Wednesday, May 14, 2025
B.C. Adds New Invasive Mussels Protection Measures
Columbia Basin Trust, with the help of $360,000 in new funding, announced on July 10 that it will double the number of mobile decontamination units…
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Moving Forward
Canada’s water is among the safest in the world. This level of assurance has been achieved through quality analysis, but there is much more to…
Raising the Bar
One of the most significant barriers to the advancement of wastewater technologies has been accessing municipal wastewater treatment plants in order to test innovations in…
Canadian River Institute Awarded $2.8 Million Research Grant
On June 26, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council (NSERC) awarded Allen Curry of the Canadian Rivers Institute $2.8 million to conduct an aquatic ecosystems…
Wastewater System Upgrades for Fredericton Total Almost $1.8 Million
Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Stephen Horsman announced on June 26 that nearly $1.8 million will be invested in upgrades to two essential wastewater…
Kawartha Lakes Celebrates North West Trunk Project Completion
Kawartha Lakes residents and businesses celebrated the completion of the North West Trunk Project on June 25. With funding from the governments of Canada, Ontario,…
Eight Canadian Water Leaders Honoured at 2015 Water’s Next Awards
The winners of the 2015 Water’s Next awards were announced last night at a gala dinner hosted at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, British…
Ottawa Contributes to New Brunswick Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades
On June 29, the Government of Canada announced more than $200,000 in funding towards wastewater infrastructure upgrades in two New Brunswick communities. The Village of…
Ontario and Alberta Join Lake Friendly Accord
Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Tom Nevakshonoff, and Rick Gamble, chair of the South Basin Mayors and Reeves, announced on June 23 that Alberta…
SFU Announces Pacific Water Research Centre
Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Environment will announce the creation of the new Pacific Water Research Centre (PWRC) at two water events this week. Dean…
New Report Highlights Water Priorities for Sustainable and Resilient Communities in Canada
The 2015 Canadian Municipal Water Priorities report released on June 24 will lead the national discussion on what municipalities need, want, and can address in order to…
BC Environment Minister Addresses Water Sustainability Act in Letter
On June 16, British Columbia Environment Minister Mary Polak released a letter detailing several features of the province’s upcoming Water Sustainability Act, including protection against…
Federal Government Announces Major Investment in Trent-Severn Waterway
The Trent-Severn Waterway, a canal route spanning Southern Ontario and Canada’s largest national historic site, will receive infrastructure investments totaling upwards of $285 million. An…
P.E.I. Announces Endorsement of Provincial Watershed Strategy
The Province of Prince Edward Island announced its endorsement of the P.E.I. Watershed Strategy on June 17. The program will ensure meaningful watershed enhancements and…
2015 Canadian Water Summit Media Advisory
The 6th annual Canadian Water Summit, taking place June 25 in Vancouver, will explore the energy of water through technology hubs, public attitudes toward water,…
Completion of Saskatchewan Regional Water Pipeline Celebrated
On June 12, provincial Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter joined officials from the Saskatchewan Landing Regional Water Pipeline Utility (SLRWPU) to celebrate the completion of…
Regina Announces Staged Return-to-Normal Water Usage
After two weeks under severe water restrictions, the City of Regina advised its citizens on June 8 that they can slowly return to normal water…
In-Pipe Hydropower
Not a day goes by that we don’t read or hear something about energy, be it political, controversial, or aspirational. Everyone is thinking about where…
Leaders Pledge Water Quality Improvements for Lake Erie
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and leaders from other Great Lakes states and Canada gathered in Quebec City for the Conference of Great Lakes and St.…
B.C. First Nation to Heat Town Using Ocean Thermal Energy
The Government of British Columbia announced on June 9 that it will contribute $400,000 through the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund to finance a…
Quebec and Ontario Strengthen Collaboration on Shared Water Management
On May 29, Quebec’s Environment Minister David Heurtel and Ontario’s Environment Minister Glen Murray announced the creation of a joint Ontario-Québec Committee on Water Management.…
CWRA Joins Manitoba’s Lake Friendly Accord
Tom Nevakshonoff, Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship minister, and Rick Gamble, chair of the South Basin Mayors and Reeves, announced on June 3 that the…
Canada, In Brief 2015
Canada’s water challenges and the ways provinces and territories address those challenges can be so similar yet entirely unique. Each jurisdiction’s positions on issues of…
Laurier-Northwest Territories Partnership Receives $3.2 Million
Wilfrid Laurier University’s Changing Arctic Network (CANet) research team was awarded $3.2 million in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to continue to…