The International Joint Commission (IJC), which prevents and resolves disputes between the United States and Canada over the use and quality of boundary waters, announced…
A new United Nations report titled Wastewater Management, A UN-Water Analytical Brief, was released February 2. The report was produced by the World Health Organization…
British Columbia’s District of Sechelt will conduct a field test to evaluate a novel method for removing hormones, pharmaceuticals, and other endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) from…
Recipients of the 2014 Manitoba Excellence in Sustainability Awards were announced by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh on January 28. The Lake…
The Province of Ontario announced on January 29 its approval of the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan, which was developed by local…
Several communities in Nunavik, a region covering the northern third of the province of Québec, will share upwards of $8 million in joint federal and…
For the first time in the city’s history, all of Winnipeg was put under a boil water advisory on the morning of January 27 after…
Federal and provincial representatives came together with local officials in Reston, Manitoba on January 19 to announce funding for a new flood protection project. In…
The Ontario Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (OCSI) released a new report on January 13 resulting from research and consultation on the Wastewater Infrastructure Needs Assessment…
The State of Minnesota will sign Manitoba’s Lake Friendly Accord, according to a January 20 announcement from Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship Gord Mackintosh…
The Saskatchewan town of Ituna will receive joint federal and provincial funding to help complete upgrades to its water supply infrastructure. The project will include…
Tony Clement, MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka, visited Parry Sound on January 16 to announce 32 environmental projects aiming to improve the ecosystem health of the…
The City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, announced on January 16 the commission of a biosolids management project incorporating technology developed by Lystek International Inc., a…
New data released by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service confirms the imminent threat of Asian carp to the Great Lakes. Sampling data collected…
Clearford Water Systems Inc., based in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata, and Signina Capital AG of Zurich, Switzerland, announced on January 14 a $100-million funding…
Do you know an individual, organization, or technology doing significant, impactful work in the Canadian water industry? If so, Water Canada has good news: the…
A January 6 meeting of Sudbury’s city council resulted in frozen water rates for the city’s residents and businesses. In order to avoid a proposed…
The Capital Regional District (CRD) Core Area Liquid Waste Management committee recommended that the CRD board approve the formation of a wastewater and resource recovery…
The Town of Nanton in southern Alberta has announced plans for a new wastewater treatment plant, scheduled to be operational by the end of 2015.…
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced on December 23 that its Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs is currently a funding partner for around…
The Government of Manitoba is committing almost $12 million to help improve water and wastewater systems in 12 municipalities in the province’s west region. The…
The City of Calgary is steadily approaching its goal of converting all municipal water customers to metered billing. All commercial and industrial customers have switched…
The governments of Canada and Ontario emphasized their commitment to the health of the Great Lakes on December 19 by signing the Canada-Ontario Agreement on…
The $7.9 million Sicamous’ water treatment facility upgrades are underway. Once the upgrades are complete, the facility will not only help protect the water supply,…