Sunday, May 25, 2025
Jennifer Innis Elected Chair of TRCA
Jennifer Innis, Regional Councillor representing Wards 3 & 4 for the Town of Caledon, has been elected as Chair of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s (TRCA)…
Ontario
Alliance for Water Efficiency Recognizes Guelph, Ontario
The City of Guelph has received silver level recognition from the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) for its water efficiency programs, becoming the first Canadian…
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada Invests in Forward Water Technologies
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC), a not-for-profit business accelerator, has made a strategic investment in Forward Water Technologies (FWT). “Environmental regulations concerning industrial wastewater treatment continue…
Lystek Project Shows Results in Minnesota, Reducing System Load
In September of 2018, Cambridge, Ontario’s Lystek International announced that it had successfully commissioned an installment of its low temperature Thermal Hydrolysis Process at the…
Ontario Waterpower Association Creates Three New Positions
The Ontario Waterpower Association (OWA) has created three new positions to deliver on its Strategic Plan for 2019-2021, entitled “Reinventing and Reinvesting.” Janelle Bates will…
Global Water Futures Funds Water Project for Ont. First Nations
Global Water Futures has announced funding for a new research collaboration between McMaster researchers and traditional knowledge holders on Six Nations of the Grand River…
OPG Issues Green Bond to Finance Waterpower Holdings in U.S.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has closed a second $500-million green bond issuance, with net proceeds primarily used to finance its recent acquisition of Eagle Creek…
Canadian Researchers Guest Edit on Integrated Hydrological Modeling
Canadian researchers have guest edited a section of the technical journal Groundwater®, published by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA). The articles were published in…
Wetland Restoration Improves Wildlife Habitat in Elgin County
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and Elgin Stewardship Council (ESC) have announced progress on wetland restoration in Elgin County, Ontario improving wildlife habitat and improving water quality…
Cleantech Commons Announces Martin J. Yuill as Executive Director
Trent University and the City of Peterborough have announced the appointment of Martin J. Yuill as the executive director of Cleantech Commons. Yuill brings management…
Region of Peel Releases 2018 Infrastructure Status Report
The Region of Peel has released its 2018 Infrastructure Status and Outlook Report, highlighting that the region’s infrastructure has achieved an overall target of Good. The…
Province Commits Funding to Asset Management and Infrastructure
Ontario has announced that fifty-eight rural municipalities will receive expert help for Asset Management Planning (AMP). Announced by Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure and…
Restoration Work Underway at Clark Island Wetland
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has announced the start of work on a large restoration project to develop the habitat at the Clark Island wetland, which…
Brockton and Hanover Councils Attend Walkerton Clean Water Centre Training
On December 14th, 2018, new councils from Brockton and Hanover, Ontario, were the first to receive standard of care training related to the Safe Drinking…
Clean Water and Wastewater Fund Supports Halton Region Projects
Canada and Ontario have announced two new projects in Halton Region under the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. Announced by Karina Gould, Minister of Democratic…
IAGLR Publishes Toronto Harbour Remediation Case Study
According to a study released today by the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), decades of cleanup efforts and collaborative planning have turned Toronto’s…
Canadian Environmental Law Association Warns Against Ont. Bill 66
In response to the Ontario Government’s proposed Bill 66, the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), which represented the Concerned Walkerton Citizens at the Walkerton Inquiry,…
Ontario’s Annual Report on Drinking Water Quality 2017–18
At the end of November, Ontario’s Acting Chief Drinking Water Inspector, Mili New, released the province’s annual report on drinking water quality for 2017–2018. The…
OCWA Advises Municipalities to Adopt Best Practices for Data Security
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has released a statement on cybersecurity, calling on municipalities to put best practices in place to protect sensitive data…
Nature Conservancy of Canada & Partners Help Protect Lake Erie Basin
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) have announced the protection of four sites totalling 145 hectares. These sites…
Waterfront Toronto Issues Statement on AG Report
Waterfront Toronto CEO Michael Nobrega issued the following statement in response to a report issued last week from Ontario’s Auditor General, which found that the…
New Pilot Scale Treatment Tech at Walkerton Clean Water Centre
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has added a new pilot scale water treatment technology to the Technology Demonstration Facility. The fluidized bed ion exchange…
Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative Selects Projects to Curb Pollution
The Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative (PRC) has chosen five projects from 11 proposals to develop and test technologies that intercept and remove phosphorus from…
Funding for St. Clair River Area of Concern to Manage Contaminants
Two weeks after three Beneficial Use Impairments were re-designated to Not Impaired for the St. Clair River Area of Concern (AOC), another positive step towards…