Several Canadian water and wastewater technology companies have been honoured with Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Green 15 award, including Bionest Technologies (Quebec), H2O Innovation (Quebec), HG…
The federal government has selected the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnership to Accelerate Transformation and Sustainability (IC-IMPACTS) as the winner of the Canada-India Research…
Ottawa-based Seprotech Systems has approved, subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, the proposed acquisition of WESA Group Inc., a company focused…
There is a sharp rise in company reports of detrimental impacts from drought and other water-related issues, yet little change in the number of companies…
Jodi Glover, CEO and co-founder of Whitby, Ontario-based Real Tech, is a finalist for this year’s RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur TPH Sustainability Award. “I am…
Following a summer of relentless hot and dry weather, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario warned this week that the Ontario government is not doing enough…
The Ontario Power Authority has granted a consortium of local researchers and energy professionals $99,800 to link water and electricity conservation incentives. The Sustainable Energy…
Residents and businesses in Niagara-on-the-Lake will soon benefit from improved wastewater infrastructure, thanks to a joint funding commitment from the governments of Canada and Ontario.…
Cutting energy use was a big factor in Hamilton, Ontario’s recent celebrations for seven completed water and wastewater infrastructure projects. In particular, Hamilton partnered with…
As food processing plants look to reduce their water footprints, wastewater discharge, and wastewater treatment costs, the market for water and wastewater treatment equipment is…
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) is now accepting nominations for its 2012 Utility Excellence Awards. The awards highlight the work of water and…
The Canadian Water Network is issuing five calls to the water research community, with up to $3.2 million in research support available. The funding opportunities are…
A new online reference guide is giving water quality professionals access to a database of water contaminant information, and the regulatory standards associated with them. The WaterTrax…
Five Canadian companies received recognition for their water technologies in the annual Artemis Top 50, announced this Thursday. APG-Neuros (Blainville, Québec) Aqua-Pure Ventures (Calgary), ENBALA…
Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital has invested in Vancouver’s Axine Water Technologies, developers of a low-cost solution for treating toxic organic pollutants in wastewater. The investment…
Canada’s first-ever report card on the state of its public works assets has been released, and it turns out that the system with the worst…
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canada’s minister of the environment Peter Kent signed the newly amended Great Lakes Water…
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has launched the first Atlantic Region study of the impact of collective rain barrel use with the Town of…
Changes in Canadian lake water chemistry have left small water organisms vulnerable to their predators, which may pose a serious environmental threat, according to a…
The governance of Canada’s massive Mackenzie River Basin holds enormous national and global importance due to the watershed’s impact on the Arctic Ocean, international migratory…
The Calgary-based Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) has won the $50,000 first prize in the Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge. Awarded earlier this…
The City of St. Albert, Alberta approved a new Water Conservation, Efficiency and Productivity Plan (CEPP). The long-term plan provides an overview of historical water usage, current…
Ontario is investing in solutions in Peel Region to help protect Great Lakes water quality. IMAX Corporation is using new permeable pavement and stormwater treatment…
Two First Nation communities celebrated water infrastructure grand openings last week. The Wagmatcook Band of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia opened its new wastewater treatment…