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Flood Compensation for Sask. Residents
It’s flood season. Yesterday, Dominion City became the first Manitoba community to declare a state of emergency to deal with the spring thaw and rains…
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U of W Implements Campus-Wide Bottled Water Ban
Bottled water bans have hit schools. The University of Winnipeg (U of W) announced today that it will become the first university in Canada to…
Canada Invests $4.5M in UN Water Program
On the eve of World Water Day, Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice announced that Canada will invest $2.5 million over five years to support…
World Water Day – March 22
World Water is happening this Sunday, March 22. Here’s a sample of a few events happening to celebrate water and draw attention to water issues…
AMERICANA: Day One
Day One passed with much talk of the economy and how it’s affecting environmental businesses. Not surprisingly, most of the non-technical sessions had a money…
Canadians Too Confident in Supply of Fresh Water? Poll
Canada may be on the brink of a fresh water crisis and unless Canadians start taking notice, our economy will suffer. That’s the conclusion of…
Visit CWT at AMERICANA
AMERICANA, the International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference, is happening from March 17-19 in Montreal, Quebec. Visit Canadian Water Treatment at Booth #1030! Check…
Vaughan and Kleinburg Water Systems Get Perfect Scores
The City of Vaughan has achieved a perfect score – 100 per cent – for its water quality and distribution systems from the Ontario Ministry…
N.B. Investing $1.5M in Wetlands
The New Brunswick government will contribute $1.5 million to a new fund dedicated to maintaining the province’s wetlands, Premier Shawn Graham announced yesterday. The Wetlands…
Chemainus Wells Water Supply Project Approved
The District of North Cowichan, B.C. has received an environmental assessment (EA) certificate for its proposal to install and operate a groundwater supply for the…
Increased Funding for SW Sask.
Farmers and ranchers in the 65 drought-designated RMs in Southwest Saskatchewan, looking for long-term solutions to deal with drought, will receive additional support. The federal…
16 New SDTC Cleantech Projects Funded
Sixteen new projects that develop and demonstrate emerging clean technologies were awarded $53 million late last week by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). “The projects…
Five NS Water Projects Receive Funding
Five communities in the Kings County, N.S. area will have better drinking water and wastewater treatment systems with funding from three levels of government. More…
$4.8M to Construct Fernie Reservoir
A federal-provincial investment of over $4.8 million will improve the drinking water in Fernie, B.C. The money will be directed to a new reservoir, which…
FCM Encourages Reduced Bottled Water Use
The Federal of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is encouraging local governments to reduce the use of bottled water in their own facilities where other options are…
FCM to Vote: Phase Out Bottled Water?
The Council of Canadians is encouraging the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to vote in favour of a resolution that would call for all municipalities…
Drinking Water Quality Guidelines Examined: Auditor General’s Report
Auditor General Sheila Fraser’s 2009 status report will include a chapter on safety of drinking water. The report, along with Commissioner of the Environment and…
Langley to Capture Thermal Heat from Groundwater
The Township of Langley, B.C. is set to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by installing a thermal recovery pump system, with the help of a…
Sask. Funds Source Water Protection Groups
Eight non-profit groups are receiving provincial funding to further protect the Saskatchewan’s water resources. The non-profit agencies that keep Saskatchewan’s watersheds and water bodies healthy…
Calgary Continues to Conserve
The total amount of water used in Calgary continues to stay below 2003 levels despite 120,000 new Calgarians being connected to the city’s water system…
B.C. District Wins World’s Best Tap Water
Defending champion Clearbrook Waterworks District, British Columbia, Canada won the title of World’s Best Tap Water at the 19th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting,…
Expect Hundreds of Burst Watermains, OSWCA Warns
The Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association today issued an advisory to residents and motorists in Ontario–expect significant disruption and delays resulting from broken water…
First Nations Fear Proposed Changes to NWPA
Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy is voicing his outrage towards the proposed changes to the Navigable Waterways Protection Act (NWPA). His fear is…
SDTC Encourages Water Treatment Funding Applications
The largest single funder of clean technology in Canada is calling for Statements of Interest for its fifteenth round of funding. Although applications to all…