The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans…
July 19 and 20, 2016 mark the 20th anniversary of the devastating flood that left $300 million worth of damage in Quebec, known as Déluge…
Cape Breton Regional Municipality has projected a $330,000 deficit in its annual water utility budget, therefore the munipality is taking steps to potentially increase water…
The integrity of the voluntary efforts made by personal care companies to phase out polluting microbeads is being held in question after the release of…
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation has shown that the excessive rain in Saskatchewan has caused 49 per cent of crop loss between 2006-2015. Throughout that…
A new interactive map launched this week brings together for the first time the fullest picture of how people and wildlife use Canada’s oceans. The Oceans Map, created…
With a recent sewage treatment problem in the community of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, officals are disucssing the need for infrastructure upgrades. Mayor Sean McIntyre is…
Canadian wastewater operators are leading the charge to create an international standard defining what is truly “flushable.” Working in the wastewater facilities and sewers of…
A few weeks ago a pilot flying in the Yukon noticed that the The Slims River has almost completely dried up. When he posted his…
Professor of biology Doug Bruce and colleagues from the U.S. have approached the desert with a life question of their own: how are desert green…
A new 10-year water supply and service agreement for the Town of Dalhousie, New Brunswick has been reached with the provincial government. Post-Secondary Education, Training…
H2O Innovation Inc. announced this week that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Utility Partners, LLC (“Utility Partners”), a U.S.-based company specializing…
The water in Washademoak Lake, New Brunswick, 70 kilometres southeast of Fredericton, is a lot murkier then usual this summer and residents in the Cambridge Narrows are…
Tecvalco Ltd., a Niagara Falls Ont.-based company has partnered with Soneera Water, to be the exclusive manufacturer and sales representative for Soneera’s wastewater treatment technology…
A team of scientists from Canada and the United States coordinated by the International Joint Commission (IJC) has created binational datasets for the Red-Assiniboine River…
The Saskatchewan government’s Water Security Agency (WSA) will be enforcing new regulations to close unapproved drainage works that currently contribute water to the Quill Lakes.…
The federal and provincial government announced $27.8 million in funding for wastewater and water infrastructure projects in eight Saskatchewan communities. Minister Ralph Goodale, minister of…
On July 12, London, Ont.-based Trojan Technologies received word from the United States Coast Guard (USGC) that the company’s appeal of a USCG to support…
This week two non-government organizations—FPInnovations and Ducks Unlimited Canada—released a new guide for the forestry sector to describe best management practices to mitigate the impacts…
As dry conditions continue across southern Ontario, officials are requesting that those living in the GTA use less water. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, (TRCA),…
Four towns in Saskatchewan are in state of emergency due to flooding, as a rainfall warning continues from the southwest corner of the province to…
The Upper Thames River watershed is experiencing Level 1 Low Water conditions, according to the Upper Thames River Low Water Response Team. Level 1 Low…
Maintenance of infrastructure is not an exciting topic of conversation. We prefer things that are new and innovative. Stormwater management technologies are no exception. We…
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has released Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes, a report proposing a strategy for federal, state and provincial governments…