Western Canada

Directors of the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) announced their approval of $300,000 in funding for 18 projects on March 4. The projects are expected…

The BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA) has released a report stating that communities in British Columbia will need at least $13 billion in additional…

Manitoba Municipal Government Minister Drew Caldwell announced on February 17 a $1.2-million provincial investment in water services infrastructure in the Local Government District of Pinawa…

The Government of Manitoba hosted a boreal summit in the province’s north on February 17. The summit brought together Indigenous people, northern communities, industry, conservation…

The Government of Manitoba has invested upwards of $4 million to improve or replace local water supply and disposal services in the province’s Interlake region.…

On February 10, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Bernard Valcourt announced the completion of an upgraded wastewater treatment facility for God’s Lake First…

The Boothroyd Band, located near Boston Bar in the southern interior of British Columbia, will see its community water system upgraded, according to a February…

The Government of British Columbia announced on February 5 a new fee and rental rate which it says will help ensure the safety and effective…

British Columbia’s District of Sechelt will conduct a field test to evaluate a novel method for removing hormones, pharmaceuticals, and other endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) from…

Recipients of the 2014 Manitoba Excellence in Sustainability Awards were announced by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh on January 28. The Lake…

For the first time in the city’s history, all of Winnipeg was put under a boil water advisory on the morning of January 27 after…

Federal and provincial representatives came together with local officials in Reston, Manitoba on January 19 to announce funding for a new flood protection project. In…

The State of Minnesota will sign Manitoba’s Lake Friendly Accord, according to a January 20 announcement from Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship Gord Mackintosh…

The Saskatchewan town of Ituna will receive joint federal and provincial funding to help complete upgrades to its water supply infrastructure. The project will include…

The City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, announced on January 16 the commission of a biosolids management project incorporating technology developed by Lystek International Inc., a…

The Capital Regional District (CRD) Core Area Liquid Waste Management committee recommended that the CRD board approve the formation of a wastewater and resource recovery…

The Town of Nanton in southern Alberta has announced plans for a new wastewater treatment plant, scheduled to be operational by the end of 2015.…

The Government of Manitoba is committing almost $12 million to help improve water and wastewater systems in 12 municipalities in the province’s west region. The…

The City of Calgary is steadily approaching its goal of converting all municipal water customers to metered billing. All commercial and industrial customers have switched…

The $7.9 million Sicamous’ water treatment facility upgrades are underway. Once the upgrades are complete, the facility will not only help protect the water supply,…

Manitoba’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Steve Ashton announced on December 16 the release of a 2014 Fall Conditions Report on soil moisture levels at…

The Little Shuswap Lake and Okanagan Indian Bands, both located in British Columbia, celebrated the completion of water system upgrades in their communities on December…

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has identified elevated arsenic and manganese levels in several private wells near Edmonton. The manganese levels discovered were in some cases…

The Sci’anew (Cheanuh) Beecher Bay Band First Nation in British Columbia will receive $40,000 in funding from the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund to…