Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Dene Tha’ First Nation Celebrates New Treatment Plant
The Dene Tha’ First Nation celebrated the grand opening of its new water treatment plant last week. Completed ahead of schedule and on budget, this…
Western Canada
Metals Company Reaches Agreement at Community Justice Forum
Earlier this week, Vancouver-based Teck Metals Ltd. Trail Operations, which represents a zinc and lead smelting and refining complex, participated in a community justice forum…
Bakker Named in Top 40 Under 40
Dr. Karen Bakker has been named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. Bakker was born in Montreal and raised in Ottawa. She completed her undergraduate…
Red Cross Offers Help for Flood Evacuees
With floods expected to worsen with the spring thaw, the Canadian Red Cross is ready to ramp up its response for families who have been…
Manitoba Announces Shoreline Protection Pilot
The Manitoba government is supporting a $100,000 pilot project to preserve and build up Victoria beach, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced today. Through a…
Another Milestone for Seymour-Cap Project
Metro Vancouver’s contractor completed tunnel boring work last week on the twin tunnels that will convey Capilano source water to and from the regional district’s…
Saskatchewan Flood Plan Proves Popular
Uptake for the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program has been very strong, Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Dustin Duncan announced last week. Since the…
Manitoba Funds Flood Protection Study
The Manitoba government has set aside a total of $740,000 to conduct feasibility studies for future permanent, community flood-protection dikes in 11 municipalities for consideration,…
Kent Releases Athabasca Water Quality Monitoring Plan
Earlier this week, Environment Minister Peter Kent presented Environment Canada’s plan for a new Lower Athabasca Water Quality Monitoring Program. Developed in collaboration with Alberta,…
Water Committee Calls for More Rigorous Objectives for Oil Sands
In a report released March 7, Alberta’s water monitoring data review committee recommended comprehensive monitoring, more rigorous scientific analysis, and new monitoring objectives in order…
Prominent Hydrologist Joins Oil Sands Monitoring Panel
Howard Wheater, a world-renowned expert in hydrological science and water quality, has joined the provincial panel tasked with creating a world-class environmental monitoring system for…
FCM Honours Water Projects in Alberta and PEI
Two Canadian water projects received honours at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) 2011 Sustainable Communities Awards yesterday in Victoria, British Columbia. “This year’s award…
Okanagan Releases Water Use Reporting Tool
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) unveiled its homegrown Streamlined Water Use Reporting Tool (SWURT) to the public last Friday in West Kelowna, British Columbia.…
Alberta to Survey Groundwater Supply
Low-flying helicopters will be mapping 18,000 square kilometres of underground water resources in southern Alberta, starting February 5. Residents and motorists may notice helicopters towing…
MB Hydro Commits Funds for Lake Winnipeg Research
Manitoba Hydro has committed more than $1.35 million over six years to help fund further research into ongoing water quality and biological changes in Lake…
Manitoba to Spend $22M Fighting Floods
Manitoba will invest $22 million in equipment and technology to improve flood-fighting capacity and preparedness as it faces the potential for widespread spring flooding, Premier…
WWF Urges Government to Protect Athabasca
Today, WWF-Canada released Securing Environmental Flows in the Athabasca River, a report that urges government agencies to demonstrate their commitment to protecting Alberta’s lower Athabasca…
Pure Technologies to Purchase UAE Company
Calgary’s Pure Technologies has entered into an agreement to purchase the business of the Inspection Division of Specialized Technical Services Est., an Abu Dhabi-based company…
Ridgeline to Build Treatment Facility in B.C.
Ridgeline Energy Services Inc., a provider of environmental solutions to oil and natural gas producers based in Western Canada, has entered into an agreement to…
Poll: Calgary’s Fluoride Debate
Our intern Brad wrote a great post on Calgary’s fluoride debate this week. What’s your opinion? [poll id=”4″] Got more to say? Leave a comment…
Tetra Tech to Acquire B.C.’s Fransen
California-based Tetra Tech announced this week that it intends to acquire the assets of Fransen Engineering of Richmond, British Columbia. Fransen provides engineering and technical…
Holiday News Roundup
Happy New Year! A brief news roundup following a two-week break: 1. Shortly after the Royal Society of Canada released its oil sands report and…
BC Bioenergy Network Funds MicroSludge Demo
The BC Bioenergy Network, a provincially-funded leader supporting the growing bioenergy sector in British Columbia, will fund Elemental Energy Inc. to demonstrate Paradigm Environment Technologies’…
Plan to Clean Up Lake Winnipeg Bolstered by New Research Chair
The appointment of Dr. David Lobb as Manitoba’s first-ever research chair in watershed systems is a significant step in developing new, innovative ways to clean…