Wednesday, May 14, 2025
2016 Water’s Next Finalists Announced
Water Canada magazine has announced the finalists of the 2016 Water’s Next Awards. The Water’s Next Awards program honours the achievements and ideas of individuals…
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Academic Group and Royal Society of Canada Released Statement Opposing Site C Dam
More than 250 prominent university professors from across Canada, including legal scholars, political scientists, water scientists, and environmental scientists, released a statement of concern regarding…
Waukesha Diversion Moves a Step Closer to Approval
On Wednesday, nine of 10 delegates who represent the states and Canadian provinces of the Great Lakes basin voted yes to allow the City of…
Government’s Plan to Support Manitoba Flood Evacuees Not On Track
The federal government’s plan to support the evacuees of the catastrophic 2011 flood in southern Manitoba is at risk of not achieving its objectives, a…
Mississauga’s Mayor Speaks Up On The City’s New Stormwater Levy
The City of Mississauga in Ontario owns nearly $2 billion in stormwater infrastructure that must be properly maintained if we are to build a stronger…
Ontario Association Calls for an Ontario Water Board
An industry trade group Monday released a report recommending the creation of an Ontario Water Board (OWB) as a way of creating a sustainable financial…
Recipients of the Ontario Awards for Environmental Excellence Celebrate at Queen’s Park
At a luncheon at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Environment and Climate Change minister, Glen Murray, honoured a group of Ontario’s most outstanding environmental stewards.…
Greater Victoria’s Water Supply Deemed Highly Vulnerable To the Threat of Wildfires
This week, the Capital Regional District warned that Greater Victoria’s water supply is highly vulnerable to the threat of wildfires, should those fires occur in…
Ed Travanut is Awarded the Victor M. Terry Operator of the Year Award
The BC Water and Wastewater Association has awarded Campbell River’s Ed Travanut with the BC Water & Wastewater Association award for Excellence in the Water…
Roadmap to Innovation and Clean Economy Released
Challenging Canadian governments to go even further to transition to a strong, clean economy, a new report makes recommendations on how this process can be…
Guelph Releases Draft Water Efficiency Strategy
The City of Guelph has released its new, draft Water Efficiency Strategy and is inviting the public review and provide feedback. Since May 2015, the…
Study Improves Estimates of Groundwater Extraction’s Contribution to Sea Level Rise
Groundwater extraction and other terrestrial sources contribute about three times less to sea level rise than previous estimates, according to a new study published in…
Saint John Water Ties First Place For Local Storytelling With Data Award
Saint John Water in New Brunswick has tied for first place in the “Storytelling with Data” category at the Data Visualization Exhibition during the Canada…
Report Recommends Strategy to Address Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes
A new report is calling on the Ontario government to implement an incentive for the public to recycle plastic bottles to reduce plastic pollution in…
Calgary and TransAlta Strike Agreement on Flood Mitigation and Climate Change
The tradeoffs between water, energy, and climate change are being handled cooperatively in Alberta through a new five-year agreement between the provincial government and TransAlta.…
The Case for Federal Investments in Water Innovation and Technology
The federal government delivered its 2016 budget on World Water Day. Tabled on March 22, 2016, it included welcome water-related commitments, including funding to rebuild…
Prime Minister Trudeau Visits Shoal Lake 40 First Nation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Shoal Lake 40 First Nation in Manitoba this week. The visit was prompted by an invitation by VICE Media,…
Minister Sohi Announces Details of Phase 1 Water Infrastructure Spending
In letters addressed to his provincial counterparts, Minister Amarjeet Sohi has provided the details of the government’s Phase 1 infrastructure spending, including allocations under the new Clean…
Munk School of Global Affairs’ Program on Water Issues Disbanded
The Munk School of Global Affairs’ announced this month that the Program on Water Issues (POWI) has come to an end. Since 2001, through POWI,…
Ontario Government Announces $1.5 Million in Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund Projects
Ontario is investing $1.5 million this year in local efforts to help protect, restore, and enhance the Great Lakes. Now in its fourth year, the…
Quebec Clean-Tech Company Wins Global Water Award
Quebec-based H2O Innovation Inc. has won the Water Technology Company of the Year award at the 2016 Global Water Awards, which took place in Abu…
Toronto Region Conservation Authority Launches ‘A City of Rivers’ Interactive Map Tool
More than 60 years ago, Hurricane Hazel devastated Toronto and area. Lives were lost, properties destroyed, and history was written. Now, Toronto and Region Conservation…
Ontario Lieutenant Governor Meets With Teachers To Discuss Great Lakes Education
Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell met with 100 teachers at Brantford Collegiate Institute this week at a two-day event aimed at empowering teachers to incorporate…
IJC Releases Results of Great Lakes Public Opinions Survey
Eighty-five per cent of respondents believe protecting the Great Lakes is highly important, according to one of the largest surveys ever conducted on public perception…