Ten B.C. communities severely affected by the November 2021 floods are receiving $53.6 million in provincial funding to support recovery work and get people back into…
Cranbrook, B.C. – Phase two of the upgrades to the City’s wastewater lagoons at the north end of the community is expected to begin in late…
Welland, ON – Jennifer O’Connell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of…
As we look back upon 2021, it was a year characterized by weather extremes – with Western Canada shattering both heat and wet-weather records. Many…
The Ontario government is investing $9.5 million to support vital research in the Experimental Lakes Area—the only freshwater research facility of its kind in the…
Kelowna, B.C. – With a new federal fisheries minister from B.C. and some recent positive steps forward in addressing zebra and quagga mussels, the Okanagan Basin…
The Global Assessment of Private Sector Impacts on Water makes clear that several key industries like food products, textiles and apparel, and others that are not…
The Great Lakes Ecoregion Network (GLEN) is a new initiative to engage members of the basin-wide Great Lakes environmental community on issues related to the…
Burlington, ON – To celebrate World Plumbing Day and World Water Day in March, Wolseley Canada announced the plan to donate a portion of all toilet…
Last spring, when Warren Brown was recognized with Water’s Next awards for both water steward and water/wastewater operator of the year for 2020, he couldn’t…
A team of hydrologists from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and University of Calgary (UCalgary) comprises the Canadian contingent in an unprecedented international collaboration that…
Conserving and restoring nature is vital to Canada’s efforts to combat climate change; protect biodiversity and species at risk; and rebuild a strong, sustainable economy.…
The Nicholas Reid Memorial Award has been established in the memory of Nick Reid. Nick was Executive Director of the Urban Water Research Centre and…
At the March 28th Town of Saugeen Shores Committee of the Whole meeting, the Ontario Clean Water Agency’s (OCWA) 2021 Annual Drinking Water System report was…
Iqaluit, NU – The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs; the Honourable P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut; and…
Grande Prairie, AB – Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), spanning five years…
Eddy Smart Home Solutions Ltd. (“Eddy”) (TSXV: EDY) is pleased to announce it entered into a definitive agreement on March 24, 2022 (the “Agreement”) for the acquisition…
The long-term prosperity of Canada’s seafood sector depends on abundant fish stocks and healthy ecosystems. In Eastern Canada, pelagic forage fish, like herring and mackerel,…
When it rains, the ground acts like a sponge, absorbing much of the downpour, providing essential nutrients for the plant life tucked in the soil’s…
Charlottetown, PEI – Strong and effective enforcement of Canada’s environmental and wildlife protection laws is one of the concrete ways we are delivering on our…
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, ON – Chief R. Donald Maracle and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, celebrated that five long-term…
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has appointed a new President and CEO. Alicia Fraser will assume this new role starting March 31, 2022. Alicia…
The Water Security Agency (WSA) announced $72M in planned investments to water infrastructure across Saskatchewan to help keep the province’s water supply safe and secure.…
St. Catharines, ON – City Council received a report on the City’s drinking water system outlining the analysis results for over 7,200 water samples collected…