Thursday, May 8, 2025
Brock Carlton, CEO of FCM, Issues Statement
Brock Carlton, chief executive officer of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), issued the following statement on November 29, 2019 regarding his future with the…
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Call to Establish a Mercury Care Home for Grassy Narrows First Nation Receives Support
A call for immediate action to establish a mercury care home for Grassy Narrows First Nation has received support from Assembly of First Nations (AFN)…
Royal Bank of Canada Launches RBC Tech for Nature
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has launched RBC Tech for Nature, a new initiative that will work towards addressing and solving shared environmental challenges.…
New Brunswick Offers Relief for Residents Affected by Hurricane Dorian
The Government of New Brunswick has launched a Disaster Financial Assistance program to help individuals, small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities who suffered property damage…
New Report Compiles Methods to Reduce Risk of I/I in New Sewers
A new report compiles methods that can be applied when sewers are first constructed to limit the risk of leakage. Every year across Canada, billions…
Report by Watershed Watch Sounds Alarm about Water Scarcity in B.C.
Watershed Watch has released a new report that examines water scarcity in British Columbia. Communities all across the province are already experiencing water shortages, according…
Five-Year Report on Yukon Water Strategy Released by Yukon
The Government of Yukon released the five-year report on the Yukon Water Strategy and Action Plan at the fourth annual Yukon Water Forum. “This report…
SaskWater Signs Water Supply Agreement with City of Meadow Lake
SaskWater and the City of Meadow Lake have signed a water supply agreement that includes the sale of the city’s water treatment plant to the…
Special Advisor on Flooding Recognizes Critical Role of CAs
Conservation Ontario is pleased that the report released by Ontario’s Special Advisor on Flooding recognizes the critical role that conservation authorities play in Ontario’s flood…
Okanagan Basin Water Board Launches Call for Grant Applications
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is now accepting applications to its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement grant program. New in 2019, the board approved a…
Ontario Announces Members of Advisory Panel on Climate Change
The advisory panel on climate change consists of experts on climate change resiliency who have experience in a variety of sectors, including the not-for-profit, agriculture,…
International Secretariat for Water Launches #WaterGeneration
The International Secretariat for Water (ISW) has launched #WaterGeneration, a new global hub for youth, water, and sustainable development. “The International Secretariat for Water is…
Ontario Government Releases Report from Special Advisor on Flooding
The Ontario government’s Special Advisor on Flooding delivered his report on October 31, 2019. In July 2019, Natural Resources Minister John Yakabuski named Doug McNeil…
New Position Paper Outlines Need for Watershed Security Fund in B.C.
A new Watershed Security Fund Position Paper describes an opportunity for British Columbia’s provincial government to create an enduring legacy for freshwater in the province. The paper…
Researchers Engineer Soil Moisture Sensor to Reduce Water Consumption
A team of University of Connecticut researchers engineered a soil moisture sensor that responds to the global need to regulate water consumption in agriculture. The…
Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes Presents a Growing Concern: Study
New research suggests that the growing intensity and scale of plastic pollution in the Great Lake poses serious risks to human health and will continue…
Health Threat from Blue-Green Blooms Extends Beyond Single Toxin
As blue-green algae proliferates around the world, a University of Saskatchewan researcher cautions that current municipal drinking water monitoring that focuses on a single toxin…
Supercluster Signs $4.65 Million Agreement for Fresh Water Data Commons Project
A new Digital Technology Supercluster has signed a Master Project Agreement to proceed with the $4.65 million Fresh Water Data Commons (FWDC) Project. The project…
Canada Falling Short of U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals: Report
Canada could lead the world in helping to achieve water sustainability but is falling short of reaching the goals set out by the United Nations,…
Scarborough Waterfront Project Environmental Assessment Receives Final Approval
Undertaken by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in partnership with the City of Toronto, the project will see the creation of additional accessible community…
Diversification of Agricultural Crops Could Help Decrease Water Use
According to the authors of a new study, diversification of agricultural crops could help decrease water use, among other resource savings, but strategies to enhance…
Canadian Chantal Guay Elected to ISO Council
Canada’s interests will be represented at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) with the election of Standards Council of Canada (SCC) CEO Chantal Guay to…
FAO: Freshwater & Ocean Fisheries Need a New Vision for Sustainability
This week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), stated that fisheries are facing an important crossroad and that the world needs…
Algonquin Power & Utilities Acquires U.S. Water Utility
Ontario-based Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. has announced that Liberty Utilities Co., Algonquin’s regulated utility operating subsidiary, has entered into a stock purchase agreement with…