Thursday, May 14, 2026
Ostara to Provide Nutrient Recovery in Minnesota and Israel
Ostara has announced two new projects, providing a nutrient recovery system to the City of St. Cloud, Minnesota, and a Nutrient Recovery Facility in Tel…
Western Canada
Great Waters Challenge Launches in British Columbia
The Great Waters Challenge is officially re-launching in British Columbia. The challenge is a province-wide program for youth that facilitates school teams in planning and…
Community Partnership to Work for Ecosystem Repair of Alouette River
A new Alouette River Ecosystem Partnership (AREP) has been created. The partners aim to build constructive outcomes with BC Hydro and the provincial government, with…
White Rock, BC Celebrates Water Treatment Plant Construction Progress
The City of White Rock, British Columbia celebrated a milestone event with representatives from the governments of Canada and British Columbia in regards to the…
Cold Lake, AB to Award Contracts for Regional Water Transmission Line
With full funding for the project confirmed, the Cold Lake Regional Utility Services Commission (RUSC) is set to award the contracts for the Bonnyville, Alberta…
Vancouver Waste Digester Harvests Greywater from Cannabis Production
Vancouver-based Micron Waste Technologies Inc., a developer of waste digesters for food and cannabis waste, has reported positive results from the optimization of the Cannavore™…
Alberta Government Helps Support Watersheds on Private Lands
The Alberta Land Trust Grant Program has approved more than $7 million to support 24 different projects for the 2017–18 grant cycle, supporting grants that…
Horse Lake First Nation Celebrates Water Treatment System
Horse Lake First Nation has celebrated the grand opening of a new water treatment system, which came online in May 2018 after nearly three years…
Ostara to Provide City of Atlanta with Nutrient Recovery Facility
Vancouver-based Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies, Inc. has announced its partnership with the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management to install and operate a nutrient…
Expanded Access to Water Management for Livestock Producers in MB
The Government of Manitoba has acted to help livestock producers who have been affected by dry conditions across, broadening the scope of provincial support for…
Gov. Investment Stream Targets Rural and Northern Communities in BC
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have announced new financing streams under the Investing in Canada program to support rural and northern communities and…
New Poll Finds Long-Term Water Management A Growing Concern in BC
New opinion data finds that long-term water management is top of mind for many British Columbians. The findings are published in the 2018 BC Water…
Despite Concerns, Data Finds Pacific Coastal Basin in Good Overall Health
World Wildlife Fund Canada has released a new report on watershed health in the Pacific Coastal basin, finding the overall health of the basin to…
Small Communities Fund Supports Water and Wastewater Projects in SK
The Small Communities Fund will support 46 infrastructure projects across Saskatchewan, the majority of which are focused on water and wastewater systems. Announced by François-Philippe…
Arrow Creek Water System Completes 11-Year Upgrade Project
Last Friday, community members celebrated the completion of a multi-year upgrade project for the Arrow Creek Water System. The event, hosted by the Regional District…
Commercial Shipping Collaborates to Address Threats to Whales in Canada’s Pacific Gateway
A group of commercial marine shipping carriers and their agents have proposed voluntary protective measures for Southern Resident Killer Whales on Canada’s West Coast in…
Groundbreaking Celebrations for the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
Federal and municipal officials gathered in North Vancouver to celebrate the start of construction of the $700-million North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant is…
Collaboration Drives Funding Application for Wastewater Recovery System
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed this week by the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO), Township of Spallumcheen, and Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB)…
Kehewin Cree Nation Starts Work on New Water Treatment System
Yesterday, Randy Boissonnault, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, on behalf of Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, visited Kehewin Cree Nation and congratulated Chief…
Flood Recovery Continues for Lake St. Martin First Nation After 2011 Floods
Recovery work continues for a Manitoba First Nation after catastrophic flooding in 2011. Canada, Manitoba, and Lake St. Martin First Nation have reached another milestone…
Report Finds Failure to Meet Best Practices in Review of Hydroelectric Development Impacts
A new report received by the Manitoba government has found that Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment (RCEA) was negligent with respect to an array of factors…
Memorandum of Understanding Delivers Water Supply to Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation
The federal government and the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will deliver water to the communities of Esowista and Ty-Histanis.…
B.C. Agriculture Receives $6M for Climate Change Adaptation Program
B.C.’s Climate Change Adaptation Program has announced $6 million in federal and provincial government support, over the next five years, through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.…
XPV Announces Strategic Investment with Alberta IoT Firm
Private venture capital fund, XPV Water Partners announced today that it has invested in Alberta-based Mobiltex Data Ltd., an IoT product and service provider that monitors corrosion…