Monday, September 28, 2026
Reconnecting people and water throught cycling
How do we empower communities to better manage and share water? A group of University of Waterloo students and partners, supported by Dr. Dustin Garrick,…
Ontario
Province funds 119 projects to help stop the spread of invasive plants
The Ontario government is investing $5 million to fund 119 projects to help municipalities, Indigenous communities, conservation authorities and local organizations protect Ontario’s lands, lakes…
Lake Simcoe restoration aided by $375,000 gift
Thanks to a significant $375,000 gift over three years from the Green Sanderson Foundation, vital change is coming to the shorelands and waters of Lake…
Ontario First Nation to receive $38M for watermain infrastructure
Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory will receive a federal infrastructure investment of more than $38 million for watermain infrastructure through the Direct Delivery stream of the Build…
Investment to improve access to safe drinking water for the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
The Government of Canada announced an investment of more than $66 million to extend the watermain in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, improving access to safe, reliable…
$4M for water and wastewater systems in Selwyn Township
The Government of Canada announced a federal investment of more than $3.9 million in water and wastewater systems through the Direct Delivery stream of the…
New septic system safety resources released ahead of Septic Awareness Week
The Ontario Association of Sewage Industry Services (OASIS), Concrete Precasters Association of Ontario (CPA), and the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association (OOWA), have developed two new…
GHD selected to deliver upgrades at Burlington’s Skyway WWTP
GHD has been selected to deliver upgrades at the Skyway Wastewater Treatment Plant, in Burlington, supporting Halton Region’s efforts to address ageing infrastructure and maintain…
Conservation Halton marks re-opening of Crawford Lake boardwalk
Conservation Halton celebrated the re-opening of the newly reconstructed boardwalk at Crawford Lake Conservation Area with a ribbon-cutting event attended by government representatives, community partners,…
Town of The Blue Mountains awards $18M contract for pumping station upgrades
The Town of The Blue Mountains announced that Industra Construction Corp. has been awarded the construction contract for the Mill Street Sewage Pumping Station Upgrades.…
Canada, Ontario announce successful restoration of Nipigon Bay
After nearly four decades of restoration efforts, the federal government announced that Nipigon Bay is no longer designated as a Great Lakes Area of Concern.…
Waterloo appoints new Commissioner of Water and Wastewater Services
The Region of Waterloo announced that it will welcome a new Commissioner of Water and Wastewater Services 0n Sept. 8 to lead the team and…
Funding to provide Ottawa wastewater plant power to operate during outages
The Government of Canada and the City of Ottawa announced a federal investment of more than $30 million to increase the electrical reliability of the…
Analysis finds Great Lakes blue economy tops $1 trillion
The Great Lakes region’s blue economy supports $1 trillion in gross domestic product and 6.9 million jobs across six states, according to a new report commissioned by independent nonprofit water innovation hub Current…
Stantec selected to deliver High Rate Treatment Facility for Toronto
Stantec has been selected by the City of Toronto to provide design and construction administration services for its new High Rate Treatment Facility (HRTF). The…
Collingwood celebrates two years of progress on Water Treatment Plant Expansion
The Town of Collingwood announced that since construction officially began on its Water Treatment Plant Expansion project in July 2024, steady progress has been made…
Funding to support first CSA-compliant smart blue roof
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) announced that it has received $500,000 from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to continue the implementation…
Toronto Water to develop comprehensive greenhouse gas mitigation strategy
GHD has retained by the City of Toronto to develop a comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategy, supporting the City’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions…
Provincial funding to help restore Oshawa Second Marsh
The City of Oshawa, in partnership with the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA), announced $1,008,460 in provincial funding to support the continued restoration of…
Guelph to upgrade wastewater treatment with new tertiary facility
The Government of Canada announced an investment of more than $33.4 million to upgrade a wastewater tertiary treatment facility and trunk sewer network in Guelph…
Restoration of wetlands in Brampton bolstered with $1.2M in funding
The Government of Ontario announced it is investing nearly $1.2 million to help the City of Brampton enhance local wetlands and reduce flood risk to…
Province invests $3M for 26 community-led projects to protect Ontario’s water
The Ontario government is investing nearly $3 million in 26 community-led projects across the province, the largest round of funding in the Ontario Community Environment…
10 new acres of waterfront public space opens in Toronto
Toronto’s waterfront reached a major milestone with the opening of 10 new acres in Biidaasige Park, marking the completion of another significant chapter in the transformation…
Public comments invited on proposed drinking water protection amendments in Orangeville
The Credit Valley Source Protection Authority is inviting the public to comment on proposed amendments to the Credit Valley – Toronto and Region – Central…