Rio Tinto, a mining and metals company, has launched a project that will evaluate the impacts of climate change on three fish populations in one…
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) has released a statement finding that most lakes in Southern Saskatchewan will reach normal summer operating levels. Despite below normal…
British Columbia’s Invasive Mussel Defence Program has launched its fifth season of protecting B.C. waterways from invasive zebra and quagga mussels. From now until late…
Vancouver-based Aquatic Informatics, a data management and analytics company, has announced the acquisition of Tokay Software of Delray Beach, Florida. Aquatic Informatics offers solutions to…
Carla Qualtrough, minister of public services and procurement and accessibility, has announced funding to support initiatives that will help safeguard the City of Surrey, City…
The Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan are each contributing more than $30.4 million to three water and wastewater projects. This funding was…
Marc Miller, parliamentary secretary to the minister of crown-indigenous relations, announced funding for a project that involves renewing the City of Victoria’s aging underground infrastructure…
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) has successfully acquired all necessary water licenses and land use agreements for its new water project, which sets a…
Twenty-two local and regional governments in British Columbia (B.C.) have been approved to receive more than $3 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding to support…
The Capital Regional District (CRD) has awarded a $17.7-million contract to NAC Constructors Ltd. (NAC) to construct the Arbutus Attenuation Tank. As part of the…
A $1-million grant from the Government of British Columbia will help repair waterfront infrastructure from storm damage along the promenade and White Rock pier. “The…
The Government of Alberta is appointing lawyer Martin Ignasiak to assess opportunities to expedite construction of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir. Ignasiak, a partner at the…
ALUS Canada announced that Rhonda King joined its team in April 2019 as the Western Canada Lead. “I’m very pleased that Rhonda has joined the…
The Capital Regional District (CRD), based in Victoria, has awarded a $15.9-million contract to Knappett Projects Inc. to construct three pump stations and bridge crossings…
François-Philippe Champagne, the minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for a flood mitigation project in the Fraser Valley. “Our investment in this critical dike…
François-Philippe Champagne, the minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for a flood protection project in Richmond, British Columbia. The project involves upgrading approximately 4.3…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has approved more than $318,000 in funding to 17 projects that will help conserve and protect water in the…
More than 65 years after its lands were flooded to make way for the creation of the Nechako Reservoir, the Cheslatta Carrier Nation has signed…
Saltworks Technologies Inc. has received an investment of $4.4 million from the Government of Canada. This investment in Saltworks Technologies Inc. supports AirBreather, a technology…
The Government of Saskatchewan, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada and the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA), announced $1.3 million in funding and in-kind support…
A network led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) received $1.6 million in funding to transfer knowledge to practice that will improve water quality…
The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation has selected the first round of projects approved under the Government of Manitoba’s $102-million Conservation Trust. The announcement was made…
Metro Vancouver launched its third annual Unflushables campaign. The campaign reminds residents not to flush wipes and other items like hair, floss, and tampons down their…
The Union Bay Improvement District (UBID), based in British Columbia, awarded the contract for the construction of its new water treatment plant to Ridgeline Mechanical…