More than $38.5 million in federal-provincial funding for two dozen new infrastructure projects across Alberta. Of the $38.5 million, Red Deer will receive over $22.2…
Three new projects, in partnership with coastal Indigenous Nations, will target marine debris along B.C.’s shoreline. The Clean Coast, Clean Waters (CCCW) initiative will be…
Joint funding has been announced for 15 community infrastructure projects across the Northwest Territories. Among the projects funded, upgrades to Tuktoyaktuk’s water treatment plant will…
More than $5.3 million in federal-provincial funding has been announced to improve the potable water infrastructure in the Town of Outlook, Saskatchewan. “The Government of…
Did you know that it can take over 450 years for a single plastic water bottle to decompose? Meanwhile, one million single-use plastic water bottles…
Residents of Sundre and surrounding area will soon benefit from a state-of-the-art electrochemical wastewater treatment plant. It is made possible through an innovative partnership between…
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has provided an update on short-term and long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserves in First Nations communities. Three…
GHD has appointed Chris Hunter executive general manager for Canada. He previously served as the firm’s regional general manager for Ontario. Hunter’s experience includes civil engineering,…
The construction of a new water treatment system in Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick has been announced. “Rural communities are an integral part of our country, and they…
A team of researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and Université de Montréal has received a $338,688 grant from the Ministère…
The governments of Canada and British Columbia (B.C.) have announced funding to prevent floods in Squamish. “We have seen how climate change has increased the…
A $1.76-million investment through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) has been announced to improve the quality of water in communities…
An Agreement in Principle has been reached through a negotiation process to resolve a national class action litigation related to safe drinking water in First…
Funding has been announced by the governments of Canada and Ontario for 35 community infrastructure projects across Ontario. “Ensuring our communities have access to reliable…
Recommendations have been released for Moving Forward on the National Infrastructure Assessment, which summarizes consultation findings to inform Canada’s first National Infrastructure Assessment. The announcement…
Thousands of kilograms of debris have been removed from B.C.’s shoreline as several Clean Coast, Clean Waters (CCCW) projects wrap up their operations. “The Clean…
Municipalities throughout British Columbia (B.C.) can now move more quickly to prevent plastics from polluting their communities. Under new rules, local governments can institute bans…
The Coastal Protection Act was passed in March 2019 to set out clear rules for Nova Scotia’s 13,000 kilometres of coastline. The province is now…
A new partnership aims to empower community members to protect local waters and encourage others in the area to get involved. Inner Beach, a retail…
Actual Media is pleased to announce that Jackie Pagaduan has joined the company as the business development manager for Water Canada and the Environment Journal.…
Funding has been announced by the Government of Canada for the North End Sewage Treatment Plant in Winnipeg. “Investing in renewing or modernizing our public…
Canada’s minister of agriculture and agri-food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, has announced more than $25 million in funding to conserve, restore, and enhance critical wetlands and grasslands in…
The Government of Canada has announced that the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project is moving forward. “Canadians are seeing and feeling the effects of intensifying weather…
Catherine McKenna, minister of infrastructure and communities, has launched a new intake for the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF). “With extreme weather events becoming…