Features

Why water is the real bottleneck in Canada’s AI boom
AI doesn’t live in the digital cloud. It lives in concrete, copper, and massive, thirsting cooling systems. The boom is fueling a challenge for our

The island that wasn’t there
In August, boaters navigating British Columbia’s massive Williston Reservoir, the water body behind the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, spotted something that shouldn’t have been there: a

Extended Deadline for Water’s Next 2015 Nominations
Do you know an individual, organization, or technology doing significant, impactful work in the Canadian

What Would Canada Look Like Without Clean Water or Toilets?
WaterAid has taken a creative approach to shed light on the world’s water and sanitation

Estrogen in Water Systems Causes Decline in Fish Population
A new study led by the University of New Brunswick’s Karen Kidd has found that

Primer Outlines Importance of Asset Management Plans
The Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (CIRC) – an objective assessment of the water, wastewater, stormwater,

CIPH Welcomes Michael Prencipe as Manager of Operations
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) president and general manager Ralph Suppa announced

Government of Canada to Invest in Mapping System for First-Ever Global Surface Water Survey
The federal government—through the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)—will invest in Canadian innovation that will play

Canadian Water Network Invests in Risk Management Project
On July 29, the Canadian Water Network (CWN) announced an investment of more than $165,000

Ecojustice Releases New Drinking Water Report
Ecojustice has released a new report suggesting Canada’s drinking water standards are lagging behind international
Edward Burtynsky Keynote at Annual Canadian Water Summit in Toronto on June 18
Canada’s largest multi-stakeholder water conference, the Canadian Water Summit, is coming to Toronto on June

P&G Implements Clean Water Initiative
In light of water crises around the world that hit Third World communities the hardest,

Canadian Government Tightening Water Standards on National Planes, Trains, and Ships
The Canadian government is introducing stricter regulations to ensure clean water aboard planes, trains, and

PM Announces National Conservation Plan
Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched the new National Conservation Plan (NCP) on May 15 in

Canadian Water Network Invests in Research to Integrate Traditional and Western Knowledge
The Canadian Water Network (CWN) is investing nearly $200,000 in a research project aimed at

Experimental Lakes Area Research Station Saved
The Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) research centre—a collection of 58 lakes in northwestern Ontario where

WWF-Canada Releases Water Health Assessment Measure
World Wildlife Fund Canada released the Freshwater Health Assessment results for five new watersheds across

Water Damage the Leading Cause of Property Claims: Aviva Canada
A record setting amount of more than $190 million in water damage claims were paid