First Nations Partnership for Ecosystem Repair of Alouette River
In the Alouette watershed in British Columbia, water runs from the mountains and ridge tops into the local ponds, streams, and lakes. The water...
Building Context Around Water Data
While data is a representation of reality, the stories we tell based on that data are products of interpretation. Practitioners often debate data collection...
What Does Reconciliation Mean for Safe Water Governance?
Reconciliation means “...that if you are a child living on reserve, you should be able to turn on the tap and have clean water...
Top 10 Most Read Feature Articles in 2018
At the close of 2018, Water Canada wanted to highlight a year of fantastic, original feature articles. Some were published exclusively on our website,...
Water Canada’s Top 10 News Stories of 2018
It's been a busy year at Water Canada. This year we saw our widest ranging audience ever, and you doubled the time you spent...
Cannabis Legalization Spurs a Need for Targeted Wastewater Treatment
With medical marijuana legal for five years and the door opening to recreational use on October 17, 2018, Canada’s cannabis growers are learning to...
Water Recycling in the Food Industry, Cutting Costs and Reducing Impacts
A successful business has management and staff that constantly look for ways to make money and ways to save money. When it comes to...
Cyberinfrastructure Strategies to Control Urban Stormwater in the Great Lakes
“If I had an ultimate vision… it would be that there would never be a flood ever again in any city in the world.”...
An Interview with Pierre Lavallée, President & CEO, Canada Infrastructure Bank
With the arrival of the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s new president and CEO, Pierre Lavallée, the CIB will soon have its operations team in place....
Soot-Filled Rivers Mark the Need for a National Wildfire Strategy
During the record-breaking 2018 fire season, the typically clear waters of Cameron Falls in Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta flowed black. But...
As The World Burns: The Case for a Restoration Imperative
The IPCC report doesn’t reveal anything we didn’t already expect if we failed to meet global carbon dioxide reductions targets. A fair reading of...
Nature Bank: Natural Assets in Financial and Asset Management
Local governments across Canada are focusing on sustainable service delivery—delivering core municipal services in a reliable and cost effective manner in the face of...
Model Decisions: Cost-Based & Value-Based Stormwater Infrastructure
Stormwater drainage systems are our first line of defence against pluvial flooding. In recent years, many Canadian studies have pointed to the abysmal state...
Water’s Next Profile: James Thuch Madhier, The Rainmaker Enterprise
Each year in South Sudan, as the harvest gives way to the dry season, local populations begin to move off their land in search...