Monday, May 18, 2026
Metro Vancouver gets funding for heat recovery project
Richmond, B.C. – Metro Vancouver has been granted funding for a heat recovery project at the Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project will recover…
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Canada and British Columbia invest in resilience projects
British Columbia – The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia are investing over $29.5 million in 11 projects through the Investing in…
Towns of Collingwood and New Tecumseth propose updated collaborative agreement on water supply
New Tecumseth, ON – The Towns of Collingwood and New Tecumseth have drafted an updated collaborative agreement for Collingwood to continue to supply New Tecumseth…
SCG Process launches emergency water distribution units to support municipal emergency and risk management planning
Langley, B.C. – SCG Process, a leading provider of industrial pumps, packaged water treatment plants, and chemical feed packages, announced the launch of mobile Emergency…
State of the Great Lakes 2022 Report and 2022 Progress Report of the Parties showing continuing restoration of the Great Lakes
Gatineau, QC – Environment and Climate Change Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency jointly recently published two reports required under the Agreement: the State…
Centralized water and wastewater operator training at Yukon University to benefit First Nations and operators in the region
Whitehorse, YT – Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Yukon University have announced a new program delivery model to enhance water and wastewater operator training and support in the…
Discovery of ‘young’ deep groundwater tells surprising tale: USask researcher
The findings of a recently published study of ancient groundwaters have important implications for such practices as carbon sequestration and deep underground storage of waste…
Bishop Water joins Hamilton, ON’s Chedoke Creek cleanup
Hamilton, ON – Bishop Water will be joining a team of environmental remediation specialists, that includes Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. and ECO Technologies Ltd., to…
Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Biosolids Dewatering Facility complete
A new biosolids dewatering facility at Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond will help Metro Vancouver to more efficiently use wastewater as a resource,…
Campbellton, NB gets support for improved water and wastewater infrastructure
Campbellton, NB – René Arseneault, Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; the…
Canada invests next phase of the Oceans Protection Plan
Saint John, NB – The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, and the Member of Parliament for Saint John—Rothesay, Wayne Long, have announced an…
Nanaimo breaks ground on Midtown Water Supply Project
Nanaimo, B.C. – Construction for the City’s Midtown Water Supply Project began on Monday, July 25, 2022. This multi-year project will see the construction of…
AECOM awarded contract for Bradford Water Pollution Control Plant project
Toronto, ON – AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, has announced that it has been awarded a contract to serve as the design partner for…
South Huron Valley Utility Authority implements Lystek THP® technology for sustainable biosolids treatment
Cambridge, ON – The South Huron Valley Utility Authority (SHVUA, “the Authority”) has successfully implemented Lystek International’s (Lystek) award-winning Thermal Hydrolysis Solution, Lystek THP®, to…
Expansion of Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area complete
Gatineau, QC – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the successful expansion of the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife…
New Invest Vancouver report reveals untapped potential in water tech for regional economy
A new Invest Vancouver report reveals that water tech, a hidden gem of the clean tech sector, provides an untapped economic opportunity for the Metro Vancouver region,…
Extreme Weather Preparedness for Agriculture program helps B.C. farmers
B.C. farmers and ranchers can reduce their risks from extreme weather through a new pilot program that will help improve farms’ climate-change preparedness and resilience…
Canada and Nunavut invest in water and wastewater treatment for northern communities
Rankin Inlet, NU – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable David Joanasie, Minister for Community and…
Kedgwick, NB to get improved drinking water and stormwater management infrastructure
Kedgwick, NB – René Arseneault, Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; the…
Alberta gets funding for water infrastructure projects across the province
Alberta – More than $58.7 million from the Water for Life and the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP) grant programs will support 33 water infrastructure…
Research: Better estimating the risk of coastal flooding for nuclear power plants
Quebec – Coastal facilities around the world must be designed to be protected against extreme sea levels. However, according to a team of Quebecois and…
Preparations begin for Sunshine Coast Regional District’s wastewater treatment plant system upgrades
Sunshine Coast Regional District, B.C. – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc,…
Government of Canada designates Big Glace Bay Lake as national wildlife area
Sydney, NS – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced that the Government of Canada has designated Big Glace Bay…
Research: Water resources to become less predictable with climate change
Water resources will fluctuate increasingly and become more and more difficult to predict in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere by later this century, according…