Thursday, May 1, 2025
Change to the Drinking Water in Thunder Bay Coming Soon
The pH of the City of Thunder Bay’s drinking water will be changing when the City phases out the addition of sodium hydroxide. As a…
Ontario
Credit Valley Conservation Appoints 2020 Chair and Vice-Chair
Mississauga Councillor Karen Ras was acclaimed as chair of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) during a board meeting on January 17, 2020. The election marks Ras’…
Toronto Adopts Ravine Strategy Implementation Plan
Toronto’s City Council has unanimously adopted the Toronto Ravine Strategy implementation plan to clean up and protect the city’s more than 300-kilometres ravine system. “Healthy…
Helen Jowett and Chris White Acclaimed to Lead GRCA Board
Helen Jowett has been acclaimed to a fifth one-year term as chair of the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). Chris White has also been acclaimed…
DUC Releases New Report on Leveraging Wetlands to Support a Climate-Ready Ontario
Traditional flood management infrastructure can be supported by cost-effective natural flood management services that are provided by wetlands, according to research commissioned by Ducks Unlimited…
Nandita Basu Named Director of the Collaborative Water Program
Nandita Basu, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo, has been named as the director of the university’s Collaborative Water Program. “Nandita Basu studies the role humans…
Michael Skinner Joins Rainmaker Worldwide as CEO
Rainmaker Worldwide Inc. announced that Michael Skinner has been appointed as the company’s chief executive officer (CEO). In his capacity as CEO, Skinner will manage…
Town of Stratford, P.E.I. Launches Water Audit Program
The Town of Stratford has partnered with the Stratford Area Watershed Improvement Group to launch a Water Audit Program for residential Stratford Utility customers. The…
Water Institute Welcomes Professor Helen Jarvie
The Water Institute announced that Helen Jarvie has joined the University of Waterloo’s Department of Geography and Environmental Management as a full professor. “The Water Institute…
Waterloo, Ontario Completes Stormwater Management Master Plan
Waterloo, Ontario’s council endorsed a stormwater management master plan environmental assessment on December 16, 2019. Council also directed staff to file the notice of completion…
Toronto Launches $3 Billion Project to Improve Water Quality in Don River
The City of Toronto is investing more than $3 billion to improve water quality in the Don River and along the central waterfront of Lake…
Digital Transformation at Conservation Halton
“When you look at some of the big global CEOs, what do they consider as some of the external pressures that are going to drive…
Chandra Sharma Joins Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority as CAO
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) announced that Chandra Sharma will be joining the organization as the chief administrative officer and secretary-treasurer on January 1, 2020.…
Ontario Municipal Water Association Elects Mike Mortimer as President
During its annual general meeting, the Ontario Municipal Water Association (OMWA) elected Mike Mortimer, manager of environmental services for the City of Stratford, as its…
New Funding to Help Improve Water Quality in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Watersheds
The governments of Canada and Ontario will be committing additional funding to help improve water quality in the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watersheds.…
Hourly Water Consumption Data Coming to London Households
London residents will now be able to view their household water consumption by the month, week, day, and even hour online. This information, called hourly…
Ontario Announces Changes to Excess Soil Regulations
The Ontario government has announced that it will be clarifying the province’s excess soil regulations. The announcement was made by Environment Minister Jeff Yurek at…
Maike Althaus Joins OCTIA as Acting Executive Director
Maike Althaus has joined the Ontario Clean Technology Industry Association (OCTIA) as the acting executive director. “On behalf of OCTIA’s Board of Directors, I’m pleased…
New Program to Help Ontario Farmers Improve Water Quality
To mark this year’s World Soil Day, the governments of Canada and Ontario are launching a $5.75 million, multi-year project to help Ontario farmers enhance…
Call to Establish a Mercury Care Home for Grassy Narrows First Nation Receives Support
A call for immediate action to establish a mercury care home for Grassy Narrows First Nation has received support from Assembly of First Nations (AFN)…
Special Advisor on Flooding Recognizes Critical Role of CAs
Conservation Ontario is pleased that the report released by Ontario’s Special Advisor on Flooding recognizes the critical role that conservation authorities play in Ontario’s flood…
Ontario Announces Members of Advisory Panel on Climate Change
The advisory panel on climate change consists of experts on climate change resiliency who have experience in a variety of sectors, including the not-for-profit, agriculture,…
Ontario Government Releases Report from Special Advisor on Flooding
The Ontario government’s Special Advisor on Flooding delivered his report on October 31, 2019. In July 2019, Natural Resources Minister John Yakabuski named Doug McNeil…
Scarborough Waterfront Project Environmental Assessment Receives Final Approval
Undertaken by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in partnership with the City of Toronto, the project will see the creation of additional accessible community…