Thursday, May 1, 2025
Making waves: SAIT students dive into real-world water solutions
Water, water everywhere! It’s a compound we can’t live without. Yet, as much as we rely on water for our survival, it can also be…
News
Food security increases with improved Fraser Valley flood resiliency
Farmers and communities in the Fraser Valley, particularly those most affected by the 2021 atmospheric river, will receive support to increase their resiliency to floods…
Two Sudbury municipal beaches awarded Blue Flags
Moonlight Beach and Bell Park Main Beach have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag Canada certification again this year. Blue Flag is an international award…
Additional funding approved for Cold Spring Creek Debris Flow Mitigation Project
The Regional District of East Kootenay board of directors has approved $2.5 million in additional funding for the Cold Spring Creek Debris Flow Mitigation Project.…
Mississauga council approves new stormwater master plan
Mississauga, ON – Mississauga council has approved the City’s first Stormwater Master Plan, Build Beautiful. The long-term plan will be used to refine the City’s stormwater…
City of Winnipeg and Downtown Winnipeg BIZ unveil tribute to Shoal Lake 40 First Nation and source of Winnipeg’s drinking water
Winnipeg – The City of Winnipeg and Downtown Winnipeg BIZ unveiled a tribute to the community of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation during a ceremony at…
Non-status and Metis peoples excluded from UNDA
The following is a response by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples on the UNDA Action Plan which excludes off-reserve status and non-status Indians, Métis, and…
Agreements address Columbia River Treaty impacts on Indigenous Nations
The Ktunaxa, Secwépemc and Syilx Okanagan Nations and their members will benefit from new interim agreements that share revenue generated from the Columbia River Treaty.…
Carollo Engineers continues Canada expansion with new office, team members
Vancouver – Carollo Engineers, North America’s premier water engineering and consulting firm, has opened a second office in the British Columbia Interior to accommodate its…
Manitoba Government highlights positive results from first meeting of City of Winnipeg wastewater infrastructure task force
Representatives from the Manitoba government and the City of Winnipeg held the first meeting of the City of Winnipeg Wastewater Infrastructure Task Force on June…
Atlantic students help Canada’s first Indigenous Water and Wastewater Utility get off to a successful start
Halifax — When it comes to caring for natural resources like water, Indigenous Elders share that they’re taught to think of rivers as great grandmothers.…
Town of Blue Mountains wins Water Taste Challenge at Georgian Bay Waterworks Conference
The Town of The Blue Mountains Water and Wastewater Division is excited to announce that the Town was awarded with first place in the Drinking…
Shuswap watershed groups warn of economic impacts of potential Zebra and Quagga Mussel infestation, emphasize importance of prevention measures
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) and the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS) are raising the alarm about new information released in a report from…
Okanagan Basin Water Board troubled by report on invasive mussels cost
Kelowna, B.C. – As boaters begin to flock to Okanagan lakes and other B.C. waterways, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is sounding the alarm in response…
Funding for upgrades to Chester, NS, wastewater collection system and treatment plant
Chester, NS – Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings—Hants, Danielle Barkhouse, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Chester-St. Margaret’s, and Allen Webber, Warden of…
New VP and operations manager for AECOM’s Water business in GTA
Toronto — AECOM has announced the appointment of Zuliana Mawani as the vice president and operations manager for its Water business in the Greater Toronto…
Bill S-5: a missed opportunity to protect Canadians from toxic substances and GMOS
Comments by the Canadian Environmental Law Association and Nature Canada in response to Bill S-5 Ottawa – By approving a deeply disappointing Bill S-5 (amending…
Modernized Canadian Environmental Protection Act looks to lead the way in chemicals management
Ottawa – After over two decades, years of study by Parliamentary Committees, and input from countless stakeholders across industry, civil society organizations, government, and academia,…
Peel Region, ON, selects Stantec for the Queensway sewer and watermain project
Stantec has been selected by the Region of Peel to deliver the design of the Queensway East-Cawthra Trunk Sewer and upgrades to the Pressure Zone…
Klir unveils ChatGPT integration powered by Microsoft Azure’s OpenAI Service for its Unified Water Management Platform
Toronto – Klir, the integrated water platform that helps the world’s water utilities make water safer, today announced the launch of its new generative AI…
Richmond, B.C., unveils west coast’s first river trash skimmer
Richmond, B.C. – The City of Richmond is taking its own steps to reduce the amount of waste in waterways with the installation of a…
First clean and sustainable wastewater treatment system on Canadian Coast Guard ship
Ottawa – After nearly ten years of research and engineering work with Montréal-based clean-tech company, Terragon Environmental Technologies, the Canadian Coast Guard has introduced the…
Water Canada Awards celebrates the industry’s best in Ottawa
Ottawa – The 14th annual Water Canada Awards were presented at a Gala reception on June 8, 2023 in Ottawa as part of the Water Canada…
TMU’s future leaders of urban water research
The next generation of researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) are leveraging their training to advance innovative solutions to water-related issues ranging from infrastructure planning…