Ontario has approved the Trent Conservation Coalition Source Protection Plans to strengthen local source-to-tap drinking water protection. The plans were developed by local municipal and…
Kirkland Lake, Ontario has completed its Kirkland Lake Wastewater Improvement Project, which will better protect the surrounding environment and residents of the community. A celebration…
The Government of Ontario announced October 3 that construction is underway on a major overhaul of the Mattagami River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant, built…
On September 30, the Government of Ontario announced the approval of source protection plans for both the Sudbury and Catfish Creek areas. Source protection plans…
The Ontario Government announced its approval of the Quinte Source Protection Plan and the Kettle Creek Source Protection Plan on Sept. 11. The plans, developed…
An Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change review may result in a sewage pollution notification system for the City of Toronto. The review…
The Government of Ontario announced on August 28 its approval of the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection plan, which will bolster protection of local drinking water sources.…
A water ban has been issued for residents of Pelee Island due to a blue-green algae bloom in Lake Erie. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit…
The Ontario government announced on Aug. 18 that it will provide $100 million per year in funding for critical road, bridge, water, and wastewater projects…
The Ontario wine industry is partnering with the BLOOM Centre to ensure its water use is sustainable and well managed. “Our work with the Wine…
Severe thunderstorms swept through southern Ontario on August 4, causing flash flooding in several communities. In Burlington, two months’ worth of rain fell within hours,…
The federal government announced on July 23 that it is contributing $1.5 million through its Great Lakes Sustainability Fund toward 27 projects in the Canadian…
The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences received a donation of $50,000 from the RBC Blue Water Project. The donation will help the River…
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSCI) has honoured Kingston, Ontario with an award for the Most Innovative Conservation Method for its utility…
The American Public Works Association will recognize upgrades to the Keswick Water Pollution Control plant in the Region of York as one of its 2014…
The citizens of Pickering and Ajax are bolstering efforts to have the Province of Ontario and the Regions of Durham and York eliminate algae-inducing output…
The Toronto Star has reported that tap water in 13 per cent of Toronto homes tested over the last six years contain an unsafe amount…
According to WaterTAP Ontario, Canada’s most populous province has awarded more water industry patents in the past 30 years than any other comparable government jurisdiction…
AECOM Technology Corporation has been awarded a $2.3-million contract by the Region of Peel for improvements to the region’s Lakeview Water Treatment Plant in Mississauga,…
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre is looking for a CEO. The position will include responsibility for the strategic leadership, direction, and achievement of the centre’s…
Thirty-one Great Lakes clean-up projects were celebrated on behalf of federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq in Quinte West, Ontario on April 23. These projects were…
WaterTAP’s nominating and governance committee is calling for nominations for its Board of Directors. There are currently four vacancies and directors will be elected for…
Ministers Peter Van Loan and Colin Carrie were in Bradford, Ontario on April 15 to emphasize the federal government’s commitment to cleaning up Lake Simcoe…
Work on a public water-efficient demonstration garden will begin this spring in Guelph, Ontario. The project, a partnership between the city and Pollination Guelph, is…