Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Proactive detection of water leaks saved Hamilton over $500,000 last year
Hamilton, ON – In early 2021, after a two-year long pilot project, the City of Hamilton launched a program to proactively detect water leaks in…
Ontario
Ontario to improve its water power
The Ontario government announced changes to build low-risk waterpower projects faster, such as such as expansions or changes to an existing facility. The changes to…
Canada and FCM invest in stronger asset management in Ontario communities
The Government of Canada is investing over $3.91 million in 88 Ontario communities through the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), delivered by the Federation of…
Report from ONEIA: Building climate-resilient infrastructure
Ontario’s rapidly changing climate will increase the likelihood of flooding, extreme heat and weather events, and power outages in coming decades and the province needs…
IBI Group secures Thornbury Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion contract
The engineering contract for the Thornbury Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion 1A has been awarded to the IBI Group. “The expansion of the Thornbury Wastewater Treatment…
OCWA announces First Nations Advisory Circle
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has announced the formation of a First Nations Advisory Circle. “OCWA would like to gain a better understanding of…
Town of Erin pre-qualifies contractors for wastewater treatment plant
The Town of Erin’s Council has given approval to pre-qualify five contractors that will be invited to submit the final tender bid for the construction…
Lakeshore, Ontario expands water pollution control plant
The Municipality of Lakeshore is expanding the Denis St. Pierre Water Pollution Control Plant. Mayor Bain and members of Council for the Municipality of Lakeshore broke ground…
Canada announces $3.1 million for Great Lakes Protection Initiative
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault announced that the Government of Canada is investing more than $3.1 million in 32 projects over three years…
WWTP in Brantford, Ontario receives Gold Recognition
At the Grand River Watershed-wide Wastewater Optimization Program (GRWWOP) workshop in November 2021, the City of Brantford received Gold Recognition for its wastewater treatment plant.…
Ontario invests in health of Great Lakes
The Ontario government is investing more than $2.8 million in 24 projects to protect the health of the Great Lakes. These projects focus on improving…
H2Opinion: Hidden Leakages
A massive amount of drinking water is being pumped into the ground due to leaky and broken pipes, a recently released study by the Residential…
Credit Valley Conservation announces new CAO
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), Chair Karen Ras announced that Quentin Hanchard has been appointed the conservation authority’s…
Filters prevent microfibre waste from entering waterways: Study
A new study found that washing machine filters can be a solution for capturing harmful microfibres before they enter Georgian Bay and other waterways where…
Conservation authority acquires 137 acres of wetland, floodplain
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) has added another 137 acres of ecologically sensitive land to its holdings. The land transfer was finalized late…
Thunder Bay’s Boulevard Lake Dam officially opens
The City of Thunder Bay celebrated the official grand opening of the newly rehabilitated Boulevard Lake Dam on-site with a ribbon cutting ceremony. “The opening…
ALUS project to provide high-resolution modelling of natural infrastructure
ALUS has announced the next phase of its project that will provide high-resolution modelling of natural infrastructure and help deliver watershed-scale ecosystem resilience in the…
New online platform for sharing water quality data
If you’ve ever wondered about the health of your local river or lake, seven million open data points are now at your fingertips. Information ranging…
CIB invests in raw wastewater energy transfer project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on a raw wastewater energy transfer project located at Toronto Western Hospital, which is part of…
Engineering consulting contract awarded for PFAS remediation
North Bay City Council has approved the award of a multi-million-dollar contract for engineering consulting services associated with the remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances…
Investment to support Ontario farmers in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watersheds
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing $2.58 million to protect the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watershed areas. The investment will go…
Ontario invests over $2.5 million to protect the Great Lakes
The Ontario government is investing more than $2.5 million in 19 new projects to protect the health of the Great Lakes. According to the Government…
Eleven interns graduate from drinking water internship program
The Bimose Tribal Council in northwestern Ontario and Canadian charity Water First announced that 11 interns have graduated from their drinking water internship program for…
Auditor General of Ontario appoints commissioner of the environment
Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk announced that Tyler Schulz has been appointed as an assistant auditor general, assuming the duties of commissioner of the environment. Schulz…