Monday, May 12, 2025
City of Ottawa Releases Glowing Drinking Water Report
The citizens of Ottawa enjoyed excellent drinking water quality in 2012, according to the 2012 Municipal Drinking Water Systems Summary Report, released by the City…
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Proposed Halifax Water Commission Rate Hikes Facing Public Backlash
After releasing a proposal to the Nova Scotia Utility Review Board for a two-year rate increase in January, the Halifax Regional Water Commission (HRWC) is…
Flood Preparedness Program to Assist Saskatchewan Communities
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency, responsible for managing the province’s water resources and ensuring water safety, is predicting above-normal runoff levels for much of the province’s…
Rust Never Sleeps
As aging water assets reach the end of their lives, leaks, breaks, and decreased hydraulic performance are increasingly evident across Canada. Old metallic pipes are…
Taps Don’t Create Clean Water?
Freshwater is a resource that Canadians value. According to the 2013 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study, in fact, 47 per cent of Canadians believe that…
Saskatchewan Increases Water Control Funding
The Saskatchewan government has announced an additional $500,000 for its Water Control Assistance Program. With this 60 per cent increase in grant funding, rural municipalities…
COF Announces Water Stewardship Award Winners
The Council of the Federation (COF) has announced the recipients of its first-ever Excellence in Water Stewardship Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement, innovative practice…
User Fees That Please
Stormwater flows within the Kitchener, Ontario area are directed towards the Grand River, with Lake Erie acting as the ultimate receiver. Additionally, about 70 per…
Ontario Releases Watershed Report Cards
Coinciding with Canadian Water Week (March 18-24) and World Water Day (March 22), Ontario’s conservation authorities have begun releasing watershed report cards, which detail the…
New Action Plan Includes Funds for Infrastructure
While yesterday’s budget announcement included new cuts to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (the department will lose $89 million in 2013-14), the federal government…
Water’s Next 2013 is Here!
Welcome to the third year of Water’s Next! Water Canada is proud to present our annual publication celebrating Canadian water excellence. In the Business category,…
Be Prepared, But Not Right Now: Public on Overloaded Stormwater Systems
Canadians are concerned about the possibility of extreme weather disasters, but few are worried about the strain these events will have on municipal water systems,…
Atlantic Environmental Projects Receive Funding
The federal government’s EcoAction Community Funding Program is investing in two environmental projects in Atlantic Canada. In Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, $20,000 will be provided to…
Asset Management Use in Water Sector to Grow: Study
Strong growth in the use of asset management practices within the water industry is expected over the next five years, according the findings of a…
Message in a Bottle
When Dr. Sherri Mason and her team cast a net into three Great Lakes last July, scouring for debris, they weren’t sure what to expect.…
Full-Cost Rates for Water and the Chimera of “Affordability”
In recent years, Canadian municipalities have realized that the price we pay for water and wastewater services must rise. We’ve needed to move towards sustainable…
Regina Approves P3 Approach for Wastewater Upgrade
Regina’s City Council has approved a public-private partnership (P3) approach for its wastewater treatment plant upgrade. This means the City will have a single, long-term…
BC Takes First Step to Spill Preparedness
British Columbia’s government is taking the first step toward defining a marine-based spill response model to protect the province’s 27,000-kilometre coastline. The Ministry of Environment…
Interview: Dr. Howard Wheater on Water Use in Agriculture
While the agricultural sector is an important contributor to Canada’s prosperity, it’s also a major consumer of water resources and, when not properly managed, linked…
Maxxam Partners with Chemical Institute of Canada
Maxxam Analytics has announced the signing of a three-year, multi-faceted sponsorship agreement with the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC). The company’s sponsorship provides gold or…
On Top of the World
Water has always fascinated Marcus Sheppard. After taking a course in hydrology at Wilfrid Laurier University, he looked to Sir Sandford Fleming College’s Environmental Technology…
PPP Canada Publishes Water and Wastewater Study
Taking a cue from the high number of applications received under the water and wastewater category of the P3 Canada Fund and from the growing…
Hydromantis and OCWA to Deliver Training Simulation Tech
Hamilton, Ontario-based Hydromantis Environmental Software Solutions, Inc. and the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) have entered into a partnership to enhance water and wastewater treatment…
Giveaway: Cold Matters: The State and Fate of Canada’s Freshwater
How will altered ecosystems impact future climates, urban centres, and agricultural landscapes? Robert Sandford’s latest work, Cold Matters, distills the scientific complexities of snow, ice,…