Island Water Technologies (IWT) has launched REGEN: a self-powered wastewater treatment solution. The first commercial product offering has been developed and customized for partners in…
The Government of Alberta is making investments in water infrastructure that will create jobs and ensure clean water in communities across the province. In Budget…
As part of the public safety funding announced in February 2016, the B.C. Government is committing $33,000 toward an assessment of the flood risk around…
The installation of an improved municipal water system has recently been completed in Behchokö. The improved water treatment plant involved the installation of a wood…
The Government of Saskatchewan is investing nearly $1 million into water and wastewater system upgrades in three parks: Cypress Hills, Good Spirit Lake and Moose…
Capital expenditures (CAPEX) for U.S. municipal water & wastewater utilities are expected to exceed $532 billion between 2016 and 2025, according to new forecasts just-released…
The Order of Canada is receiving 113 new members this year, including three who have played a role in improving Canadian water resources. Dennis O’Connor,…
Environmental Defence has issued a statement to applaud the federal government’s decision to add microbeads to the Schedule 1 list of toxic substances under the Canadian…
In response to low rainfall and record high temperatures across southern and eastern Vancouver Island, the province is putting residents on the highest drought alert…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde announced that the report by Human Rights Watch, Make It Safe: Canada’s Obligation to End the…
The opening of a new water treatment plant has been announced by Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett and Constance Lake First Nation…
After a five-year, $3.3 million study, Rob Jamieson, head of the Dalhousie Centre, and his team at Dalhousie University have come to the conclusion that…
On a hot and summer evening in 1988, a group of researchers from the University of Windsor boarded a small vessel on Lake St. Clair…
Metro Vancouver’s We Love Water campaign aims to improve water conservation year round throughout the region by connecting to the deep appreciation people have for their…
It was a dazzling celebration of water leadership and innovation. On June 23, Water Canada celebrated it 2016 Water’s Next winners and nominees at a…
On June 21, the eight U.S. states touching the Great Lakes approved an application by Waukesha, Wisconsin to divert water from Lake Michigan. Daniel Macfarlane provides…
Jacqueline Wilson is counsel at the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and works on law reform and litigation relating to climate change, energy policy, and…
Ralph Pentland is a member of the Forum for Leadership on Water, president of Ralbet Enterprises Inc. and a leading Canadian water policy expert who…
This week, WWF-Canada released the latest watershed report as part of a national health assessment of the country’s 25 major freshwater ecosystems and the threats…
Today, representatives of the Governors of the eight Great Lakes states approved the diversion application of the City of Waukesha, WI, under the Great Lakes…
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance has released a new report that highlights what’s needed to implement watershed-based governance in British Columbia. The report entitled, Illumination: Insights…
The maker of your favourite “501 jeans,” Levi Strauss & Co. announced the launch of the LS&Co. Collaboratory, an annual fellowship program for socially and…
The Skeena River–British Columbia’s second largest river–remains largely undeveloped and has diverse wild salmon populations, but for decades there has been conflict over how to…
It was announced this week that Nipawin, Saskatchewan will be receiving a $20.8 million water treatment plant. The new plant will improve the taste of…