Friday, August 8, 2025
Vancouver Terminates Contract for Water Tunnels
According to a local news report, Metro Vancouver is firing the contractor drilling tunnels for its $600-million water filtration plant on the North Shore due…
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Wastewater Sludge: A New Resource for Alternative Energy
According to the Water Environment Research Foundation wastewater sludge could be a new resource for alternative energy.In a press release issued Friday, the group says…
East Kingston Water to Lose Fluoride
According to a local media report, residents in the east end of Kingston, Ont. will soon be drinking tap water that is free of fluoride…
$1.5M for Major Wastewater Works Upgrades in Quebec Municipality
The Municipality of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Que. will receive $1,137,500 in combined government assistance under the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) for major waterworks upgrades.The funding will…
Pentair and GE Water & Process Technologies Announce Possible Joint Venture
Pentair, Inc. and GE Water & Process Technologies announced today that they are engaged in discussions to establish a joint venture to combine their respective…
GE to Reduce Global Water Use 20 Per Cent by 2012
GE announced today that it is expanding its “ecomagination” strategy and committing to reduce its global water use 20 per cent by 2012.The company also…
First Nations Water Situation Reaches “Boiling Point”
A new report from the Polaris Institute in collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations says “too many First Nation communities are living with substandard…
Fly in the Water Case Dismissed
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously dismissed the case of a man who said suffered psychological damages after finding a dead fly in his water…
Funding for Brockville, Ont. Wastewater System
The federal government today announced $798,053 in infrastructure funding for improvements to the wastewater system in the City of Brockville, Ont.The federal contribution, through the…
ACE08 Exposition to Unveil the Future of Water Supplies and Services
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced the new product technology showcase, education sessions, and list of exhibitors for the 2008 Annual Conference and…
Staggering Food Waste Places Water and Land Resources in Distress: SIWI, FAO, IWMI
As governments struggle with a sudden crisis in the price of food, a companion crisis in availability of water also threatens billions of people. To…
OPWA Workshop on DWQMS
The Ontario Public Works Association will hold a workshop June 5 on the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS) at the Mississauga Grand Banquet…
CCME Water Qualtiy Guideline for Review
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has released a draft scientific criteria document for a Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection…
Water Problem Temporarily Closes Parliament
Canada’s House of Commons shut down early Monday due to the loss of running water in downtown Ottawa.According to an article in the Ottawa Citizen,…
Workshop Focuses on “The Value of Water”
This month the Centre for Environment at the University of Toronto will host The Value of Water, a one-day workshop that will address address issues…
Courtice Water Pollution Control Plant Opens
The Regional Municipality of Durham, Ont. today hosted the official opening of its new Courtice Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP).According to Durham regional chair Roger…
New Seminars and Events for CIPHEX West 2008
More than 3,000 industry delegates are expected to attend CIPHEX West 2008 when the trade show and conference take place in the Roundup Centre at…
CCME Water Qualtiy Guideline for Review
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has made a draft Canadian Water Quality Guideline for the Protection of Aquatic Life for 1,4-Dioxane…
Waterloo Board Bans Water Bottles
According to a news report in the Toronto Star, the Waterloo Region board has banned the sale of plastic bottles of water in its schools…
As Canadian Water Resources Diminish, AB Becomes Province to Watch: Earth Day Report
Proposals to move massive volumes of water between river basins in Alberta and to allow its Irrigation Districts to sell water for non-agricultural uses indicate…
Winnipeg’s Water Supply Threatened by Sewage: CBC
Problems with a First Nation sewage-treatment plant could affect the water quality of Shoal Lake, which provides drinking water for the City of Winnipeg, according…
Manitoba Gov’t Announces Funding for Establishment of New Research Chair in Water Quality at University
The first research chair in water quality is to be established at the University of Manitoba through a provincial commitment of $1.25 million, the province’s…
RBC Announces Grant Pool to Support Watershed Protection and Safe Drinking Water
To celebrate Earth Day, RBC announced its first Blue Water Project Leadership Grants pool.Grants are available to support projects in Canada, the United States and…
Polycarbonate Water Cooler Bottles Safe for Use: CBWA
The Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA) said this week that it supports the findings of Health Canada and the Minister of Health Tony Clement that…