A new study from the Columbia Institute has argued that British Columbia’s public-private partnerships (P3s) model for developing public infrastructure projects has often been a…
The Province of Nova Scotia has committed to determining what’s required to remediate a former construction and demolition site in Harrietsfield, Halifax Regional Municipality. Nova…
Although a record 693 quarter sections of Saskatchewan agriculture lands were brought into drainage compliance in the 2017–18 fiscal year, Saskatchewan’s Provincial Auditor says there…
Newfoundland and Labrador has awarded a contract for a flood risk mapping study, a flood forecasting model, and a flood forecasting service for the lower…
Meteorologists have known for some time that rainfall forecasts have flaws, as failure to take into account factors such as evaporation can affect their accuracy. Now,…
Research from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation has calculated the lost time from work and the mental health impacts resulting from basement flooding. Of…
Earlier this year, the Government of Alberta committed $10 million to help communities along river basins prepare for floods. The funding included $2 million for…
Last October, a University of California, Berkeley, team field tested a prototype water harvesting device in the Arizona desert, which was able to extract water…
On Friday, the Government of Canada announced an investment of over $2 million in protecting coastal habitats in B.C.’s Fraser River estuary and successful conservation…
On Saturday while many Torontonians were breezily enjoying Lake Ontario’s waterfront, 16 teams of tech-savvy students were busy presenting solutions to Great Lakes water challenges…
The Government of Yukon and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council will be working with local community members on developing potential zoning regulations in the Shallow Bay area,…
The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) has launched ErieStat, a website that tracks progress toward the binational shared goal of reducing phosphorus in Lake Erie by 40 per cent, and reports…
The Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC), a project of the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI), released results of a study on non-indigenous species of plankton…
Tides Canada announced yesterday that its president and CEO, Ross McMillan, has decided to leave his position at Tides Canada towards the end of 2018.…
Canadian plastics recycling veterans and entrepreneurs Tony Moucachen and Emmie Leung have combined the market presence of their three extended plastics processing and recycling companies,…
At the end of May, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) announced a private investment into Forward Water Technologies (FWT). The announcement was made in conjunction with…
ALUS Canada and The W. Garfield Weston Foundation presented two Innovation Awards, each worth $10,000, during an awards presentation held at Y U Ranch in Tillsonburg, Ontario.…
New research identifying climate vulnerability hotspots has found that the number of people affected by multiple climate change risks, such as water supply risk, could…
Construction has commenced on a new wastewater system for the Town of Bienfait, Saskatchewan, a more than $2.86-million infrastructure project funded in part by the…
British Columbia has implemented a flood mitigation activity, commissioning work at five locations west of Chetwynd, replacing culverts with bridges in order to permit safe…
British Columbia’s Interior Health (IH) has launched a real-time, interactive water advisory map, enabling people to search the entire IH region for current drinking water…
Taber, Alberta has signed a utility services agreement to operate Lantic Inc.’s wastewater treatment plant, which came into effect June 1st, 2018. Lantic Inc. approached…
Indigenous Services Canada has released a May 2018 update on the federal government’s progress in ending long-term drinking water advisories for public water systems on…
Clearford Water Systems Inc. has acquired a privately owned local water utility in Ontario’s Niagara Region that provides safe drinking water for approximately 300 residents in the Lake…