Friday, May 23, 2025
Edmonton Gets Top Honours for Water Pricing and Conservation
The City of Edmonton’s unique water pricing system and conservation results helped garner top accolades from our friends at Corporate Knights magazine. The city was…
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Niagara Falls Bans the Bottle
Niagara Falls city council has voted unanimously to phase out the sale of bottled water in public spaces. Maude Barlow, senior advisor on water to…
Ontario Invests in Water Cleantech Company
Ontario is investing $4 million through its Innovation Demonstration Fund to help EcoVu, a company with water analysis and purification technology, to the global market.…
BWI Signs EPCOR Contract
BWI Holdings, Inc. (operating as Budget Waste Inc.) has signed a five-month contract with EPCOR Water Service Inc. (EWSI). The contract includes hauling of biosolids…
Prentice Takes Action Against Mercury
Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, has issued a statement on international agreement to work towards a UN treaty that would reduce the amount of…
ERCB, AE Consider Directive on Water Use in Oil Sands
The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) and Alberta Environment are calling for feedback from stakeholders on a draft directive, which proposes new requirements for the…
CCME Talks Strategy in Whitehorse
Meeting yesterday in Whitehorse to discuss issues such as climate change, federal, provincial and territorial environment ministers recognized the work done to date in developing…
P.E.I. Agriculture Sees Funds for Water Protection
The feds and the province of P.E.I. have announced eight new projects to improve and protect water resources and wetlands. Federal funding of $397,280 for…
Marine Polluter Penalized for Oil Spill in P.E.I.
A Prince Edward Island provincial court judge has ordered the vessel BBC Nordland to pay a $15,000 penalty for illegally discharging a pollutant in Canadian…
Shannon to Receive Federal Funding
The community stricken by water contaminated by trichloroethylene (TCE ) — an odourless, tasteless solvent, proven to cause cancer — will soon receive funds from…
Responsible Actions: How Does Water Figure in Alberta’s Plans?
Alberta has released a long-term development plan, highlighting sustainable and responsible growth for its oil sands. The 20-year plan, titled Responsible Actions: A Plan for…
Waterworld!
Flooding in the GTA leads to overflows at the banks of the Humber River as snow melts and warnings from the Toronto and Region Conservation…
Climate Change Will Decrease Alberta’s Water Supply: Report
With available fresh water resources expected to decrease as a result of climate change, Alberta faces the challenge of meeting its growing demand for water…
MillerCoors Addresses Nitrogen, Phosphorus
In an effort to reduce its footprint, MillerCoors has awarded Fredericton-based ADI Systems Inc. a full design-build contract for a new ADI-MBR (membrane bioreactor) facility…
Upgrade for Yarmouth’s Wastewater System
Residents of the town of Yarmouth and surrounding areas will soon have a more efficient wastewater treatment plant. The province is investing $340,000 to upgrade…
Groundwater DVD Makes a Splash
An eight-minute DVD on groundwater is being distributed by Conservation Ontario across the province. The Groundwater, Ours to Protect video, produced by Quinte Conservation in…
Quebec Sees Gas Tax Results
Saint-Raphael, Que. will see funds from the Federal Gas Tax Revenues and the province’s contribution. The municipality will use the first payment of $190,375 to…
Water Bankruptcy
Another study-this time international-has claimed that water is underpriced and overused. The world simply cannot manage water in the future in the same way as…
GENIVAR Acquires WSA and Envirotel
The GENIVAR Income Fund has acquired two consulting engineering firms: Montreal-based WSA Trenchless Consultants Inc. and Sherbrooke-based Envirotel 3000 Inc. WSA specializes in municipal infrastructure,…
Water is Underpriced: Report
The current state of municipal water pricing in Canada is significantly flawed, with costs that include underfunded water agencies, aging infrastructure, excessive consumption and stifled…
GMF Supports Quinte West’s Remediation Plan
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has announced a $227,750 Green Municipal Fund (GMF) grant for the City of Quinte West. The City is using funds…
HELP Clean Water Gets Green Light
The federal review for HELP Clean Water (Huron Elgin London Project) is now complete, giving the green light to start construction. John Baird, Transport and…
Aecon Hopes to Strengthen Place in Water Market
Aecon Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Lockerbie & Hole Inc. for approximately $220 million. “We believe this is a unique opportunity for Aecon to…
Seprotech Acquires Envirosearch
Seprotech Systems Inc., a provider and operator of pre-engineered water and wastewater treatment plants, has closed the purchase of Envirosearch Operations Incorporated, a private company…