North Okanagan’s Swan Lake area received a major boost with the announcement of a $24.3 million grant from the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan for…
Dr. Jackie King received the 2019 Stockholm Water Prize on August 28, 2019 for her contributions to global river management. King has advanced the scientific…
Sherbrooke in Nova Scotia has received investments to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility. The Government of Canada is investing more than $76,000 in this project…
Mark Gerretsen, member of parliament for Kingston and the Islands, and Bryan Paterson, mayor of the City of Kingston, have announced funding for two disaster…
Marc Garneau, Canada’s minister of transport, announced that the Canadian Navigable Waters Act and the Major Works Order have come into effect. The new legislation…
Every year, 640,000 tons of abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear, also known as ghost gear, enters Canada’s oceans. Ghost fishing gear can stay in…
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) announced that Brian Bates has joined the team as the manager of training and development. Brian has worked in…
The World Health Organization is calling for a further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, following the release…
Statistics Canada has released the results of a 12-month pilot project that collected and tested municipal wastewater samples at treatment plant intake for traces of…
The Government of Canada has announced $150,000 in funding to the Government of Ontario to support updated flood mapping of the Lake Ontario shoreline. The…
Erik Davies has joined the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) as the director of reporting services. He brings over 25 years of progressive management…
Across Canada, companies at the forefront of cleantech innovation are developing solutions that will support economic growth, create jobs and protect the environment. The Government…
Strategic investments in public infrastructure, including funding for water and wastewater infrastructure, will help ensure the strength of communities in Eastern Canada. T.J. Harvey, Member…
The Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan has been finalized nearly 15 years after the Peel Watershed Planning Commission was formed. Leaders from the Governments…
New research has found that in 15 major cities in the global south, almost half of all households lack access to piped utility water, affecting…
Earlier this month, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced the publication of CSA Staff Notice 51-358 Reporting of Climate Change-related Risks, which is intended to…
Communities in southern Alberta will be better protected from the impacts of severe weather thanks to a regional stormwater management project. “The province has provided…
Funding for upgrades to an Annapolis watermain and the wastewater treatment facility in Digby, Nova Scotia was announced on August 20, 2019. “Through these projects,…
The Government of British Columbia (B.C.) is restricting water use by select users on the Koksilah River to protect fish populations, which are under threat…
The Government of British Columbia (B.C.) is helping Salt Spring Islanders move toward better water service with a $50,000 grant to the Capital Regional District, which…
A new global study evaluated how calcium concentrations are changing in freshwater lakes around the world. The study revealed that in widespread areas in Europe and…
Funding for the Toronto waterfront shoreline and tree canopy project, which will protect this area against future flooding, has been announced. The announcement was made…
Conservation authorities (CAs) and Conservation Ontario are stunned by a letter that was circulated by the Government of Ontario recommending that CAs start shutting down…
The Columbia Basin Trust brought partners together to secure a $2-million project that will collect LiDAR and orthophoto imagery of major water bodies near populated…