Friday, August 8, 2025
Report Looks at Water-Energy Link
The POLIS Water Sustainability Project has released a new research report that looks at the link between water and energy use. The report, entitled Ontario’s…
News
Toronto Launches Water Meter Program
The City of Toronto officially kicked off its Water Meter Program yesterday with the installation of the first automated water meter in a residential home…
Helmholtz Academics to Visit Waterloo’s Water Institute
Nineteen influential environmental scientists from Germany will participate in a water protection research seminar Thursday as part of a four-day visit to the University of…
Blaikie Proposes Sewage Ejector Rules Amendment
Manitoba is proposing amendments to its Onsite Wastewater Management Systems Regulation that are aimed at addressing concerns raised about the province’s phase-out of sewage ejectors,…
Comox Announces Conservation Rebates
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) in British Columbia has announced two water conservation rebate opportunities for residents, to help in achieving achieve a 27…
Ontario Proposes Water-Saving Toilets Mandate
Ontario is proposing to require that all toilets sold in the province use no more than six litres of water per flush. The proposed measure…
Infrastructure v. Politics
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has released a new report which examines the best practices on long-term management of civic infrastructure, such as sewer…
Wheatley Harbour Restored
Wheatley Harbour, Ontario is once again a clean and healthy aquatic ecosystem, announced Dave Van Kesteren, MP for Chatham-Kent-Essex last week. Wheatley Harbour was designated…
Steinbach Lagoon Expansion Begins
A sod-turning ceremony took place last week to mark the start of Steinbach, Manitoba’s Lagoon Expansion project—the largest capital works project ever to take place…
$3.2M for First Nations Projects Announced
Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, has announced an investment of approximately $7 million to…
2010: Year of Water Investment
As growing pressures combine to force investments in water infrastructure and technology of up to US$1 trillion every year between now and 2030, Jens Peers,…
Ottawa Receives Water Contamination Complaint
The federal government is failing to enforce anti-pollution provisions of the federal Fisheries Act by allowing oilsands tailings ponds to leak contaminated materials into both…
Study Links Softener to Energy Use
Softeners are among the “very best” household energy savers, says a new independent study released by the Battelle Institute, commissioned by the Water Quality Research…
Public Campaign Promotes Conservation
A coalition of environmental, industry, labour and community organizations as well as individual Ontarians launched a public campaign today to advocate that the provincial government…
New Meters for Abbotsford
Abbotsford, B.C. is implementing a new remote read metering system with a contribution of $1.27 million from the Gas Tax Fund. Currently, the City of…
SDTC Funds Low-Energy Desal Project
A project led by Vancouver-based Saltworks Technologies Inc. to develop a low-energy water desalination system that has the potential to greatly improve the affordability and…
U of Regina Greywater Reclamation Tech Funded
Dr. Stephanie Young’s research team at the University of Regina will install and pilot test greywater reclamation technology at the campus’ Research & Innovation Centre…
Guelph Introduces Rainwater Rebate
The City of Guelph, Ontario continues to blaze a trail in water conservation and efficiency. Just a few weeks ago, the City defined vulnerable local…
Canada-Ontario Great Lakes Agreement Extended
The 2007 Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) has been extended to March 31, 2011. The agreement, signed in June 2007, was…
Ontario Can Become a Global Water Industry Leader: Report
The Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA) and XPV Capital Corporation, in collaboration with several key organizations (including Water Canada), have released a timely…
NL Opens Water Portal
A new application that allows public access to a variety of water resources data, including information on the quality of drinking water, was launched last…
Halifax Water Requests Increase
In more Nova Scotia news, Halifax Water has filed an application with the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) requesting an increase in rates…
Management Material
As we’ve learned from highly-publicized events in Walkerton, North Battleford and Kashechewan, there are major consequences when water and wastewater treatment services don’t meet the…
Water Research Partnership Receives Recognition
Water research resulting from an innovative partnership between Halifax Water and Dalhousie University has been recognized by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the largest…