Ontario is now accepting applications for water and wastewater projects under its Municipal Infrastructure Strategy. Municipalities can apply online for a share of $51 million under the strategy…
Ottawa-based Seprotech Systems has approved, subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, the proposed acquisition of WESA Group Inc., a company focused…
Following a summer of relentless hot and dry weather, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario warned this week that the Ontario government is not doing enough…
The Ontario Power Authority has granted a consortium of local researchers and energy professionals $99,800 to link water and electricity conservation incentives. The Sustainable Energy…
Residents and businesses in Niagara-on-the-Lake will soon benefit from improved wastewater infrastructure, thanks to a joint funding commitment from the governments of Canada and Ontario.…
Cutting energy use was a big factor in Hamilton, Ontario’s recent celebrations for seven completed water and wastewater infrastructure projects. In particular, Hamilton partnered with…
Changes in Canadian lake water chemistry have left small water organisms vulnerable to their predators, which may pose a serious environmental threat, according to a…
Ontario is investing in solutions in Peel Region to help protect Great Lakes water quality. IMAX Corporation is using new permeable pavement and stormwater treatment…
Canada has joined the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC), the latest step in the United States’ effort to ensure comprehensive action to protect the…
The Ontario government issued a press release yesterday, announcing the launch of a new initiative designed to help communities protect their part of the Great…
The Ontario government announced this week that the Lakehead Source Protection Committee is the first of 38 source protection areas to deliver a plan to…
Robert Lambe is the new executive director of the recently constructed Invasive Species Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. As the former regional director general…
This week, mayors from Québec, Ontario and the United States made a Declaration on Water Sustainability, committing to common sustainable water management practices to protect…
Ontario and mayors from communities surrounding the Great Lakes have renewed their shared commitment to protect the Great Lakes. This week, Jim Bradley, Minister of the…
Parks Canada and Lakehead University have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on research efforts aimed at better understanding the dynamics of Lake Superior’s…
Canadian lab company Maxxam Analytics has acquired Becquerel Laboratories. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Becquerel provides specialized radiological testing and neutron activation testing services. The terms…
Thunder Bay, Ontario-based Engineering Northwest Ltd. (ENL), a professional consulting engineering firm, has joined Hatch Mott MacDonald (HMM). ENL is focused on highway, municipal, water,…
The Ontario government has proposed a Great Lakes Protection Act, strategy, and support for local actions. Already, several groups have commented on the news. “Protecting…
Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. has been awarded the contract to complete the capping of historically contaminated sediment in the Peninsula Harbour, which is a Great…
Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation has launched its second call for proposals under the Ontario-China Research and Innovation Fund. This year’s areas of…
Stantec’s water team in Ottawa has been honoured with the Environment Award for their real time control (RTC) system for the City of Ottawa’s combined…
McMaster University researchers have discovered that floc–“goolike” substances that occur suspended in water and that host large communities of bacteria–also contain high levels of antibiotic…
The Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations announced this week that it has renewed its agreement with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in support of the Ontario…
Pigeon Lake has joined Balsam, Cameron, and Sturgeon lakes in a program that seeks to enhance the environmental health and economic sustainability of lakes across…