Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk announced that Tyler Schulz has been appointed as an assistant auditor general, assuming the duties of commissioner of the environment. Schulz…
The Province of B.C. is accepting applications from local governments and First Nations for the third intake of the Environmental Quality stream. Funding is available…
The Ontario government has released Phase 1 regulations designed to implement amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act. Many of Conservation Ontario’s key concerns and challenges identified…
Metro Vancouver announced that tunnel excavation is now complete at the Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel. This is an important infrastructure project that will make…
Starting on October 7, Conservation Ontario, along with local source protection authorities and regions, will launch a three-week public information campaign about drinking water protection…
Through the Municipal Climate Resiliency Grant, Intact Public Entities and the Intact Foundation are investing $1 million in cities and towns across Canada that are developing practical solutions to…
H2O Innovation Inc. announced that it recently won a water reuse project in California, two First Nations projects in Canada, and another small-scale one. These…
For years scientists have been trying to understand variations in El Niño and La Niña to accurately predict year-to-year disruptions to weather patterns. New findings…
The City of Vancouver has launched the Sea2City Design Challenge to explore ideas for addressing sea level rise and coastal flooding in False Creek. The Sea2City…
The City of Saskatoon and University of Saskatchewan (USask) recently collaborated on a study to see if chemicals that leach from rubber tires are entering…
Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald acknowledges the importance of Orange Shirt Day. Chief Archibald urges all Canadians to spend September…
A new report finds that climate change impacts could leave Canadians physically and financially under water as a warming and increasingly volatile climate damages public…
Caroline Metz has joined the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation as the new managing director of economics and resiliency. Metz has over 20 years of…
Following public consultation and engagement with Indigenous communities this fall, the Ontario government could begin the process of extending the existing Bowmanville Creek, Soper Creek,…
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has developed a Natural Infrastructure Framework, which provides key concepts, definitions, and terms. This framework has…
A deadline for select groundwater users in B.C. is less than six months away. March 1, 2022 is the deadline to apply for a water…
Hatch has received an Award of Excellence from the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) for the micro-hydro facility at the Mid Halton Wastewater Treatment…
The Ontario government is providing support for livestock farmers impacted by drought conditions in Northwestern Ontario. The government is providing up to $15,000 through the…
A new water treatment facility will provide safe drinking water to 50,000 residents in Comox Valley. “This is an exciting day for everyone in the…
A new report on the value and vulnerability of juvenile salmon habitat in northern B.C.’s Skeena River reveals how climate change and development are critically…
On September 15, 2021, Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail) pleaded guilty in Prince Rupert Provincial Court to a charge of violating subsection 36(3) of…
For the first time, research was conducted on the presence of pharmaceuticals in both Saskatoon’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and the South Saskatchewan River (SSR). The study was led by University of Saskatchewan’s (USask)…
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is conserving more than 4,700 acres of important wetland habitat along the Wolastoq (Saint John River). It is doing this by…
A new project led by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in partnership with the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) has mapped hydrologically significant…