Tuesday, May 13, 2025
PEI Invests in Invasive Species Awareness Campaign
Prince Edward Island has joined forces with the province’s aquaculture industry to increase awareness of aquatic invasive species like green crab and tunicates, which could…
News
Ottawa Reaffirms Commitment to Cleaning Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay
Ministers Peter Van Loan and Colin Carrie were in Bradford, Ontario on April 15 to emphasize the federal government’s commitment to cleaning up Lake Simcoe…
Okanagan-Similkameen to Receive Funding for Water Conservation Projects
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) will provide $21,050 in grant funding for two water conservation projects—the Water Ambassador Program and the creation of a…
Work on Water-Efficient Garden to Begin at Guelph Emergency Services Centre
Work on a public water-efficient demonstration garden will begin this spring in Guelph, Ontario. The project, a partnership between the city and Pollination Guelph, is…
SaskWater Delivers 2013 Annual Report
SaskWater—a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Saskatchewan that supplies municipalities, industries, and farms with water and wastewater services—tabled its 2013 Annual Report in…
New Brunswick Town Receives Funding for Well Replacement
The Town of Bouctouche, New Brunswick, will receive $2.65 million from the provincial and federal governments toward two infrastructure projects, including $2.3 million that will…
Ontario Approves Timmins-Area Drinking Water Protection Plan
The Government of Ontario announced its approval of the Mattagami Region Source Protection Plan on April 10. The plan will strengthen local source-to-tap drinking water…
Taking a Hike
If a pipe bursts underground, does it still show up on your bill? Thanks in part to inattention and years of relatively cheap water rates,…
Mayors Push for Better Protection of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin
Several Canadian mayors visited Parliament Hill on April 3, 2014 to make a case for better protection of the bodies of water for the first ever…
Experimental Lakes Area Research Station Saved
The Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) research centre—a collection of 58 lakes in northwestern Ontario where scientists have conducted environmental research for more than 40 years—is…
Ottawa Receives Perfect Score in Annual Water Quality Report
The City of Ottawa received a perfect score on Drinking Water System inspections performed by the Ministry of the Environment for the review period of…
WWF-Canada Releases Water Health Assessment Measure
World Wildlife Fund Canada released the Freshwater Health Assessment results for five new watersheds across Canada. These assessments, along with seven existing ones, help create…
B.C. Watermain May Cost $3.5 Million to Replace
A watermain running from Haslam Lake, British Columbia to a recently built reservoir may cost the city of Powell River as much as $3.5 million…
Too Early to Predict If Alberta Faces More Flooding: Experts
A long and snowy winter in Alberta—like the one that just passed—is not necessarily a precursor to another year of flooding, according to experts. Alberta…
Winnipeg to Declare Frozen Water Pipe Crisis a Disaster
Winnipeg city councillors have voted in favour of declaring the ongoing frozen water pipe crisis a disaster, a move that will allow it to apply…
Subsidy Extended for Manitoba Homeowners to Install Sump Pumps and Sewer Backup Valves
Manitoba families can better protect their homes from basement flooding thanks to a subsidy from the provincial government, the city of Winnipeg, and other rural…
Hot Potato
On the East Coast of Canada, a contentious debate rages on over the Prince Edward Island Potato Board’s request to have a moratorium lifted on…
Below and Beyond
On the surface, the grate is inconspicuous— it doesn’t appear to be any different than all the other sewer grates in the city of Toronto. The…
Wasted Potential
It has been estimated by the U.S. Department of Energy that Americans flush 350 billion kilowatt-hours of energy into sewers each year. This wasted energy…
A Legal Hotbed
Environmental groups are testing the litigation waters in British Columbia to challenge government actions that put the marine environment at risk. Right now, British Columbia…
Water Damage the Leading Cause of Property Claims: Aviva Canada
A record setting amount of more than $190 million in water damage claims were paid out in 2013 by insurance company Aviva Canada. This is…
First Nova Scotia Watershed Assessment, Geodatabase, and Atlas Released
The first ever Nova Scotia Watershed Atlas and geodatabase, which examines the health and stressors of the province’s watersheds, has been released by the Hydrology…
Canada’s Big Problem
First Nations in this country still struggle daily to get what every Canadian expects as a right: clean drinking water and proper sanitation. Numerous international…
Council of the Federation Announces Water Stewardship Award Winners
The Council of the Federation—comprised of Canada’s premiers—announced the winners of the Excellence in Water Stewardship Award on March 18. The awards, which recognize outstanding…