Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Funds Announced for Lake Winnipeg Clean Up
More than $109,000 in federal funding will support the Morden Community Lead Environmental Action on Nutrient Elimination and Removal (CLEANER) project, an initiative that will…
Western Canada
$21.2M for Manitoba Water-Control Improvements
Manitoba’s water-control infrastructure network will be enhanced with $21.2 million worth of improvements across Manitoba during the next two years, Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Ron…
Nexterra and ANDRITZ Partner
Vancouver-based Nexterra Systems Corp., a supplier of biomass gasification solutions, and Austrian company ANDRITZ, working in customized plants, process technologies, and services for the hydropower,…
CANTEST Wins Manitoba Contract
CANTEST Ltd., an analytical and testing laboratory, has won a three-year contract with Manitoba Water Stewardship to provide microbiological testing of drinking water from all…
Assiniboine Protection Funding Announced
The Assiniboine Watershed Stewardship Association received $70,471 from the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority this week. The group will also receive additional funding from the Watershed Authority…
NRC Supports Clear Flow
Clear Flow Consulting Inc. has received a contribution from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program. The funding supports a research and…
TRIUM to Investigate Bentonite
TRIUM Environmental Solutions Inc. has received funding from the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program. The $150,000 contribution will support the Cochrane,…
Graham Construction Awarded $5.3M Contract
The federal government has awarded a $5.3-million contract to Graham Construction and Engineering Inc. of Edmonton, Alberta, for the Wainwright Water Treatment Plant Upgrade project…
Rural SK Pipeline Receives Funding
Residents of Dundurn, Saskatchewan and surrounding communities, including Hanley, Riverside, Beaver Creek and Blackstrap Provincial Park, will receive funding for a rural water utility pipeline…
Winnipeg Votes for New Water Utility
Winnipeg’s city council has voted in favour of creating an arm’s-length utility to manage its water and waste services. The motion to create a new…
Water Entrepreneurs in the Running
Today Ernst & Young unveiled this year’s Prairie finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, which recognize the spirit and contribution…
$1.1M for Lake Winnipeg
Funding of $1.1 million to help clean up the Lake Winnipeg watershed will help develop an integrated water resource management approach, which is critical to…
CMHC Awards 17 Grants
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has announced 17 new grants totaling more than $84,000 under its Affordability and Choice Today (ACT) Initiative. Operating…
Manitoba and Israel Collaborate on Wetland and Watershed Research
A joint Manitoba-Israel collaboration on research into wetlands and watersheds will be supported by a $100,000 grant from the province, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick…
Pure Acquires Pipe Eye
Calgary-headquartered Pure Technologies Ltd. has acquired the assets of Pipe Eye International, a provider of long-range specialty robotic inspection services based in Las Vegas, Nevada.…
Capital Regional District Votes for Four Sewage Plants for $1.2B
British Columbia’s Capital Regional District’s Core Area Liquid Waste Management Committee (CALWMC) has selected a refined distributed wastewater management strategy for the Region’s Core Area.…
Funds for Pemberton Potable Water Sustainability Study
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has announced a Green Municipal Fund (GMF) grant for the Village of Pemberton, British Colombia. The Village has used…
Eight B.C. First Nations Celebrate Completed Water Projects
Eight British Columbia First Nations have completed projects that will improve their water and wastewater systems. Since 2006, the federal government and First Nations have…
Sask. Council Tackles Water Issues in Alberta
The new South Saskatchewan Regional Advisory Council (RAC) will look at key issues such as water, land use and population growth as it provides advice…
Money for Sask. Landing Water Supply Project
The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan has received $10,000 from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to support its participation in the environmental assessment of the proposed…
B.C. Releases Irrigation Calculator
The Irrigation Scheduling Calculator that the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture has been working on the past few years is now live and operational. The calculator will…
Canada’s Provinces, Eco-Rated
Our friends over at Corporate Knights have released their first comprehensive environmental report card for all of Canada’s provinces and territories. The Green Provincial Report…
Experience the Funding: Fraser River Gets $2.5M
British Columbia will provide Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) with $1.25 million apiece to begin development of a system of inter-regional…
B.C. Wastewater Treatment Study Funded
B.C.’s Capital Regional District (CRD) will receive federal and provincial financial support to plan wastewater treatment for its core area municipalities. The Governments of Canada…