Saturday, July 5, 2025
DFO, IISD Sign Agreement on ELA
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have signed a memorandum of understanding that may see IISD become the Experimental…
Ontario
IJC Assesses Lakes Huron and Michigan’s Water Level Woes
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has recommended that the governments of Canada and the United States consider structural options for raising the water levels in…
West Elgin Hires Ontario Clean Water Agency to Manage Water System
In January of this year, a water worker in West Elgin, Ontario, was jailed for falsifying records which he provided to the Ministry of the…
TMIG Awarded for Stormwater Retrofit
The Municipal Infrastructure Group Ltd. (TMIG) was presented with an award of excellence for its Elm Drive stormwater management retrofit project in Mississauga at the…
Huron County Announces $400,000 for Clean Water Project
Ontario’s Huron County has announced $400,000 in funding towards the Huron County Clean Water Project, an initiative that has offered grants to conscientious landowners since…
Ontario Supporting the Experimental Lakes Area
Ontario is working collaboratively with the federal government, the Government of Manitoba and other partners to keep the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) operational in 2013…
Ontario Cottage Country Hit by Flooding
Communities in Ontario such as Kawartha Lakes, Bracebridge, Bancroft, South Algonquin, Haliburton, Markstay-Warren, and Huntsville were ravaged by some of the heaviest spring flooding in…
Barrie Reports Water and Wastewater Rates Surplus
The City of Barrie, Ontario, has a $2-million water rate surplus, and city council is looking at options on how the money should be either…
OCWA and Clean Water Foundation Launch Pharmaceuticals Campaign
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) and the Clean Water Foundation launched the A Prescription for Clean Water campaign on April 12 during the Green…
WaterTAP Joins Forces with ImagineH2O
Ontario’s Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) and California’s ImagineH2O have joined forces. Both organizations specialize in the acceleration of water technology development by providing entrepreneurs…
Feds Award Major Construction Contract for Port Granby Project
The federal government has approved a $28.8-million construction contract for a wastewater treatment plant in Port Granby, Ontario, as part of the Port Granby Project.…
City of Ottawa Releases Glowing Drinking Water Report
The citizens of Ottawa enjoyed excellent drinking water quality in 2012, according to the 2012 Municipal Drinking Water Systems Summary Report, released by the City…
Ontario Releases Watershed Report Cards
Coinciding with Canadian Water Week (March 18-24) and World Water Day (March 22), Ontario’s conservation authorities have begun releasing watershed report cards, which detail the…
Hydromantis and OCWA to Deliver Training Simulation Tech
Hamilton, Ontario-based Hydromantis Environmental Software Solutions, Inc. and the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) have entered into a partnership to enhance water and wastewater treatment…
H2O Innovation Opens in Ontario
Quebec City-based H2O Innovation Inc. has opened a new office in Burlington, Ontario. The new office is a major positioning and growth platform for the company,…
Ontario Approves First Source Protection Plan
Ontario has approved the Lakehead Source Protection Plan to make the Thunder Bay area the first place in the province with a comprehensive source-to-tap drinking…
Ontario Releases Water Sector Strategy
Ontario has unveiled a new water sector strategy that aims to make the province a North American leader and global competitor in the water space.…
New Report: Full-Cost Recovery for Water and Wastewater Services
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has released a report and guide on cost recovery for water and wastewater services. Key observations include the…
Boshart Acquires Flomatic
Ontario-based Boshart Industries has acquired Flomatic Corporation in a share purchase transaction from Watts Water Technologies, Inc. The sale excludes the backflow product line of…
Ontario Releases Great Lakes Strategy
The Ontario government has released the final version of its Great Lakes Strategy, which establishes priorities to achieve goals to protect the Great Lakes, building…
Funding Confirmed for Randle Reef Cleanup
In further news about the Randle Reef sediment remediation project, the federal government has announced it will commit $46.3 million to the overall program. The…
Environment Canada and Hamilton Port Authority Launch Randle Reef Test Project
Environment Canada and the Hamilton Port Authority are launching a structural test project that will provide further information to help in the development of the…
Council Supports Mississauga Stormwater User Rate
The mayor and members of Mississauga, Ontario’s council supported in principle shifting the City’s stormwater management program from the property tax base to a stormwater…
Real Tech’s CEO Named Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
Jodi Glover, CEO and co-founder of Whitby, Ontario’s Real Tech Inc., was named the 2012 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur of the year for the TPH…