver-based Carl Data Solutions Inc. has announced the official launch of a new application for the wastewater management industry. Infinitii I&I uses machine learning to provide…
Progress continues on Melville, Saskatchewan’s new water infrastructure project, which will serve about 6,000 people in the area when fully operational. The new water treatment…
Ostara has announced two new projects, providing a nutrient recovery system to the City of St. Cloud, Minnesota, and a Nutrient Recovery Facility in Tel…
The Great Waters Challenge is officially re-launching in British Columbia. The challenge is a province-wide program for youth that facilitates school teams in planning and…
Saltworks Technologies has announced the opening of their China headquarters at the International Water Hub (IWH), in Nanjing China. Saltworks’ innovative products were initially supported by…
On October 10th, 2016, many homeowners in Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) were impacted by a historic storm that dropped over 225 millimetres of rain.…
The Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) board of directors has announced that Tanja McQueen, MBA, ICD.D, has been elected to the role of board chair,…
A new Alouette River Ecosystem Partnership (AREP) has been created. The partners aim to build constructive outcomes with BC Hydro and the provincial government, with…