Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Gatineau Boil Water Advisory: CBC Reports
At least 45,000 people in Gatineau are being asked to boil their water as a precautionary measure after a water main broke in the city’s…
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Stop Taking Water for Granted: Ottawa Report
Canada’s stores of fresh water are not as plentiful as once thought, and water shortages threaten to pinch the economy and pit provinces against each…
London Votes to Ban Bottled Water
Last night London, Ont. city councillors voted in favour of banning the sale of bottled water in municipal buildings. The phased-in ban will take effect…
New Regional Water Supply System: Penobsquis
Residents of Penobsquis will have access to safe drinking water through a new regional water supply system. Today, the governments of Canada and New Brunswick…
$8.7 Invested in N.S. Water
Nine Nova Scotia communities will benefit from safer drinking water and improved storm water systems due to a shared investment by three levels of government.…
Ottawa Monitoring Treated Runoff: CBC
The City of Ottawa is monitoring how animals and plants in the Ottawa River are affected by chemicals that remain in sewage after it is…
Pure Technologies Holds Buried Pipelines Conference
Pure Technologies Ltd., a company involved in the development and application of technologies for inspection, monitoring, and management of physical infrastructure, recently hosted an international…
Trojan Technologies Acquires R-Can Environmental
Trojan Technologies, a manufacturer of water treatment solutions, has acquired R-Can Environmental Inc. R-Can manufactures ultraviolet equipment in residential water disinfection applications. The combined entity…
Funds for Clean Water in Kapuskasing
Guy Lauzon, parliamentary secretary for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced the federal government will consider improvements to the water distribution…
Dental Experts Support Water Fluoridation
Last week, the Ontario Dental Hygienists’ Association (ODHA), Canadian Dental Association, and Health Canada spoke out in favour of water fluoridation. The use of fluoride,…
Trent Hills Celebrates Government of Canada Grant
Rick Norlock, MP for Northumberland-Quinte West, was in Trent Hills yesterday to celebrate the $404,377 Ontario Potable Water Program (OPWP) grant awarded to the municipality.…
Saskatoon Sewage Spill Up to 60 Million Litres: CBC
An investigation is underway in Saskatoon after a large quantity of raw sewage spilled into the South Saskatchewan River on July 19, CBC News reports.…
Heraeus Noblelight Showing New Innovations at International Water Events
Heraeus Noblelight will be showcasing its latest UV lamp innovations at Aquatech 2008 in Amsterdam and will be represented at IWA 2008 in Vienna. The…
Collingwood Charges Companies for Sewer Infractions
The Town of Collingwood has charged two east-end industries with violating the sewer use bylaw, reports the Enterprise-Bulletin. On Thursday, the mayor’s office announced charges…
CWQA OffersTwo-Day Water Treatment Basics Course
The Canadian Water Quality Association will host a two-day course on water treatment basics this month in Toronto. The seminar takes place Aug 27 and…
Labrador Town Investigates Water Corrosion Problems: CBC
According to a CBC News report, the Labrador town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is looking for a new source of drinking water due to complaints…
Edmonton Firm to Test New Technology at Mexico Plant
According to a Canada.com report, Edmonton-based Seair Inc. has won approval for a two-month trial of its gas-diffusion technology at a wastewater treatment plant in…
Water China 2009 / PVP China 2009 – China’s no. 1 platform for the Water Industry
The largest Chinese trade fair for the water industry, the Water China / PVP China in Canton (Guangzhou), will be held March 4 to 6,…
Waterite Technologies Enters Agreement with WILO Canada
Winnipeg-baed Waterite Technologies, Inc.announced Friday that its Filtrex sales division has entered a distribution agreement with WILO Canada Inc. to represent and distribute WILO pump…
Quebec Upholds Deadline on the Sale of Uncertified Product
The province of Quebec is enforcing the changes to the plumbing code that have been in development since last year. The Canadian Water Qualtiy Association…
Pentair and GE Form Joint Venture
Pentair, Inc. and GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of the General Electric Company, announced on Monday a joint venture to combine their respective…
B.C. Ombudsman Releases Drinking Water Safety Report
In a report released June 18 titled Fit to Drink: Challenges in Providing Safe Drinking Water in British Columbia, the province’s ombudsman Kim Carter issued…
AWWA to Embark on Workforce Sustainability Project
At the close of the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE08), incoming AWWA president Mike Leonard announced the “Water Sector Workforce Sustainability…
Ontario to Develop Plan to Protect Lake Simcoe
The Province of Ontario announced this week it is taking a major step to address the effects more than 200 years of human activity have…