An urban water system (UWS) constitutes three main service components: drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater. Historically, these components have been managed in silos. Even today,…
Over the last decade, flooding has become the costliest extreme weather disaster affecting Canadians. According to research by Intact Center on Climate Adaptation, the average…
Skilled water and wastewater operators are essential to ensuring long-term access to safe drinking water in First Nations communities. To help make this happen, the…
Kelowna, B.C. – The three regional district boards of the Okanagan have voted to change the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB)’s governance structure, giving the Okanagan…
Barrie, ON – The City of Barrie has achieved a 100% score from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) for drinking water quality.…
Vernon, B.C. – A new flood mapping study has been completed to help Vernon become a flood resilient community. The Detailed Flood Mapping, Risk Analysis…
In 2019, the federal government announced “minimum standards” for marine protected areas (MPAs) that prohibited dumping—but it has yet to define what falls under the…
Coors Light today announced it will eliminate plastic rings from packaging globally, where Molson Coors owns brewing operations, and is set to become the largest…
Nova Scotia – Invest Nova Scotia is supporting the modernization of the Université Sainte-Anne Marine Research Centre in Richmond County to help strengthen and grow…
Hamilton, ON – In early 2021, after a two-year long pilot project, the City of Hamilton launched a program to proactively detect water leaks in…
Cobourg, ON – Northumberland County is pleased to announce Denise Marshall as the successful candidate in the recruitment process to fill the role of Director of…
Chicago – The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative has received a $380,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for a new…
Water is the lifeblood of every community, an integral part of ancient and modern societies. Without it, life is unsustainable. Access to potable water is…
The Ontario government announced changes to build low-risk waterpower projects faster, such as such as expansions or changes to an existing facility. The changes to…
Alberta – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is announcing a new conservation site in southwest Alberta. This 303-hectare property, dubbed Chapel Rock, boasts coniferous…
Nova Scotia – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has purchased 950 hectares of mature Acadian (Wabanaki) forest, over 25 kilometres of undisturbed lakefront shoreline…
Bella Bella, B.C. – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is closing the commercial harvest of herring spawn on kelp (SOK) in Heiltsuk Territory under the…
Dartmouth, N.S. – Atlantic Mining NS Inc. (previously Atlantic Mining NS Corp.) pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia to one count of contravening the Fisheries Act.…
Vancouver, BC – In recent years, climate change, habitat loss and fishing pressures have negatively affected Pacific salmon at every stage of their lifecycle. In an effort…
The Manitoba government is partnering with three northern Indigenous communities to improve access to timely testing of water quality samples by establishing a pilot bacteriological…
Manitoba – More than $186,700 will be provided to fund 12 municipal projects under the Mitigation and Preparedness Program (MPP) to prepare for future natural…
When we lather up our hair with shampoo in the morning, we seldom think about what is actually going down the drain to be treated…
Barrie, ON – City Council approved the Stormwater Climate Action Fund to help improve the City’s resiliency against climate change impacts, mitigate flooding, protect Lake…
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), CSA Group, and the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) have signed an agreement where CSA Group will develop a…