Monday, June 23, 2025
CWQA Announces a New Executive Director
The Canadian Water Quality Association has announced that Anne Baliva will be the new executive director. Baliva served as program manager of the Canadian Water Quality…
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Manitoba Introduces Climate and Green Plan, Would Amend Water Act
Manitoba has introduced Bill 16, the Climate and Green Plan Implementation Act, which includes the Water Protection Amendment Act. “Our goal is to reduce carbon…
United Nations Calls for Fundamental Shift in Global Water Management
In advance of World Water Day 2018 and the launch of the Water Action Decade 2018–2028, the United Nations and its High Level Panel on…
Predicting Hydrological Change in Calgary under Climate and Land-Use Scenarios
The lead author of a study focused on the impact of precipitation, thaw and development on Calgary’s second-largest river basin suggests that climate change and…
B.C. Announces Independent Scientific Review of Hydraulic Fracturing
The British Columbia government is moving forward with an independent scientific review of hydraulic fracturing to ensure it is meeting the highest safety and environmental…
Green Infrastructure Tops Funding in Canada-New Brunswick Agreement
Canada and New Brunswick have announced their bilateral, which includes funding for green infrastructure in the province. Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and…
Province Releases Progress Report on Climate Change Action Plan
Yesterday, Ontario released its first progress report on its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), which details progress and actions taken to meet environmental targets, specifically…
Haida Nation Applies Traditional Knowledge to Protect Coastline
The Haida Nation and Transport Canada have revised a regional plan for B.C.’s coastline to ensure that ships in need of assistance have a designated…
Dr. Karen Kidd to Receive Int’l Environmental Award for Aquatic Research
Recipharm has announced that its 2017 International Environmental Award will be presented to Karen Kidd, professor in Biology, and Geography & Earth Sciences at McMaster…
WaterTAP Report: Water Cleantech Vital to Meet GHG Targets
Yesterday, Ontario’s WaterTAP released a new report at the GLOBE Forum 2018, Water: The next frontier on the path to a low carbon economy, which asserts that…
SFU Research Strengthens Link Between Low-Level Lead Exposure and Heart Disease
New research from Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences has strengthened the connection between low-level exposure to lead and cardiovascular disease. While municipalities have…
New Study Presents Tasting Notes for Recycled Wastewater
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have published the results of a study on how people perceive the taste of recycled wastewater in…
Federal Support for Green Infrastructure & Other Water Projects
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced 67 initiatives across Canada that will receive funding to support work on…
Nestlé & Guelph Share Data to Improve Science-Based Decision Making
At the request of the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC), the City of Guelph has signed a reciprocal agreement with Nestlé Waters…
Economic Discussion Paper Addresses Financial Incentives for LID
Ontario’s Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has developed an economic discussion paper entitled, Economic Instruments to Motivate Stormwater Management on Private Lands, which grew out of…
Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund Invests in Water Systems
Ontario has announced that 78 communities will be receiving support for a variety of projects, including replacement and rehabilitation of water systems, through the Community…
The Federal Gas Tax Fund Makes a Splash in B.C. Water Projects
Returns from the federal Gas Tax Fund have made a large impact on municipalities in British Columbia. Combined, East Kootenay, Nanaimo, Nelson, North Cowichan, and…
National Bioretention Standards Under Review
Bioretention is the process in which contaminants and sedimentation are removed from stormwater runoff using grass buffer strips, sand beds, ponding areas, organic layers, plants,…
Winnipeg Enhances Transparency on Capital Projects with Open Data
The City of Winnipeg has launched new open data tools that will help members of the public learn more about capital projects underway and still…
Regional HELP Clean Water Project Wraps After 14 Years
On Friday, Mayor Matt Brown of London, Ontario marked the successful completion of the HELP Clean Water (Huron-Elgin-London Project Clean Water) project, a multi-year, multi-million-dollar regional…
Halifax Charter Amended, Making Way for Wastewater Energy Reuse
Nova Scotia’s Municipal Affairs Minister Derek Mombourquette introduced amendments to the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter on March 8th that will impact wastewater energy reuse in…
Alberta Seeks Input on North Saskatchewan Regional Plan
Albertan residents are invited to provide input on land use in the North Saskatchewan Region, which will directly impact watershed management in the province. The…
Nova Scotia to Revise Aquaculture Regulations with New Fisheries Act
With the introduction of its Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act today, the Government of Nova Scotia is revising aquaculture regulations to improve outcomes for the…
Kamloops, BC Begins Stakeholder Consultations on Biosolids Strategy
Kamloops, B.C. has commissioned a stakeholder group to review a potential biosolids strategy that would determine the best uses for the approximately 12,500 tonnes produced…