Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Halton Hills, Ont. Endorses The Blue Dot Movement
The Town of Halton Hills has endorsed the Blue Dot Movement—led by the David Suzuki Foundation—by signing a “Made-in Halton Hills” motion at a recent…
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NASA Opens Access to Three Million Earth Images
Approximately three million photographs taken in space have now been made freely available to the public, contributing to scientists’ understanding of changing Earth systems. The technology…
IBM and Oceans Network Canada Launch Partnership To Improve Ocean Monitoring
Canada’s ability to monitor the coastal waters of British Columbia just got “smarter” now that a new program has been launched to install ocean observing…
P3, An Effective Model for Renewing Water Infrastructure
There is widespread consensus that Canada’s water systems are in urgent need of investment, replacement, and renewal. For many cities and communities, however, the upfront…
New Water Treatment Plant Unveiled on Vancouver Island
Citizens and city officials gathered today to celebrate the city of Nanaimo’s grand opening of a new water treatment plant on Vancouver Island. “We’re excited…
High Snowpack Levels Curb Metro Vancouver’s Summer Water Shortage Concerns
Metro Vancouver Regional District has reported that its water supplies are in good shape this year due to the the abundant snowpack. As of March…
Government of B.C. Will Address Groundwater Quality in Spallumcheen
The Government of British Columbia will take a series of immediate steps toward ensuring safe drinking water for approximately 200 residents near Spallumcheen, just north…
New Study Shows That Hydraulic Fracturing is Causing Earthquakes
A group of Canadian researchers have published new research that points to hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells, not wastewater disposal, as the cause…
Jarislowsky Foundation and Carleton Create $4M Chair in Water and Global Health
Carleton University and the Jarislowsky Foundation have announced a partnership to create a $4-million endowed research chair to address the critical challenges of water and…
Ontario Pork Farmers Report Their Water Use
Ontario Pork, the industry association that represents the 1,369 farmers in the province, released its inaugural Social Responsibility Report, measuring economic, environmental, social, and governance…
Fifty Organizations Make Recommendations To Strengthen The Fisheries Act
A new report calling on the government to make changes to the Fisheries Act is gaining support among a large number of Canadian scientists, First Nations groups,…
Stantec to Acquire Colorado-Based Engineering Firm MWH Global for $1.04 Billion
Stantec Inc. has announced a merger with Broomfield, Colorado-based MWH Global—the biggest deal in the engineering and infrastructure design consulting companyt’s 62-year history. The Edmonton-based…
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Presents Water Operator of the Year Awards
The Department of Environment and Conservation honoured two municipal water operators for their services with Water Operator of the Year Awards this week. Dale Walsh…
Federal Budget 2016 Promises Dedicated Funds For Water Infrastructure, Stewardship, and Science
Canada’s Budget 2016 was released this week, and the federal government’s plan proposes $11.9 billion toward infrastructure over the next five years—starting right away. The budget also…
Ban on Plastic-Bottled Water May Be In Store for Montreal
Banning plastic-bottled water may be the next item on Montreal’s environmental to-do list. According to a report by The Canadian Press, Mayor Denise Coderre has…
Ottawa Needs A Fresh Approach To Address Drinking Water Regulations For First Nations
In 2005, when half the people living on the Kashechewan First Nation reserve in Northern Ontario were evacuated following an E. coli outbreak in the…
Canadian Hydrogeologist John Cherry Wins Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize
Hydrogeologist John Anthony Cherry was awarded this year’s Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize during Singapore’s World Water Week. The Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize honours…
Using Tundra Wetlands to Treat Municipal Wastewater in Canada’s Far North
The treatment of municipal wastewaters in small northern communities across Canada can be challenging because of harsh climatic conditions, difficult logistical and operational circumstances, competing…
Ontario Moves to Track Water Usage in Large Buildings
Ontario is pushing to get to large building owners measure and track water usage. The Ontario Ministry of Energy has made a proposal that requires…
World Energy Council Make Recommendations To Manage Water-Energy Nexus
Following the United Nations projection that there could be a 40 per cent shortfall of water availability globally by 2030, the World Energy Council has…
Tsawwassen First Nation Host Grand Opening of Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Tsawwassen First Nation in British Columbia hosted a grand opening event for its $27 million new wastewater treatment plant this week. The infrastructure project…
Fertilizer Applied to Fields Today Will Pollute Water For Decades
Dangerous nitrate levels in drinking water could persist for decades, increasing the risk for blue baby syndrome and other serious health concerns, according to a…
Mackenzie DataStream: Channelling Community-Based Monitoring in the Northwest Territories
If you talk to anyone who thinks seriously about water, the conversation will at some point turn to the need for evidence-based decision making. If…
Clearford Water Systems Wins Award For Innovative Financing Model
Clearford Water Systems Inc. has won the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association’s 2016 Corporate Innovation Award, at OOWA’s 17th Annual Conference held in Kingston last week.…