The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium will receive continued funding from the Province of Manitoba, according to a December 20 announcement from Minister of Conservation and…
Metro Vancouver has taken steps to protect regional wetlands by purchasing nearly eight hectares of marsh and uplands on Pitt River, a large tributary that…
The City of Lloydminster, which straddles the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan, is taking steps to control what is discharged into its wastewater with the…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) announced on December 12 that it is accepting applications for its 2014 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant…
On December 13, Manitoba Minister of Municipal Government, Stan Struthers, announced the completion of four water and sewer infrastructure projects in central-Manitoba with the help…
The City of Winnipeg’s North End sewage treatment plant will now treat wastewater from the Rural Municipality of Rosser. The two municipalities have entered a…
Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki, Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles, and Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig came together to officially open Estevan, Saskatchewan’s new north water reservoir.…
Okotoks, Alberta has decided to connect with the City of Calgary’s water system after a town council vote on November 25. The town will work…
A water distribution system pipe that carries water across the Assiniboine River between north and south Winnipeg has been rehabilitated and will be returned to…
The Regional District of East Kootenay celebrated the completion of the $2.7-million West Fernie Dike Project on November 15. The dike system provides a one-in-200-year…
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, is monitoring sediment released from a decommissioned coal mine to ensure the safety of their water supply. The…
The Town of Hague, Sask. will receive approximately $240,000 from both the provincial and federal governments in order to upgrade its water distribution system. Located…
The Regional District of Central Okanagan will save an estimated $12,000 a year as a result of improvements made earlier this year at the Westside…
Environmental law firm Ecojustice has announced it will be representing Sierra Club BC and the Wilderness Committee as they take the British Columbia Oil and…
The Government of Manitoba is investing in community flood protection in the Community of Waterhen by funding the bolstering of permanent dikes along the Waterhen…
The Government of Alberta announced substantial investments in erosion control and flood mitigation on Friday, with a particular focus on the Cities of Calgary and…
The City of Campbell River and representatives from BC Hydro have agreed that the community’s water supply is safer and more reliable when separated from…
British Columbia’s Environment Minister, Mary Polak, released the province’s new Water Sustainability Act proposal on October 18. The act will be introduced to government during…
The Province of Manitoba is reviewing operating guidelines for three important water control structures leading up to work on a new Lake Manitoba outlet and…
The Rural Municipalities of Kindersley and McKillop in Saskatchewan are each receiving funding from the provincial and federal governments to improve their water and wastewater…
Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) is proceeding with construction of a sanitary sewer treatment plant to service Tsawwassen Lands in British Columbia. In a statement, Chief…
Vancouver-based Quest Water Global Inc. and Pure Water Solutions Corp. have announced a joint venture to market and distribute Quest’s AQUAtap Community Drinking Water Station…
The University of Manitoba has received a Government of Canada investment through the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to support the…
Alberta’s provincial government is continuing work to reduce the impact of future floods and announced the hiring of engineering consultants AMEC and AECOM on October…