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.…
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’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…
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…
On May 30, representatives from all levels of government gathered at Watson Lake, Yukon to celebrate the completion of a multi-phase, multi-year $7.5-million water and…
All three levels of government came together to contribute a combined $3.4 million through the Small Communities Fund to a culvert replacement in Moncton, New…
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA), with the help of Water Canada and the Actual Media team, has completed a new report titled Public…
Canada’s State of the Oceans Report acknowledged many of the concerns scientists and conservationists have raised for decades: increasing acidity, a significant thinning of sea…
Manitoba’s Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Tom Nevakshonoff announced on May 28 that the province has launched phase two of their detection and awareness campaign…
On May 27, Mississauga, Ontario’s City Council approved a new stormwater charge that will appear on residents’ Region of Peel water bill beginning January 2016.…
On May 26, the City of Regina and EPCOR Water Prairies Inc. released an update on the $181-million wastewater treatment plant being built in Regina.…
The federal government’s Small Communities Fund – part of the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component of the New Building Canada Fund – provides funding for priority public…
On May 21, phase 1 of Melville, Saskatchewan’s new drinking water treatment plant was completed, including the construction of two new potable water wells. The…
A study released on May 21 found that a majority of Canadian cities are not adequately prepared for flooding. The study, which was commissioned by…
The Township of Centre Wellington, Ontario celebrated the grand opening of the Elora wastewater treatment plant (EWWTP) and the Clyde Street sewage pumping station (SPS)…
On May 20, the residents of Clinton, British Columbia and the federal, provincial, and municipal governments celebrated the grand opening of the Village of Clinton’s…
The City of Charlottetown’s Water and Sewer Utility is advising the public to be conscious of excessive water usage in the warmer and drier months…
On May 19, the Government of New Brunswick announced a partnership with the federal government, municipalities, and local service districts of New Brunswick to jointly…
Ontario is launching consultations to inform the design of new infrastructure programs and a framework to prioritize needs for communities and regions outside the Greater…
Nice-Pak, makers of a variety of personal wipes and a supplier to big-brand retailers like Costco, CVS, Target, and BJ’s Wholesale Club, has agreed to…
On May 19, the Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) announced the appointment of Peter Gallant as president and CEO. Gallant has served on WaterTAP’s Board…
The unnamed candidate had a problem. Though not against the idea of clean water—who would be?—he didn’t want to make it a priority in his…
The City of Thompson, Manitoba announced on May 15 that it will receive up to $24.3 million in funding toward the construction of a new…
Manitoba Hydro and the University of Manitoba have formally joined the Lake Friendly Accord, a growing coalition to improve the water quality in Lake Winnipeg.…