Friday, May 2, 2025
Markham: Insurance Board Should Consider City Flood Control
The City of Markham, Ontario, has urged the insurance industry to consider city flood control measures when setting home insurance rates. Over the past three…
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Google Kitchener Building Saves 500,000L of Water per year
Google’s new office in Kitchener, Ontario, will save 500,000 Litres of water a year, while maximizing health and wellness through a variety of initiatives. For…
Ontario Brewery Implements Closed-Loop Water System
For Earth Day on April 22nd, Ontario’s Cowbell Brewing released a description of their forthcoming closed-loop system for water usage. The system will supply fresh…
Investment in Ontario Flood & Leak Sensor Tech Company
Alert Labs Inc., designer of the Flowie water sensor and Floodie companion sensor, which help to protect homes from flood damage and to provide minute-by-minute…
York Region to Invest $2.4B in Water and Wastewater
The Regional Municipality of York has announced that it will invest a total of $2.4 billion in water and wastewater projects over the next decade.…
Kawartha Lakes Develops Climate Change Response Plan
Yesterday, the city of Kawartha Lakes Council formally launched the Kawartha Lakes Healthy Environment Plan. Since 2016, the City has been working with Partners for…
Ontario Invests in Rural Water Infrastructure
Ontario has announced that it will invest $60 million through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to support roads, bridges, and water infrastructure in rural…
Kingston Wins National Award for Waterfront Master Plan
The City of Kingston’s Waterfront Master Plan has won a Canadian Society of Landscape Architect’s (CSLA) 2017 National Award of Excellence. The 14 winning projects…
Ontario Craft Beer Installs Innovative Wastewater Treatment System
Ontario craft brewer, Sawdust City Brewing Company, is partnering with Toronto-based ECONSE Water Purification Systems Inc. to install the first BRÜ CLEAN SYSTEM to treat…
Barrie Wastewater Treatment Excels in Phosphorus Removal
The City of Barrie has announced that its Wastewater Treatment Facility exceeded provincial standards for phosphorus concentrations in 2016. Barrie has sought high standards in…
Ontario Watertech Wins Grand Prize in Velocity Fund Finals
A company that uses artificial intelligence to help make water utilities safer and more efficient was among the grand-prize winners at the Velocity Fund Finals…
Hamilton Signs Agreement for Wastewater Biosolids Processing Facility
The City of Hamilton’s new facility to treat the biosolids resulting from the city’s wastewater treatment process is moving ahead. The city has signed an…
Timmins’ Director of Public Works and Engineering Resigns
Luc Duval has resigned his position as director of Public Works and Engineering with the City of Timmins, effective as of April 10, 2017. Duval…
Guelph Asset Management Plan Shows $271M in Water Infra. Backlog
City Council for Guelph, Ontario, unanimously endorsed the City’s Corporate Asset Management Plan and Asset Management Policy at March 27th meeting of the council. The…
High Concentration of Microplastic Fibres in Ottawa River
A new study led by researchers at Carleton University has found that microplastic pollution is prevalent in the Ottawa River and its tributaries. Of 62…
York Region Topped Ontario Drinking Water Quality in 2016
York Region has announced that it either met or exceeded the required parameters for drinking water quality established in its Safe Drinking Water Act of…
Great Art for Great Lakes Reaches Out to Artists Across Ontario
Waterlution, in partnership with Greatness – The Great Lakes Project, is looking for one local artist in each of these communities across Ontario—Thunder Bay, Manitoulin…
OMERS & Kuwaiti Consortium Purchase Stake in Thames Water
Borealis Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment manager for OMERS, which is the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees, has formed a consortium with a Kuwaiti investment…
WaterTAP Delivers Improved Business Directory and Funding Database
Ontario’s Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) has updated their website with a new design and layout, but also valuable tools to help visitors discover partners,…
Muskoka Watershed Group Receives Trillium Funding
On February 13th, Norm Miller, MPP Parry Sound — Muskoka, met with members of the Friends of the Muskoka Watershed (FMW) to congratulate them on…
Grand River Conservation Authority Confirms Budget
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will spend about $31 million this year on programs that protect water quality, reduce flood damages, protect natural areas,…
Report Points to Source of Mercury Contamination in Grassy Narrows
A new report provides strong evidence that the old industrial chlor-alkali plant, that is upstream of the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) in…
Toronto to Install 5 Waterfront Nodes for Water Sport Access
On February 2nd, Toronto’s Parks and Environment Committee received a report that was developed in response to a question from the committee as to how…
NSERC Funds Research to Improve Wastewater at Two Ont. First Nations
Dr. Chris Metcalfe, a professor at the Trent School for the Environment and director of the Institute for Watershed Science, has been awarded $478,800 over…