Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Calgary under Stage 4 water restriction after vital water main breaks
CALGARY, AB – The City of Calgary continues to work on repairing a large water main break in the Bowness and Montgomery area. The break…
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‘Early Warning System’ for Great Lakes Water Quality Threats Advanced by Report from IJC Board
Windsor, Ontario – Imagine a basinwide system that detects and prevents Great Lakes’ water quality threats. The International Joint Commission Great Lakes Science Advisory Board recently…
Canada expands and improves warning system for coastal flooding
Major expansion of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s capacity to predict and alert Canadians about coastal flooding GATINEAU, QC – Coastal flooding is a regular occurrence along Canada’s marine coasts and…
Ontario opens call for applications for additional funding to help improve the health of the Great Lakes
TORONTO — The Ontario government is helping communities and local organizations take action where they live to protect, conserve and restore the Great Lakes by…
Ontario to end wastewater surveillance program
TORONTO, ON – Ontario premier Doug Ford announced this week the province is ending the wastewater surveillance program that gained widespread praise during the COVID-19…
Okanagan mayors and fire chiefs team up to encourage residential water conservation
Lake Country, B.C. – Syilx Territory – Despite cooler temperatures and recent rainfall, the Okanagan’s water supply is still experiencing the effects of last year’s…
No Flood Mitigation Funding for Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton
Three BC municipalities devasted by flooding in 2021, along with industry and business leaders are calling on the federal government to change the way it…
Water Security Agency Investing $1M in Water Infrastructure Projects in Northern Saskatchewan
The Water Security Agency is working on key water infrastructure projects stretching from the Prince Albert to Meadow Lake regions. These projects are within three…
Successful restoration of a historic mining site achieved through collaboration
The Government of Yukon and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, with the support of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, have completed a four-year project to restore…
West Kelowna officially celebrates the opening of the Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant
West Kelowna, B.C. – Together with the community, the Governments of Canada and British Columbia and the City of West Kelowna held a ribbon cutting…
Restoration of nluxʷluxʷɬcwix (Trout Creek) in the District of Summerland to improve water certainty, salmon habitat
DISTRICT OF SUMMERLAND, BC – Efforts to restore Trout Creek to its natural form and function are one step closer after an investment of $563,118 from the federal government. Trout…
Water activist Maude Barlow to be honoured at Brock’s Spring Convocation
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – When Brock University’s newest graduates gather to mark their accomplishments next month, they’ll be ushered into this new chapter of their…
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation celebrate groundbreaking for new water treatment plant
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation – Long-term, sustainable access to clean drinking water is coming to Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation with the construction of…
Digital Twin Technology Can Improve Water Utility Management, Says Info-Tech Research Group
TORONTO, Ont. – With escalating global water concerns and the increasing urgency for effective water management, water utilities must accelerate their digital transformation efforts, says global research…
From Streams to Stories: Niagara College students visualize water data
From the moment we wake until we sleep, data and information permeate every facet of our lives. Like scattered puzzle pieces, data is raw numbers…
Bridgewater to receive water, wastewater infrastructure upgrades
BRIDGEWATER, NS – Upgrades to water and wastewater infrastructure in Bridgewater will improve water quality, help firefighters in emergencies and improve the efficiency of the…
Grand Forks to receive better flood protection
GRAND FORKS, BC – People, property and businesses in and around Grand Forks will be further protected from floodwaters with the construction of a new…
NAIT team develops first-of-its-kind approach to studying microplastics in rivers
Applied Research Clean Technologies innovation being used across North America Just how much microscopic plastic is flowing through the river systems that are our water…
Flood response improved this year in the Klondike Valley after action review
KLONDIKE VALLEY, Yukon – Following the de-activation of the Emergency Control Group (ECG) in relation to break-up on the Klondike River and flooding in the…
Investment made to protect homes and farms within Nicomekl River floodplains
Surrey, British Columbia — Surrey is ensuring that homes and farms are safe from flooding along a vulnerable segment of the Nicomekl River dike after a…
Niverville residents vote “no” to updating core water main
Niverville, MB – The Town of Niverville released the results of the Core Water Main proposed project survey. This survey, conducted between March 1st, 2024,…
Feds support water treatment infrastructure in Nunavut with $2M investment
CLYDE RIVER, NU – The Government of Canada is investing $2 million for critical improvements to drinking water treatment facilities in Nunavut. This was announced by Minister Dan Vandal and Nunavut’s Community and…
Selkirk to expand water and wastewater utilities to service MMF lands
SELKIRK, MB – A tripartite agreement was signed in Selkirk today that will see the city provide water and wastewater services to Manitoba Métis Federation land…
President of World Water Council calls on all countries to be “Water Warriors.”
BALI, Indonesia — Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially opened the 10th World Water Forum on Monday (5/20/2024) at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC).…