Friday, May 16, 2025
Floodway and Flood Risk Data Available for Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick formally launched its Open Data portal in conjunction with International Open Data Day this past Saturday, March 3rd, including data on…
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Support for Research Projects in Ontario Cleantech Available
Ontario has announced three funding programs to assist Ontario-based researchers. Funding will be available for up to 289 research projects across the province under the…
Yukon 2018–19 Budget Includes $3M in Water Resource Spending
Yukon’s Premier and Finance Minister, Sandy Silver, delivered the 2018–19 budget yesterday in the Legislative Assembly. Local construction activity within the Territory will continue to…
Thunder Bay, Ont. Releases Annual Report on Drinking Water Quality
The City of Thunder Bay has released its 2017 Drinking Water Quality Annual Report, meeting or exceeding all provincially mandated parameters for drinking water quality.…
World’s First Intelligent Wastewater Pumping System Available in Canada
The world’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence is now available in Canada. Xylem, a leading global water technology company has developed a new…
BC Calls for Public Consultation on Protecting Its Waters from Oils Spills
The Province of British Columbia has called for input from residents on the next steps to defend B.C.’s land, coast, and waters from oil spills.…
BluMetric Releases First Quarter of Fiscal 2018 Financial Report
Ottawa’s BluMetric Environmental Inc. has announced revenue of $7.6 million and net income of $101,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2018, ended December 31st, 2017. In the last…
Budget 2018 Applauded for Striving to Meet Pledged Freshwater Protections
The word around the water cooler is that Budget 2018 was successful in continuing the federal government’s investment in land and freshwater protections improving access…
Mudsnails Provide Water Quality Indicators
A tiny snail could be a big help to researchers measuring water quality along the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic coast. Eastern mudsnails live in coastal…
Clearford Expands Project Capital Options with Bond Support
Ontario’s Clearford Water Systems Inc. announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Sustainable Water Investments Inc. (SWI), a Vancouver-based investment vehicle. SWI…
Federal Budget 2018 Delivers a Wide Range of Spending
Finance Minister Bill Morneau released the 2018-19 federal budget today in Ottawa today. The budget featured a wide range of new spending, including many line…
OOWA Appeals to Environment Commissioner for Review of Building Code
On Friday, February 23rd, the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association (OOWA) submitted a Request for Review to the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) in collaboration with the Federation of…
Georgetown, PEI Celebrates CWWF Supported Wastewater Lagoon
Georgetown, Prince Edward Island has received funding from the Canadian Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) for its new wastewater lagoon, which has helped secure its…
Good News Stories from Combating Invasive Species in Canadian Ecoystems
Ducks Unlimited Canada (UDC) is honouring National Invasive Species Awareness Week, February 26th to March 2nd, by elevating the stories of conversation success in combating…
Manitoba’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre Releases First 2018 Flood Outlook
Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre has released its February flood outlook, which found that the threat of widespread major spring flooding is low in most…
Penticton, BC Joins Coalition Supporting ISO Standard Against Flushable Wipes
The City of Penticton, British Columbia has partnered with other Canadian municipalities, as well as the Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group (MESUG) and the Canadian…
A Low-Cost Way to Remove Valium from Wastewater
A low-cost, efficient one-step method to remove the anxiety drug Diazepam from recycled water and wastewater, using titanium dioxide nanofibers has been developed by researchers…
Farmers, Cities Team Up to Help Meet 40 Per Cent Target
The Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative (PRC) is moving into the next phase in developing practical ways to reduce the amount of phosphorus getting into…
Lake Erie Action Plan to Reduce Phosphorus Loads by 40%
The governments of Canada and Ontario have released the final Lake Erie Action Plan. The plan identifies more than 120 federal, provincial, and partner actions…
Surrey, BC Seeks Public Input on Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy
Surrey, B.C. continues proactive measures to mitigate sea level rise in anticipation of changes through 2200 with a coastal flood adaptation strategy. “While the coastal…
A New Project Will Protect and Restore Coastal Habitats in the St. Lawrence Estuary
Canada has announced $2.4 million in funding to support the work of ZIP Committee of Sud-de-l’Estuaire in its efforts to protect coastal habitats in the…
Court to Decide on BC Regulations of Bitumen Transport to Coastal Waters
Yesterday, British Columbia Premier John Horgan announced that his government will leave the matter of its rights to protect its coastal waters from potential oil…
Fishackathon Winners Go Global
Hundreds of young designers, developers, and subject matter experts from across Canada joined thousands of participants in more than 35 international cities on February 10-11,…
Swim Guide Upgrades its App and Moves Open Data Forward
Swim Drink Fish Canada has launched a third version of its beach and water quality app, Swim Guide 3.3, and continues to work towards open…