The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced joint funding for improvements to potable water infrastructure in the Township of Emo, Ontario. “Long-term investments in…
Watershed management strives to improve the health of aquatic ecosystems as much as it does the economic, cultural, and biophysical health of our communities. Although…
The City of Barrie has joined Ontario’s province-wide wastewater surveillance initiative for COVID-19 monitoring in municipal wastewater. Starting this week, the City will be providing…
Regina-based Clifton Associates Ltd. (Clifton) has been selected to begin engineering work for the Westside Irrigation Project. Clifton was selected after successfully completing a two-staged…
Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk announced that Tyler Schulz has joined her executive team as acting assistant auditor general, commissioner of the environment. Schulz assumed…
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has selected Maile Lono-Batura as director of sustainable biosolids programs, a new position established to help WEF members and the…
The Government of Yukon has released guidelines to help the industry improve water management at quartz mining projects. According to the Government of Yukon, these…
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna has announced the appointment of Tamara Vrooman as chairperson of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, effective January 27, 2021. “Tamara…
The minister of fisheries, oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard—Bernadette Jordan—has announced that a new search and rescue boat for Lennox Island First Nation on…
In September, Oceana Canada released a damning report that emphasized the disproportionate amount of single-use plastics consumed versus that of other countries. The figures were…
Four Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS) projects will be receiving $3 million funding over two years. This funding will support the University of Victoria,…
Funding has been announced for improvements to the stormwater system in the Village of St-Eugène, Ontario. “Investments in essential public infrastructure are vital to building…
The Manitoba Hydrologic Forecast Centre’s mid-January basin conditions assessment indicates drier than normal conditions for much of the southern and central Manitoba basins. The Red,…
The COVID-19 pandemic is a hoax, the U.S. election was stolen, all wipes are flushable, and the earth is flat. Just saying something untrue, even…
Three ocean tech companies from Dartmouth are preparing to launch their advanced satellite, seismic, and acoustic data collection technologies. According to the Government of Canada,…
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) has appointed a new chair and vice chair. Chris White, mayor of Guelph-Eramosa Township and councillor in Wellington County,…
In the Cowichan and Koksilah watersheds on eastern Vancouver Island, a quiet transformation is unfolding. Outside of the limelight and driven by community champions, over…
Funding has been announced for upgrades to a water pollution control plant in Latchford, Ontario. “Investments in essential public infrastructure are vital to building resilient…
A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has developed a process for wastewater treatment that degrades microplastics at the source. The results of this…
Funding has been announced to expand the water system in the Village of Memramcook, New Brunswick. “Rural communities are an integral part of our country,…
To meet their mandates, water utilities must not only know where their assets are and how they relate to each other, but also how they…
Results of water quality monitoring completed by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) indicate that concentrations of some metals and hydrocarbons in the Slave…
Councillor Karen Ras was acclaimed as chair of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) at the inaugural 2021 Board of Directors meeting held on January 15, 2021.…
Pharmaceuticals, like a chemotherapy drug called methotrexate, can be highly effective for patients. However, these pharmaceuticals are finding their way into water bodies with wide-ranging…