Thursday, August 21, 2025
Private Donors Match $1M Donation for IISD Experimental Lakes Area
Dr. Michael Paterson, Gail Asper, and family have just announced that they will match, dollar-for-dollar up to $1 million of donations of money raised for…
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How the Cholera Bacterium Survives Water Predators
The cholera-causing bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, is commonly found in aquatic environments, such as oceans, ponds, and rivers. There, the bacterium has evolved formidable skills to ensure…
Guelph Researchers Develop eDNA Protocol to Identify Aquatic Plant Diversity
Ecological surveys of biodiversity provide fundamental baseline information on species occurrence and the health of an ecosystem, but can require significant labour and taxonomic expertise…
Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The City of Toronto is working with local Indigenous community to develop the Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE). The purpose of the ICIE…
Commercial Shipping Collaborates to Address Threats to Whales in Canada’s Pacific Gateway
A group of commercial marine shipping carriers and their agents have proposed voluntary protective measures for Southern Resident Killer Whales on Canada’s West Coast in…
Wolseley Canada Acquires Western Canadian Company
Keith Strachan, general manager of Wolseley Canada Western Region today announced the acquisition of James Electric Motor Services Ltd., a market leader in the sale…
Swimmers Take On 24-Hour Challenge to Protect Lake Erie
A group of four swimmers are preparing to complete a series of 10 swims in locations across Lake Erie, all in a span of 24…
FCM Highlights 2018 Impacts of Green Municipal Funds
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has released its annual report highlighting the positive environmental impacts the Green Municipal Fund has achieved in communities across the…
Governor General of Canada Honours Accomplishments in Water, Infrastructure
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, has announced that she will invest eight Officers and 31 Members into the Order of Canada on Thursday at Rideau Hall, including…
Royal Canadian Mint Issues Coin Honouring Voyageurs
The Royal Canadian Mint, with the help of Mint engraver Matt Bowen, have announced the release a new 2018 $250 Fine Silver Coin that celebrates Canadian Voyageurs and river travel.…
Mississauga Waterfront Champion to be Honoured with New Conservation Area
Mississauga Councillor Jim Tovey, a dedicated champion of conservation, passed away in January 2018. The Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) Board of Directors voted to name…
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 of…
Groundbreaking Celebrations for the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
Federal and municipal officials gathered in North Vancouver to celebrate the start of construction of the $700-million North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant is…
The Role of Engineered Wetlands for Water Treatment
Above photo: Bishop’s Falls: Abydoz Engineered Wetlands in Bishop’s Falls commissioned in 2016 with a Design Population of 4,300. Credit: Abydoz Environmental Inc. When talking…
Water, Wastewater Asset Management Readiness Survey Launched
New asset management regulations and guidelines are constantly being released in Canada, but there is little information on how municipalities are implementing these practices. To…
New Parliamentary Secretaries for Environment, Infrastructure, Indigenous Services
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced changes to the parliamentary secretaries. The parliamentary secretaries included in the announcement are either newly appointed, taking on new…
Engineered Sand Zaps Stormwater Pollutants
University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created a new way to remove contaminants from stormwater, potentially addressing the needs of water-stressed communities that are searching…
Nearly 1 in 4 Environmental Professionals Are Set To Retire In The Next 10 Years
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…
Trump Administration Nominates U.S. Commissioners to IJC
The President of the United States of America has announced his intention to nominate three individuals to be the U.S. commissioners on the International Joint…
Ontario Municipal Water Association Announces Two New Board Members
The Ontario Municipal Water Association (OMWA) announced that two new members have joined its board of directors. The fifteen-member board named Bonnie Clark and Michael…
Vancouver Drinking Water Technology Receives NSF Certification
Vancouver-based Acuva Technologies Inc, a provider of UV-LED drinking water purification technology with products for OEM appliance integration as well as systems for home, cottage,…
Water Canada Announces Editor’s Departure
The team at Water Canada and Actual Media would like to announce that after three wonderful years, Katherine Balpataky will be leaving her role as…
Report: Undervaluing Healthy Rivers Causes Long-Term Economic Risk
A WWF report published this week highlights the capacity of healthy rivers to help mitigate flooding disasters, but it warns that the ecosystem services of…
Global Reporting Initiative Updates its Corporate Water and Effluent Standard
Companies operating in areas with water stress have an urgent responsibility to track their impacts, to make informed decisions that trigger meaningful action and the…