As Canadian communities continue to grapple with extreme weather events, 15 leading insurance companies operating in the property and casualty (P&C) space have joined forces…
Groundwater accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth. However, this natural resource is often poorly understood and consequently undervalued, mismanaged and even abused.…
Farmers can now receive annual payments to protect and monitor nature on their lands through the new ALUS Peel Pilot. ALUS, the Region of Peel, Credit…
Nova Scotians have shared their input on the proposed regulations which will help protect the province’s coastline, and new construction on it, from the damaging…
Efforts to conserve a provincially significant area for wildlife in southern Ontario have received a major boost. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is receiving…
Bradford, ON – On Monday, March 14th, seven environmental and community organizations filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the federal Minister of Environment and…
Barrie, ON – Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by the City of Barrie, Ontario as the professional service…
One of the important functions of a river is to remove some of the pollution that can end up in the water, like lawn fertilizers…
New Brunswick – The River Watch program will provide New Brunswickers with information on the status of rivers, potential ice jams and other flood issues…
The Government of Canada recognizes that protecting and sustaining aquatic species at risk is critically important to ecosystem health and thriving fisheries. To that end,…
Quebec City – The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and Scott Pearce, Second…
Sechelt, B.C. – After three years of studies, applications, ongoing work and discussions with the Sḵwxwú7mesh Nation and other local and Provincial Governments, today the…
Mississauga, ON – Bird Construction Inc. (“Bird”) announced today that it has been selected by the City of Barrie to take the role of General…
Mississauga, ON – Maple Reinders today announced that the Maple-Bird Joint-Venture (MBJV), a collaborative entity of which Maple Reinders is a managing partner, has been…
Chilliwack, B.C. – Approximately 210 metres of rock armouring (riprap) has recently been installed along the Fraser River just downstream from the Camp Hope Intake,…
There has never been a clearer opportunity for Canada to secure our blue future. As a nation of three oceans and nearly 250,000 kilometres of…
Environmental groups are at the Ontario Court of Appeal today in a case that will see the interpretation of key habitat protection provisions under the…
University of Waterloo – A study of more than 2,000 streams around North America found that those altered by human activity are at greater risk…
Owen Sound, ON – The city of Owen Sound has received a perfect score for drinking water quality from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and…
Kelowna, B.C. – As boating season quickly approaches and COVID-19 travel restrictions ease, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the province to bolster its…
A new international study says the ecological cost of global road salt use is an underappreciated problem that is harming freshwater resources around the world.…
Hamilton, ON – The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, along with the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks,…
Charlottetown – Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable James Aylward,…
Regina – The Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and Taneen…