Québec – The Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) launches a public review for the draft standard CAN/BNQ 3682-320 Mitigation of the Risks of Inflow…
Kelowna, B.C. – As summer winds down, so too does the Okanagan’s Make Water Work campaign, with a celebration of those who worked to conserve and…
Genus Bacillus, or soil microbes can extend the life and health of current sanitary sewer infrastructure. Combined with other trenchless rehabilitation efforts, these organic and…
The City of Regina will soon begin installing new water meters throughout the city in a major upgrade project. The new system will collect faster,…
Amid record-breaking heat waves and growing migration into cities, a University of Guelph atmospheric scientist has helped assemble a comprehensive overview of the problem of…
Abbotsford, B.C. – The Province is providing $62 million to the City of Abbotsford to build a new well and water-treatment system to ensure a…
The problem today is as wastewater facilities age, capacity and quality problems arise, the first instinct or practice is to immediately start planning for a…
Vancouver, B.C. – Axine Water Technologies, a global provider of on-site solutions treating the toughest organic contaminants and emerging contaminants in industrial wastewater, announced that…
The Manitoba government has received more than 1,800 applications from Manitobans for support through the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) program after spring flooding caused extensive…
The Government of Yukon has released the second annual report on the progress made to implement Our Clean Future: A Yukon strategy for climate change,…
Copenhagen, Denmark – The International Water Association’s World Water Congress & Exhibition, underway in Copenhagen, Denmark, has hosted a High-Level Summit, connecting leading figures from…
Copenhagen, Denmark – Leading figures in the global water community are gathered in Copenhagen Denmark, 11-15 September 2022, at the International Water Association’s World Water…
Erika C. Bruce, PhD, and her late husband, Geoffrey F. Bruce, shared a vision for Canada: To be a world leader in freshwater policy. As…
To make Downstream events inclusive and to actively support diversity in the water sector, we have chosen to refer to participants as “early career professionals”…
The goal of Downstream is to immerse early career professionals in the industry to expand their personal networks and open them up to all the…
Have you ever had a great idea, and thought: “Huh, somebody should really get on that!” Well, that’s pretty much how Water Canada’s Downstream program…
Ottawa – Municipalities are on the front lines of new climate extremes. Municipal leaders know what their communities need, and they know what works on…
Calgary – CIMA+, one of Canada’s largest privately-owned consulting engineering firms, has announced the acquisition of Westhoff Engineering Resources, Inc., a Calgary-based firm with a…
Lions Bay, B.C. – The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, alongside Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea…
Vancouver, B.C. – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, alongside a number of environmental organizations at John Hendry Park in Vancouver…
Toronto, ON – When it comes to trying to help the planet secure its energy future, you won’t find many researchers more energetic than Ontario…
Victoria, B.C. – The Capital Regional District (CRD) will receive funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Rural and Northern Communities Program. The $1,989,000 in…
One of the most tangible and costly effects of global climate change is major, often catastrophic, floods. In Canada, where upwards of seven million people…
University of Waterloo is leading an interdisciplinary team to identify and treat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – better known as forever chemicals – in water systems…