Sunday, July 27, 2025
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…
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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…
Phase 1 regulations finalized for Ontario’s Conservation Authorities Act
The Ontario government has released Phase 1 regulations designed to implement amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act. Many of Conservation Ontario’s key concerns and challenges identified…
New blitz encourages Ontarians to learn about drinking water protection zones
Starting on October 7, Conservation Ontario, along with local source protection authorities and regions, will launch a three-week public information campaign about drinking water protection…
Caroline Metz joins Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation as managing director
Caroline Metz has joined the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation as the new managing director of economics and resiliency. Metz has over 20 years of…
Ontario to host consultations about adding wetlands to Greenbelt
Following public consultation and engagement with Indigenous communities this fall, the Ontario government could begin the process of extending the existing Bowmanville Creek, Soper Creek,…
Hatch receives award for work at WWTP in Oakville
Hatch has received an Award of Excellence from the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) for the micro-hydro facility at the Mid Halton Wastewater Treatment…
Ontario provides drought support for livestock farmers
The Ontario government is providing support for livestock farmers impacted by drought conditions in Northwestern Ontario. The government is providing up to $15,000 through the…
Shutdown of WTP leads to state of emergency in Marten Falls First Nation
Marten Falls First Nation has declared a state of emergency in the community due to a shutdown of the water treatment plant. As of September…
Walkerton Clean Water Centre appoints two new board members
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has announced the appointment of Ann Mulvale and Mitch Twolan to the board of directors. The WCWC now has…
Windsor upgrades infrastructure in areas vulnerable to flooding
The City of Windsor announced the $4-million reconstruction of Eastlawn Avenue as part of the ongoing implementation of the Sewer Master Plan to renew and…
Wastewater surveillance results in line with reported cases of COVID-19 in Collingwood
The results of a wastewater surveillance initiative support information about reported cases of COVID-19, which indicate sustained low levels of COVID-19 infection in Collingwood, Midland,…
Niagara Region takes steps to protect drinking water from blue-green algae
Niagara Region is taking steps to protect Niagara’s drinking water after identifying a small quantity of blue-green algae upstream in the reservoirs serving the DeCew…
Nearly half of Ontario’s municipal infrastructure needs repair: Report
A report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) estimates 55 per cent of municipal assets are in a state of good repair, with…
New partnership to publish community water monitoring data from Great Lakes region
DataStream and Water Rangers are teaming up to publish community water monitoring data from the Great Lakes and Saint-Lawrence regions. Community water monitoring is a growing movement in…
Funding announced for 35 community infrastructure projects across Ontario
Funding has been announced by the governments of Canada and Ontario for 35 community infrastructure projects across Ontario. “Ensuring our communities have access to reliable…
New partnership aims to preserve local waters in Port Credit
A new partnership aims to empower community members to protect local waters and encourage others in the area to get involved. Inner Beach, a retail…
Great Lakes Local Action Fund provides $1.9 million to local projects
Forty-four community-based projects will be receiving $1.9 million in funding through the Ontario government’s Great Lakes Local Action Fund, which supports local projects that protect and…
Second round of open for ICIP’s green infrastructure stream
Funds for drinking water infrastructure in Ontario will be available through the second intake of the Green Infrastructure stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure…
RCCAO calls on federal government to address significant infrastructure deficit
The federal government must tackle the country’s massive infrastructure deficit and commit more money into waterworks, transit, and roads and bridges, the Residential and Civil…
ALUS partnerships for watershed evaluation in Lake Erie
ALUS, a leading Canadian association working on natural solutions for farmers and ranchers, recently announced that with the support of partners it will be scaling…
Waterloo, Ontario receives funds for water infrastructure
A $4.5-million investment has been announced through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) for projects that will improve the quality of…
Canada and FCM make investments in Southwestern Ontario communities
A $1.2-million investment through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) has been announced to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in…