Wednesday, May 14, 2025
WWF Looks to Grow the Narrative on Water Stewardship
A new brief from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has called for an acceleration of the scope, activity, and framing of water stewardship that leverages risk…
News
Nfld. Announces Gas Tax Fund Money for Infrastructure Projects
With new funding announced through the federal Gas Tax Fund, Newfoundland and Labrador has committed substantial funding to infrastructure programs in August, announcing support for…
Nanofiber Water Harvester Tech Captures Water from Air
Researchers are developing a lightweight, battery-powered freshwater harvester that could someday take as much as 37 Litres per hour from the air, even in arid…
Selkirk First Nation and Minto Explorations Release Socio-Economic Impact Report
In early August, Selkirk First Nation, Minto Explorations Ltd., and the Government of Yukon released the Minto Mine Socio-Economic Monitoring Program’s 2015 Annual Report. According…
Ontario Government Supports Watershed Conservation in Muskoka Region
The Ontario government has announced a $5-million investment in a watershed conservation and management initiative to better identify risks and issues facing the Muskoka Region.…
Diversion of Water from Apex River to Lake Geraldine Underway in Iqaluit
Iqaluit has undertaken a project to divert water from the Apex River to its water supply in Lake Geraldine. This is an emergency measure after…
Global Study Assesses Water Quality Using Drone-based Technologies
Experts are testing drones equipped with sensor technologies to enhance the monitoring of water worldwide as part of the $8.5 billion MONOCLE project funded by…
Report Finds Failure to Meet Best Practices in Review of Hydroelectric Development Impacts
A new report received by the Manitoba government has found that Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment (RCEA) was negligent with respect to an array of factors…
RCCAO: Federal and Provincial Governments Failing to Fund Infrastructure
The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) has called on the federal government to fulfill its pledge for infrastructure investment in Ontario, including…
Peace River Watershed Mapping Identifies Conservation Needs
More than $2 million is available to watershed conservation projects in the Peace River Basin through the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) – a…
Scientists Uncover New Molecular Properties of Water
Liquid water is known to be an excellent transporter of its own autoionization products; that is, the charged species obtained when a water molecule (H2O)…
Memorandum of Understanding Delivers Water Supply to Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation
The federal government and the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will deliver water to the communities of Esowista and Ty-Histanis.…
New Canadian Blockchain Centre Powered by Water
A new Canadian centre specializing in the blockchain applications for industry has received approval for its application to run its operations with hydro-electricity from the Board of…
Methane from Thermokarst Lakes Absent in Current Climate Change Models
Methane released by thawing permafrost from some Arctic lakes is likely to accelerate climate change, according to a new study from the University of Alaska…
Research Aims to Understand Impacts of Forest Fires on Water Quality
North American forest fires have achieved unprecedented scale in 2018. New research funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Strategic…
Université de Moncton Invests in Improved Water and Wastewater
The Université de Moncton has announced an investment of more than $1.3 million for a water and wastewater infrastructure project on the university’s Moncton campus.…
NL Releases Updated Flood Risk Map for Waterford River
Newfoundland and Labrador has released a flood risk mapping study of the Waterford River and its major tributaries. The new study was undertaken in November…
Saint-Boniface, QC Invests in Water Infrastructure with Fed-Prov Support
Canada and Quebec have supported water infrastructure in the municipality of Saint-Boniface with more than $5.2 million in financial assistance under the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. Pierre Giguère,…
Canada & PEI Sign Bilateral Agreement, Secure Ten Years of Infrastructure Funding
Canada and Prince Edward Island have signed a bilateral agreement under the Investing in Canada plan, providing funding for infrastructure projects in the province for…
B.C. Agriculture Receives $6M for Climate Change Adaptation Program
B.C.’s Climate Change Adaptation Program has announced $6 million in federal and provincial government support, over the next five years, through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.…
XPV Announces Strategic Investment with Alberta IoT Firm
Private venture capital fund, XPV Water Partners announced today that it has invested in Alberta-based Mobiltex Data Ltd., an IoT product and service provider that monitors corrosion…
Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board Launches a Website
The Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board has launched a website, increasing accessibility and transparency in the province’s regulatory role over the aquaculture industry. “The review…
The Great Lakes Commission Fund Runoff Reduction Initiatives
The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) has announced that nearly $900,000 in grants have been awarded to seven U.S. organizations to reduce the runoff of sediment, nutrients, and…
Greywater Dumping In Arctic Waters Set to Double By 2035
A gap in Canadian regulations governing greywater disposal in the Arctic could lead to a significant increase in pollution in highly sensitive waters in the future…