On July 25, 2012, Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership was sentenced in British Columbia Provincial court for depositing acutely lethal effluent into the Columbia River, and…
Saskatchewan’s provincial government is a step closer to the implementation of a comprehensive water management plan that will integrate activities that are necessary to the…
The governments of Canada and British Columbia and the Capital Regional District (CRD) have announced funding for the construction of a new wastewater treatment system…
Nanaimo’s City Council has made the city the fourth “Blue Community” in British Columbia. To become a Blue Community, a municipality must approve three key…
Manitoba’s Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh and Lynette Gillen, regional vice-president, RBC Royal Bank, today announced $225,000 in private sector funding for the…
Manitoba continues moving forward on environmental protection with an aggressive strategy of more than 100 initiatives across government that will bolster the Province’s economy and…
The City of Regina recently approved a recommendation for a 45-year deal to supply Western Potash Corpwith the City’s treated wastewater. The arrangement to supply…
Water Matters, an Alberta-based water policy think tank, has released a report with recommendations on how to use science-based management to ensure that Alberta’s rivers remain…
The latest report from the Canada West Foundation focuses on the connections between the call for a Canadian energy strategy and the push for a…
The Canadian Water Summit recently launched its annual Twitter contest. Winners will be awarded a free ticket to the event, this year held in Calgary…
Can Alberta’s oil sands balance environmental tradeoffs and economic returns? According to a new study from Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environmental Solutions (AI-EES), there…
New rules being proposed this week would replace Manitoba’s almost 50-year-old groundwater regulations as part of a strategy to better protect the 25 per cent…
In March 2012, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) asked water professionals to participate in online focus groups, and to offer feedback via an online form.…
NORAM Engineering and Constructors Ltd., a company specializing in the fields of nitration, sulphuric acid, and electrochemistry, has purchased a position in British Columbia-based ECOfluid…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board and 13 partnering agencies were presented with the “Award for Excellence in the Water and Waste Community” by the B.C.…
Victoria public had the opportunity to learn more about river remediation at an open house at British Columbia’s Goldstream Provincial Park this past weekend. The…
The Manitoba government is partnering with a variety of provincial stakeholders to reduce flooding and maintain a healthy Lake Winnipeg through the creation of a…
The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority has launched a new Online Products Portal that allow businesses and residents to apply, receive approval and pay for a temporary water rights…
British Columbia has introduced Bill 32, the Energy and Water Efficiency Act, to help reduce consumers’ energy bills and lower operating costs for businesses. The…
A new publication released by the Canada West Foundation outlines a series of water challenges, or “stress points,” emerging in western Canada. Stress Points: An…
Manitoba is seeking input from the public, the water well-drilling industry, the geothermal industry, and other stakeholders on a new Groundwater and Water Well Act. Conservation and Water Stewardship…
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The City of Winnipeg needs to find $1.2 billion for upgrades to its sewage treatment facilities. In order to fund Provincially mandated upgrades, the City’s Public…
While water-related information in BC is highly distributed, no one individual or organization is ultimately responsible for it. This poses challenges to the water science practitioners who rely on the sharing of data and information for sustainable water management.