The City of Calgary has begun Stage B construction on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main (BSFM) replacement project, installing a new parallel steel feeder main…
Calgary’s city council has approved the city’s updated Water Efficiency Plan with a commitment to reducing water loss and the introduction of a year-round lawn…
Ducks Unlimited and the University of British Columbia recently launched an initiative to use sediment to rebuild eroding wetlands and enhance flood protection. The Sustainable Ecosystem…
The District of Lake Country, B.C. is set to start work on Phase 3 of the Beaver Lake Chain and Vernon Creek water management plan…
An Alberta advisory council on water issues is shutting down after more than two decades as provincial funding dries up. The Alberta Water Council and…
Work has resumed on the McCarthy Boulevard sewer renewal project in Regina, SK. The project updates a critical wastewater pipe that carries nearly 100 per…
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced a joint investment on April 13 of more than $25.9 million through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF)…
The City of Calgary is starting a proactive assessment of a section of the Bearspaw South Feeder Main this week. The inspection will run from…
The Bearspaw South Feeder Main in Calgary has reached the final stages of its shutdown as crews continue repairs. Refilling the pipe began on March…
A new study from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina maintains draining Prairie wetlands is adding to Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. The…
University of Saskatchewan researcher Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) says the ways we’re managing water resources will no longer cut it. By CHRIS PUTNAM, University of…
Vancouver – The governments of Canada and British Columbia (B.C.), and the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) have signed a first-of-its-kind, tripartite framework agreement to…
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) has released an update to a report it originally published in 2020 summarizing the results of a multi-year water quality…
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territory – When wildfires threatened Lytton First Nation in 2021, Warren Brown was essential in protecting his community’s water supply by staying…
Colwood council has endorsed aa Sewer Master Plan Update for planning purposes and has directed staff to provide options for how sewer service could be expanded…
Kelowna, B.C. – Syilx Territory – As mussel-infested watercraft continue to make their way towards the Okanagan and other water-related destinations this summer, the Okanagan Basin Water…
Bowen Island, B.C. – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, the Honourable Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and…
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and Saskatchewan’s Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport Laura Ross have announced the completion of…
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) has announced it will make water and vacant land available to support farmers and ranchers experiencing drought conditions. “With the…
Future water and wastewater investments in Manitoba will be guided by a proposed new framework that establishes a tiered approach to funding and procurement, Municipal…
The Manitoba government has announced that permanent rehabilitation work of the Rivers Dam on Lake Wahtopanah in Rivers Provincial Park, has started. “Our government is…
The Nose Creek Watershed Partnership, comprised of the City of Airdrie, City of Calgary, Rocky View County, Town of Crossfield, Calgary Airport Authority and the…
Farmers and communities in the Fraser Valley, particularly those most affected by the 2021 atmospheric river, will receive support to increase their resiliency to floods…
Whistler, B.C. – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country, the Honourable Anne Kang, B.C. Minister…