Thursday, November 27, 2025
North Bay studying PFAS treatment options
North Bay, ON – The City of North Bay has proactively undertaken a study to evaluate options for enhancing its water treatment process to meet…
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Government of Canada supports the Meadoway
Toronto – Stretching from the Don River in downtown Toronto to Rouge National Urban Park, The Meadoway is undergoing a significant transformation to become a vibrant…
Getting the Lead Out: The City of Hamilton’s Corrosion Control Program
Hamilton is an old city with old city problems. The second city in Canada to create its own water system, Hamilton relied on lead water…
Record sale by infinitii ai to Region of Peel with partner SCG Flowmetrix
Vancouver – Through a strategic partnership with SCG Flowmetrix Technical Services Inc., infinitii ai inc.) has made the first sale of its infinitii flowworks pro…
Canada invests in storm surge protection for Port Stanley, Ontario
Central Elgin, ON – Arielle Kayabaga, Member of Parliament for London West, and Andrew Sloan, Mayor of the Municipality of Central Elgin, have announced $17…
Canada invests in flood protection upgrades in Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough, ON – Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament for Whitby, and His Worship Jeff Leal, Mayor of the City of Peterborough, have announced over $2.1…
York Region’s Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Standard
Inflow and infiltration (I&I) happens when groundwater, stormwater or snowmelt enter the sanitary sewage system through sump pumps, downspouts, foundation drains and/or holes and cracks…
Lakefield Water Treatment Plant to receive upgrades
Selwyn, ON – The Township of Selwyn has received over $3 million combined from both the federal and provincial governments through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program’s…
WCWC’s hands-on training supports operators of First Nations drinking water systems
Walkerton, ON — The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) was recently invited to participate in a Water Operator Maintenance Workshop hosted by Mamaweswen, the North…
Peel Region to face a $2 billion shortfall due to impacts of Bill 23
Brampton, ON– Peel Region is asking the Province to implement a municipal fund to compensate the Region and its local municipalities for the impacts of the…
Peterborough working on cleanup and remediation after discovery of historic contamination in Jackson Creek area
Peterborough, ON – The Jackson/Townsend spill has been a challenging discovery of historic contamination in the area through the Bethune Street construction work, and the…
Hamilton’s 2023 rate budget targets infrastructure repair and updates
Hamilton, ON – Hamilton City Council has approved a Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Rate budget for 2023, which supports a 6.49 per cent combined rate…
Ontario’s Grindstone Creek watershed provides $2 billion in stormwater management services
Halton Region, ON — At a time when Ontario’s Greenbelt is eyed for development, a new report demonstrates that natural assets in Grindstone Creek are…
Sachigo Lake First Nation completes water system upgrades, lifts long-term drinking water advisory
Ottawa – First Nations, with support from the Government of Canada, continue to make significant progress in ending long-term drinking water advisories on reserves and…
Hamilton sewage spill estimated to be 337 million litres over 26 years
Hamilton, ON – Following the discovery and immediate repair of a hole in a combined sewer pipe spilling into a storm sewer pipe that flowed…
TMU’s Bruce Fellowship in Environment and Freshwater Policy accepting applicants
Geoffrey F. Bruce was a Canadian diplomat and Canadian federal public servant who believed deeply in the imperative of Canadian leadership and multilateral cooperation to…
The Government of Canada invests in projects to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change
Peterborough, ON – With the world coming to Montréal in less than three weeks for the preeminent global biodiversity and nature conference, the Government of…
The true cost of rolling back decades of environmental protection in Ontario
There’s a lot to unpack in Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 and it’s clear the proposed changes may have significant impacts on conservation authorities,…
Hamilton Water awarded by OWWA for Proactive Leak Detection Program
Hamilton, ON – The City of Hamilton has received a 2022 Water Efficiency Award from the Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA) for its Proactive Leak…
Caledon completes stormwater management pond rehabilitation
Caledon, ON – The Town of Caledon has completed the rehabilitation of the Columbia Way stormwater management pond designed to prevent floods, protect water quality, and add to the natural habitat that enhances the community. …
Waterloo wastewater treatment plant innovation wins award
Waterloo Region, ON– The Region of Waterloo was recognized with an Award of Excellence at the 2022 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards on November 3, receiving…
Training for municipal officials, mayors, and councillors at Walkerton Clean Water Centre
Walkerton, ON — The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) is pleased to provide training for newly elected officials across Ontario. Responsibilities Under the Statutory Standard of Care…
Final piece of Waterfront Toronto’s Stormwater Management System underway
Waterfront Toronto has begun work on the final piece of a large Stormwater Management System that services East Bayfront, the West Don Lands and future…
Ontario continues to change roles and responsibilities of Conservation Authorities
Newmarket, ON – In a bid to address the housing supply, the Ontario government released a series of new proposed legislative changes, many of which…