Saturday, May 17, 2025
Trojan Tech Will Treat Antarctic Ballast Water
London, Ontario’s Trojan Technologies has had their Marinex technology selected by the Dutch company Damen Green Solutions to outfit an Australian research vessel. Damen Green…
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Saskatchewan Hydrologist to Advise on U.S. Water Future
University of Saskatchewan hydrologist, Howard Wheater has been appointed to a panel of leading water science experts charged with identifying America’s highest-priority water science and…
Ottawa Council Receives Drinking Water Quality Report
Ottawa continues to produce and deliver some of the highest quality and safest drinking water in the world, according to a report received by the Environment and…
NWT Releases Guidelines for Effluent Mixing Zones
The Land and Water Boards of the Mackenzie Valley and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced the release of the Guidelines for Effluent Mixing…
Great Lakes Commissioners Endorse Water Infrastructure Plan
The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) has endorsed a joint action plan to address the growing water infrastructure crisis in the Great Lakes region, including drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and conveyance. The…
Trillium Foundation Grant for Agricultural Conesrvation Projects
Agricultural producers in Ontario will soon have more opportunities to establish ALUS conservation projects on their farms, thanks to a $695,900 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). Ontario…
Clearford Water Systems Signs MOU to Access Indian Markets
Ottawa, Ontario-based Clearford Water Systems Inc. today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) to promote implementation of…
New Wastewater Treatment Plant Begins Operation in Owen Sound, Ont.
Representatives gathered yesterday to celebrate the official opening of the newly-constructed Owen Sound Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ontario. The plant upgrades, which have been underway…
Nunatsiavut: Muskrat Falls Failing to Curb Methylmercury Accumulation
Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe has released a statement declaring that he’s disappointed that a key commitment to help mitigate downstream methylmercury impacts from the Muskrat…
Study Details Phosphorus Recycling Between Lake Mud and Water
In a new study, Internal phosphorus loading in Canadian fresh waters: a critical review and data analysis, scientists investigated a significant, but poorly understood, process in…
WWF Study Demonstrates Best Practices in E-Flows
Human health and well-being are intrinsically linked to the health of water systems that support communities. A new study by the United Kingdom’s branch of the World Wildlife Fund…
Western WaterTech Accelerator Launched
A new water cleantech accelerator has been launched in western Canada. WaterNEXT (not to be confused with Water Canada’s Water’s Next) was launched in Alberta on…
Laurier Opening New Research Office in Yellowknife
Wilfrid Laurier University is opening a research office in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (NWT), which will allow it to further develop its national and international leadership…
Research Identifies Drought Conservation Impacts on Wastewater Reuse
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have deduced that indoor residential conservation can have unintended consequences in places where systems of wastewater reuse have…
Shoreline Stabilization at Crooked Lake in the Qu’Appelle Valley
The Government of Saskatchewan is investing nearly $160,000 to stabilize the shoreline at Crooked Lake Provincial Park to protect park greenspace from further erosion. Caused…
Kingsbury, Que. Gets Two New Pumping Stations & Treatment Plant
Due to funding from both the provincial and federal governments, the Municipality of Kingsbury, Quebec now has a new wastewater treatment system. Karine Vallières, Member of the National…
Tignish, P.E.I. Receives CWWF Funds for Wastewater Upgrades
For the community of Tignish, Prince Edward Island an investment in better wastewater processing is a big step toward environmental sustainability and a success story…
Minto, Ont. Receives Report, Recommendations After June Flooding
The Town of Minto, Ontario, population 8,300, experienced a significant rainfall event during the early morning hours of June 23, 2017. The rainfall resulted in…
Chiefs Express Concern Over Water Quality at Potlotek First Nation
Chiefs in Atlantic Canada are expressing frustration and concern over Canada’s lack of action to address hazardous water quality in Potlotek First Nation. It’s been…
Winnipeg Completes Riverbank Stabilization Project
A riverbank stabilization project in Winnipeg has been completed. The successful project on Lyndale Drive improves the reliability of the city’s primary dike, protects the…
Watermain Upgrades Across Toronto
The governments of Canada, Ontario, and the City of Toronto announced a $20 million investment the structural relining of watermains in Toronto, approved under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Wastewater…
Watershed Planning & Data Management Tool Goes to Market
Last week, Greenland International Consulting Ltd. completed the next iteration of the Healthy River Ecosystem AssessmenT System (THREATS), a data management tool for watershed planning. The development of the…
AquaHacking Offers Five Innovative Solutions for Lake Erie
Leaders from government, First Nations, philanthropically minded businesses, and youth activists came together for the 2017 AquaHacking Summit to address the many issues facing the…
CCA Launches New Project on Antimicrobial Resistance
The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) announced today that it has been asked by the Minister of Science, on behalf of the Public Health Agency…