Saturday, July 12, 2025
Evaluating Long-Term Performance From Low Impact Development Practices
Imagine using an unassuming corner of your street, yard, or local park to improve the quality and security of water and the Great Lakes. It’s…
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Water and Climate Key Issue for UN COP22
The UN Conference of the Parties (COP22) on the Climate will be held from 7 to 18 November 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco. As part of…
Legislation to Combat Historic Groundwater Shortage in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia has introduced legislation to assist municipalities and residents who are experiencing dry wells as a result of a historic water shortage. Amendments to…
Alberta College Takes Wastewater Operator Training Online
NLC is the first institution to offer online training in the water and wastewater sector in the north
Water and Wastewater Scholar Elected as a Fellow by the Royal Society of Canada
The Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada have elected 89 new Fellows, including one with a focus on water resources management and public policy.…
All Hands on Deck to Keep Invasive Species Out of Alberta
A report by the Alberta Water Council (AWC) recommends seven ways in which Alberta can improve its management of aquatic invasive species (AIS). AIS include…
Lowest Number of Sockeye On Record Reported in the Fraser River
The Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) has reported the lowest number of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River since estimates began in 1893. The PSC’s Fraser…
Cottage Owners Encouraged to Implement Climate Adaptation Measures
Climate change impacts everyone, but when you own property on a shoreline or in a floodplains, the impacts can be substantial. The Federation of Ontario Cottage Owners…
Saskatchewan investing nearly $1 million in water and wastewater systems
The Government of Saskatchewan is investing nearly $1 million into water and wastewater system upgrades in three parks: Cypress Hills, Good Spirit Lake and Moose…
The Catch-22 with Global Ballast Water Regulations and Trojan Technologies’ Efforts to Settle Them
On a hot and summer evening in 1988, a group of researchers from the University of Windsor boarded a small vessel on Lake St. Clair…
New Brew: Changing Mindsets So Clean Water and Industrial Growth Can Co-exist
The consumer thirst for craft beer and locally made food has been great for small businesses, creating many jobs in both large urban centres and…
Mount Polley Mining Corp. Receives Short-Term Discharge Permit
The Government of British Columbia has approved Mount Polley Mining Corporation’s application for a short-term permit to treat and then discharge water outside a secondary…
Economic benefits of cleaning up a city’s waterfront
By Mario Carr A strong economy needs a healthy watershed. One municipality that understands this all too well is Hamilton, Ontario. Clean-up projects to reverse…
Manitoba Doubles Budget to Fight Zebra Mussels
The Manitoba government announced this week that it will double its investment in inspections, enforcement, and public education to help limit the spread of zebra…
Thames-Sydenham area approves Source Protection Plan
Source Protection Plans in the Thames and Sydenham region have been approved by the provincial government, as of September 18, 2015. The water protection plans…
Nexen Water License Revoked in the Horn River Basin
Oil and gas company Nexen has been ordered by the B.C. Environmental Appeal Board to cease taking water out of the Tsea watershed within the…
Regina Announces Staged Return-to-Normal Water Usage
After two weeks under severe water restrictions, the City of Regina advised its citizens on June 8 that they can slowly return to normal water…
Laurier-Northwest Territories Partnership Receives $3.2 Million
Wilfrid Laurier University’s Changing Arctic Network (CANet) research team was awarded $3.2 million in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to continue to…
Vancouver Island District Reviewing Water Supply Options
The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD), located on the southern end of Vancouver Island, is investigating opportunities to maintain adequate water flows on the Cowichan…
Boreal Summit Takes Place in Northern Manitoba
The Government of Manitoba hosted a boreal summit in the province’s north on February 17. The summit brought together Indigenous people, northern communities, industry, conservation…
Cold Snap
Winter-related issues disrupt communities across Canada every year and the impacts from extreme weather events, like ice storms, are compounded as we endure one polar…
Manitoba Announces Flood Season Forecast Report
Manitoba’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Steve Ashton announced on December 16 the release of a 2014 Fall Conditions Report on soil moisture levels at…
Eco-Certification of Manitoba Fishery Boosts Local Economy
Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced on October 17 that the eco-certification of the Waterhen Lake fishery in Manitoba will help secure the…
On the Level
Winter was at full throttle in 1993 when Colleen Cooney opened her daily newspaper and learned the City of Orillia closed one of its wells…