Sunday, May 18, 2025
NS to Require Municipalities Have Land Use Plans in Place
Introduced on September 25th, Amendments to the Municipal Government Act and the Halifax Regional Charter under Bill 58 will require Nova Scotia municipalities to plan…
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Environmental Commissioner Says New Climate Law Too Weak
Yesterday, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Dianne Saxe, released a report on climate action in Ontario, which provides evidence of the impacts a warming climate…
White Rock, BC Celebrates Water Treatment Plant Construction Progress
The City of White Rock, British Columbia celebrated a milestone event with representatives from the governments of Canada and British Columbia in regards to the…
U.S. Study Finds Positive Economic Return from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
A new report released today shows that every federal dollar spent in the United States on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) projects from the program’s…
Cold Lake, AB to Award Contracts for Regional Water Transmission Line
With full funding for the project confirmed, the Cold Lake Regional Utility Services Commission (RUSC) is set to award the contracts for the Bonnyville, Alberta…
Trudeau Announces $20M for Global Infrastructure Hub in Toronto
Yesterday, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that Canada will contribute $20 million to the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) to establish Toronto as the…
Ducks Unlimited Canada Works with Municipality to Improve Water Quality
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has worked with Melbourne, Ontario to implement improved water quality management through wetlands to hold and filter water from the surrounding…
Great Lakes Water Diversion Provisions Under Public Review
Earlier this month, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry issued this notice to inform the public of a comment period being held by the…
Vancouver Waste Digester Harvests Greywater from Cannabis Production
Vancouver-based Micron Waste Technologies Inc., a developer of waste digesters for food and cannabis waste, has reported positive results from the optimization of the Cannavore™…
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 of…
Nature Conservancy of Canada Secures Protected Area on Lake Superior
Last week, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners announced the creation of a new 3,170-hectare protected area in northwestern Ontario on the…
Canada Incentivizes Small Business Innovation to Combat Plastic Pollution
The federal government is leveraging procurement to drive sustainable innovation in Canada’s small businesses to help tackle plastic pollution. Through the Innovative Solutions Canada program,…
Montreal’s Ovivo Inc. Acquires Alberta-based FilterBoxx Water
Montreal-based Ovivo Inc., a global provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, technology and systems, has announced the acquisition of FilterBoxx Water & Environmental Corp. and…
Dr. Emily Moore Named Director of U of T’s Troost Institute
Dr. Emily Moore has been named the next director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead), effective October 1st, 2018. Moore…
Southern Ontario Water Consortium Showcases Watertech Successes
Today, the Southern Ontario Water Consortium hosted an event to showcase the success of 35 companies under its Advancing Water Technologies (AWT) program. Launched in…
Saint John’s Clean Drinking Water Project Earns Award
Saint John’s Safe, Clean Drinking Water Project has earned the title of 2018 Project of the Year from the Atlantic Canadian Water and Wastewater Association…
Alberta Government Helps Support Watersheds on Private Lands
The Alberta Land Trust Grant Program has approved more than $7 million to support 24 different projects for the 2017–18 grant cycle, supporting grants that…
Horse Lake First Nation Celebrates Water Treatment System
Horse Lake First Nation has celebrated the grand opening of a new water treatment system, which came online in May 2018 after nearly three years…
Southwestern Nova Scotia Struggles with Water Shortages
The Government of Nova Scotia is helping residents affected by the water shortages in the southwest of the province. The Emergency Management Office has been…
Ostara to Provide City of Atlanta with Nutrient Recovery Facility
Vancouver-based Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies, Inc. has announced its partnership with the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management to install and operate a nutrient…
New Era of Water Quality Data with Blockchain Integrated DataStream
Yesterday, The Gordon Foundation, World Wildlife Fund Canada, the Atlantic Water Network, and Royal Bank of Canada presented the blockchain integrated Atlantic DataStream, a major…
Rainmaker Worldwide Announces Shipment of Water-to-Water Unit
Peterborough, Ontario’s Rainmaker Worldwide today announced that it has shipped its initial Water-to-Water unit, valued at $100,000 USD, to its distributor in Jamaica. Drops Jamaica,…
Rapid Deoxygenation of Coastal Waters Impacts St. Lawrence Seaway
The Gulf of St. Lawrence has warmed and lost oxygen faster than almost anywhere else in the global oceans, impacting oxygen levels in the St.…
EOCP Joins Operators Without Borders as Founding Partner
B.C.’s the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) has joined Operators Without Borders as a founding partner. At its inaugural tradeshow and conference, the EOCP announced…