Saturday, May 17, 2025
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 navigate…
News
New Reports Give Sask. Guidance on Flood and Natural Hazards
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Government Relations has released a Saskatchewan Flood and Natural Hazard Risk Assessment that provincial and local officials can use as an initial…
AB Flood Mapping, Stormwater, and Alert System Projects Receive Funding
More than two dozen Albertan communities are getting new and replacement flood mapping to support emergency response and long-term planning in the province. The federal…
National Disaster Mitigation Program Supports Dam Decommissioning
British Columbia’s Capital Regional District (CRD) has received $460,000 in federal and provincial grant funding through the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) for the decommissioning…
With Funding, Desalination Tech Firm Aims to Enter Market in 2019
Quebec’s Oneka Technologies, a designer of autonomous desalination buoys that produce drinking water, has announced completion of its second round of financing in collaboration with…
OCWA Advises Municipalities to Adopt Best Practices for Data Security
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has released a statement on cybersecurity, calling on municipalities to put best practices in place to protect sensitive data…
Nature Conservancy of Canada & Partners Help Protect Lake Erie Basin
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) have announced the protection of four sites totalling 145 hectares. These sites…
Another Round of Negotiations Completed on Columbia River Treaty
Katrine Conroy, Minister Responsible for the Columbia River Treaty, has issued the following statement after last week’s treaty negotiation meetings in Vancouver, B.C.: “2018 has…
Connect, Lead and Influence with an Environmental Professional EP® Designation
For over 25 years ECO Canada (Environmental Careers Organization) has helped nurture the environmental sector by connecting professionals to training programs, certifications, career development resources…
Bluefield Report Pinpoints Opportunities for Tech in U.S. Water Sector
In 2017, U.S. industry spent $10.2 billion on water management, including water acquisition, treatment, reuse, and discharge, according to Bluefield Research. In its latest report, Opportunities…
Resource Development Companies Asked to Bear More of Climate Change Burden
The Mayor of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Jack Crompton, has written a letter to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNR) asking that it bear more…
Comox Valley Regional District Completes New Trunk Sewer Line
Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) has completed an important stretch of new sewer line, diverting wastewater from East Courtenay. Construction on the new gravity main,…
Lacombe, Alberta Adopts Asset Management Policy
Lacombe, Alberta’s council has voted to adopt a new Asset Management Policy and has endorsed its Asset Management Strategy. “Over the past year, city staff…
Research Links Shrinking Water Supplies to Drier Soils
A study conducted by Professor Ashish Sharma at Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney explains that drying soils are at the root…
Global Water Partnership Report on Water and Climate Change Adaptation
At COP24, the Global Water Partnership (GWP) launched a report entitled Preparing to Adapt: The Untold Story of Water in Climate Change Adaptation. The new…
Canadian Arctic Researcher Awarded Lifetime Achievement Prize
Canadian Arctic Scientist Dr. Derek Muir was awarded the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research today. As an internationally recognized expert, Dr.…
Government Identifies New Initiatives to Improve Aquaculture Management
The Government of Canada has determined that it will move forward on a suite of initiatives intended to ensure the country’s aquaculture sector is economically…
Permafrost Thaw Slumps Release Record Amounts of Mercury
Permafrost thaw slumps in the western Canadian Arctic are releasing record amounts of mercury into waterways, according to new research by University of Alberta ecologists.…
Collaboration on Water Treatment & Salmon Hatchery in B.C.
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and the Courtenay and District Fish & Game Protective Association (Fish & Game Association) have reached an agreement that…
Conservation Trust Receiving Project Applications in Man.
The Manitoba government has opened the Conservation Trust program to receive proposals for projects that would conserve and enhance natural infrastructure in the province. “When…
Lake Winnipeg Foundation Input on Provincial Budget 2019
The Lake Winnipeg Foundation has submitted feedback to the provincial government to address how the province’s 2019 budget can support water resource management. Topics covered…
Report on Impacts of Crude Oil Transport in the Great Lakes Basin
The International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Science Advisory Board has provided a report on the potential ecological impacts of transporting crude oil through the Great…
Waterfront Toronto Issues Statement on AG Report
Waterfront Toronto CEO Michael Nobrega issued the following statement in response to a report issued last week from Ontario’s Auditor General, which found that the…
New Pilot Scale Treatment Tech at Walkerton Clean Water Centre
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has added a new pilot scale water treatment technology to the Technology Demonstration Facility. The fluidized bed ion exchange…