Friday, July 4, 2025
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
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…
FCM invests in Eastern Ontario communities
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has announced investments in cities and communities in Eastern Ontario. About $223,750 from the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) will…
Water treatment plant internship program supports young Indigenous adults
How a resilient group of young Indigenous water treatment interns became new water treatment plant operators despite 2020 challenges. At the Ontario First Nations Technical…
Ontario invests in projects to conserve wetlands
The Ontario government is partnering with Ducks Unlimited Canada to enhance and restore approximately 60 local wetlands across the province over the next year, as…
Significant amount of drinking water being wasted due to leaky pipes: Report
Millions of cubic metres of treated drinking water are being pumped into the ground every year across Ontario municipalities as a result of broken and…
U of G Receives $10 Million Gift to Better Protect Groundwater Supplies
A $10 million gift to the University of Guelph’s (U of G) G360 Institute will help to better protect groundwater supplies around the globe. The…
Researchers Receive Investment to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Wastewater
Ontario Genomics, Genome Canada, and Illumina are investing in a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance initiative across Ontario to identify variants of concern. This project will enhance province-wide coordination…
U of G Project Awarded Funding to Assess Microplastics in Water, Soil
Protecting freshwater and farming soils from possible harmful effects of microplastics is the goal of a four-year, $1-million project led by University of Guelph researchers.…