Monday, May 19, 2025
Alert Labs Supports First Nations Drinking Water Pilot
Alert Labs, Kitchener, Ontario-based maker of smart sensors, is now supporting First Nations communities to make drinking water safe. For the month beginning March 22…
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COSIA Partners Demonstrate Water Innovation in Oil Sands Operations
At its 2017 annual Performance Update, Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) showcased advances towards its goal of accelerating the pace of environmental performance in…
ALUS Program Helps PEI Livestock Producers Protect Water
Prince Edward Island’s Alternative Land Use Service (ALUS) contributes to healthy wetlands and water bodies in the province in many ways, such as providing support…
Long-Term Financing Approved for Water Treatment in Comox Valley
Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), B.C. has announced the completion of the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) for the Comox Valley Water Treatment Project, which permits…
Winnipeg Releases State of the Infrastructure Report
On Friday, the City of Winnipeg released its 2018 State of the Infrastructure Report. This release marks the first time the city has been able…
New Brunswick Increases Funding for Emergency Preparedness
The Government of New Brunswick has announced an additional $1.7 million in funding to help improve local emergency preparedness and double the number of regional…
Yukon Prepares for Second Phase of Marwell Tar Pit Remediation
The Government of Yukon announced preparations for the next phase of remediation work at the Marwell Tar Pit site in Whitehorse, which will begin this…
Pacific Coast Collaborative Marks Tens Years of Joint Action
For the 10th anniversary of the Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC), west-coast leaders from the U.S. and Canada met to pledge joint action on critical issues,…
CWQA Announces a New Executive Director
The Canadian Water Quality Association has announced that Anne Baliva will be the new executive director. Baliva served as program manager of the Canadian Water Quality…
World Water Day 2018—Nature Based Solutions
6 Ways Wastewater Fits into the Global Plan for Sustainability Each year, on March 22nd, our global community is officially reminded to take some time…
Environment and Climate Change Canada Seeks Broad Input on Collaboration in the Ottawa River Watershed
Shōzō Tanaka, a 19th century Japanese conservationist, once said that “the care of rivers is not a question of rivers but of the human heart.”…
Manitoba Introduces Climate and Green Plan, Would Amend Water Act
Manitoba has introduced Bill 16, the Climate and Green Plan Implementation Act, which includes the Water Protection Amendment Act. “Our goal is to reduce carbon…
United Nations Calls for Fundamental Shift in Global Water Management
In advance of World Water Day 2018 and the launch of the Water Action Decade 2018–2028, the United Nations and its High Level Panel on…
Predicting Hydrological Change in Calgary under Climate and Land-Use Scenarios
The lead author of a study focused on the impact of precipitation, thaw and development on Calgary’s second-largest river basin suggests that climate change and…
B.C. Announces Independent Scientific Review of Hydraulic Fracturing
The British Columbia government is moving forward with an independent scientific review of hydraulic fracturing to ensure it is meeting the highest safety and environmental…
Green Infrastructure Tops Funding in Canada-New Brunswick Agreement
Canada and New Brunswick have announced their bilateral, which includes funding for green infrastructure in the province. Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and…
Province Releases Progress Report on Climate Change Action Plan
Yesterday, Ontario released its first progress report on its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), which details progress and actions taken to meet environmental targets, specifically…
Haida Nation Applies Traditional Knowledge to Protect Coastline
The Haida Nation and Transport Canada have revised a regional plan for B.C.’s coastline to ensure that ships in need of assistance have a designated…
Dr. Karen Kidd to Receive Int’l Environmental Award for Aquatic Research
Recipharm has announced that its 2017 International Environmental Award will be presented to Karen Kidd, professor in Biology, and Geography & Earth Sciences at McMaster…
WaterTAP Report: Water Cleantech Vital to Meet GHG Targets
Yesterday, Ontario’s WaterTAP released a new report at the GLOBE Forum 2018, Water: The next frontier on the path to a low carbon economy, which asserts that…
SFU Research Strengthens Link Between Low-Level Lead Exposure and Heart Disease
New research from Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences has strengthened the connection between low-level exposure to lead and cardiovascular disease. While municipalities have…
New Study Presents Tasting Notes for Recycled Wastewater
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have published the results of a study on how people perceive the taste of recycled wastewater in…
Federal Support for Green Infrastructure & Other Water Projects
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced 67 initiatives across Canada that will receive funding to support work on…
Nestlé & Guelph Share Data to Improve Science-Based Decision Making
At the request of the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC), the City of Guelph has signed a reciprocal agreement with Nestlé Waters…