Monday, December 22, 2025
Elevated E. Coli Levels at Vancouver Beaches
Officials in British Columbia are warning people not to swim at three West Vancouver beaches after water quality sampling revealed elevated E. coli levels. The…
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Ecojustice Releases New Drinking Water Report
Ecojustice has released a new report suggesting Canada’s drinking water standards are lagging behind international benchmarks. The report, Waterproof: Standards, examines maximum allowable levels of…
Regina Finalizes Agreement with Treatment Plant Contractor
The City of Regina has finalized an agreement with EPCOR Water Prairies Inc. to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain its new sewage treatment plant…
B.C. Releases Fraser River Flood Risk Reports
The Government of British Columbia released two reports concerning flood risk along the Fraser River on July 11. The reports can be used to support…
Chelsea Water Projects Given Green Light
The Municipality of Chelsea in eastern Québec has been given the green light to begin construction on new wastewater and potable water systems for its…
New Brunswick Community Completes Wastewater System Upgrades
The Local Service District of Allardville, New Brunswick, celebrated the completion of more than $3.3 million in upgrades to its wastewater system on July 9.…
Raw Sewage Discharge Discovered near Calgary
A CBC investigation has discovered that untreated sewage from Redwood Meadows, Alberta, is being discharged directly onto a forest floor on Tsuu T’ina First Nations…
Peel River Watershed Trial Begins
The trial over land-use planning for the Peel River watershed in northern Yukon begins July 7. The First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, Tr’ondek Hwech’in,…
Brandon to Enhance Flood Protection Infrastructure
The City of Brandon, Manitoba, will receive federal and provincial funding to enhance its flood protection system after the Red River Floodway Expansion Project came…
Saskatchewan Flooding “Unprecedented”: Premier
According to Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, this year’s flooding in the province will be worse than the flooding in 2011, which caused $360 million in…
RBC Donates to Cornwall Flood Mitigation Initiative
The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences received a donation of $50,000 from the RBC Blue Water Project. The donation will help the River…
Prince Edward Island to Introduce Water Act
Prince Edward Island will introduce a water act providing a new legislative and policy framework to ensure the sustainable management of the province’s water resources,…
Manitoba Expands Fight Against Zebra Mussels
Manitoba has completed a number of important steps in the fight against an influx of zebra mussels on Lake Winnipeg, and are set to expand…
Kingston Recognized for Innovative Water Conservation Method
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSCI) has honoured Kingston, Ontario with an award for the Most Innovative Conservation Method for its utility…
Halifax Residents Ditch Local “Ditch Tax”
Halifax Regional Municipality citizens frustrated with paying the new stormwater fee introduced in 2013 have won a partial victory. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review…
RBC’s Blue Water Project Donates Millions to Protect Urban Waterways
RBC will donate more than $2.7 million this year to projects that improve urban water quality and preserve urban waterways. The RBC Blue Water Project…
Edward Burtynsky Keynote at Annual Canadian Water Summit in Toronto on June 18
Canada’s largest multi-stakeholder water conference, the Canadian Water Summit, is coming to Toronto on June 18 at the International Centre. The 2014 Canadian Water Summit…
British Columbia Funds Wastewater Professionals Training Study
The Province of British Columbia is providing $50,000 in funding to the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) to ensure consistent licensing standards…
Manitoba Unveils Massive Comprehensive Strategy for Surface Water Management
In an effort to protect the province’s water resources, Manitoba announced its first comprehensive Surface Water Management Strategy along with multi-year surface water management investments.…
Alberta Grant Program to Protect Communities from Flooding
Alberta is taking steps to better prepare communities for potential drought and severe floods, such as the heavy rainfall that devastated Calgary and other parts…
York Region Pollution Control Plant Wins U.S. Award
The American Public Works Association will recognize upgrades to the Keswick Water Pollution Control plant in the Region of York as one of its 2014…
P&G Implements Clean Water Initiative
In light of water crises around the world that hit Third World communities the hardest, corporations are working together to remind Canadian shoppers not to…
Flood Prevention Initiatives Include Tearing Up Canadian Streets
Five Canadian cities will have portions of their asphalt roads ripped up and replaced with permeable brick and gravel this summer in an effort to…
Seaterra Program Abandons Controversial McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Seaterra program will not be continuing with the proposed wastewater treatment plant at McLoughlin Point in Victoria, British Columbia, due to decisions last week…