Saturday, July 12, 2025
Water Under Pressure
Saskatchewan’s economy has been growing at a feverish pace the past few years on the pillars of agriculture, mining, and oil-and-gas development. Although growth has…
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Canada, In Brief
Canada’s water challenges and the ways provinces and territories address those challenges can be so similar yet entirely unique. Each jurisdiction’s positions on issues of…
Putting Water on Page 1
When it comes to water perception and management, the public is the chief driver of change. Unfortunately, a shocking number of Canadians appear to be…
AECOM Awarded Peel Region Contract
AECOM Technology Corporation has been awarded a $2.3-million contract by the Region of Peel for improvements to the region’s Lakeview Water Treatment Plant in Mississauga,…
Water Damage the Leading Cause of Property Claims: Aviva Canada
A record setting amount of more than $190 million in water damage claims were paid out in 2013 by insurance company Aviva Canada. This is…
Okanagan Basin Water Board Fighting Against Invasive Mussels
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is raising awareness to stop an infestation of invasive zebra and quagga mussels from reaching the Okanagan. In addition to…
For the Love of Water
“I grew up with a family cottage in the Muskoka Lakes region and spent most summers in the water, so that gave me an appreciation…
WRAIN Hires New Project Manager
The Water Research and Innovation Network (WRAIN) has hired Kirk Wong as its new project manager. Wong, an environmental business development professional, has experience overseeing…
Lessons Learned and Lessons to Come
Dealing with contamination and toxic substances is fraught with twists and turns, but some lessons have been learned (or at least clarified) by recent legal…
Flow Woes
In August 2012, the City of Winnipeg received 600 complaints from residents experiencing brown tap water in their homes. In August 2013, that number had…
Gull River Flooding Review Reveals No Blame to Parks Canada
Parks Canada is off the hook following a third party investigation into their actions during the 2013 Gull River flooding. The review found that staff…
When Rail Meets Water
On July 6, shortly after midnight, a freight train carrying 7.2 million litres of light North Dakota crude to a New Brunswick refinery derailed in…
Cultural Interactions
Traditional users of the land have a wealth of information about that land. In the past, traditional knowledge (TK) studies have supported land and compensation…
Manitoba Reviews Operating Guidelines for Water Control Structures
The Province of Manitoba is reviewing operating guidelines for three important water control structures leading up to work on a new Lake Manitoba outlet and…
Interview: John Ralston Saul on Environment, Economics, Governance, and First Nations
In advance of his keynote presentation at the upcoming Columbia Basin Watershed Network Symposium, Water Canada spoke with John Ralston Saul, Canadian intellectual and author…
Interview: Tim Morris on B.C.’s Water Movement
The POLIS Water Sustainability Project’s first Creating a Blue Dialogue webinar of the year will take place September 26. The series is supported by the…
WWF Releases Freshwater Health Report
WWF-Canada has released a report on the healthiness of seven Canadian watersheds: the Athabasca River, the Fraser River, the Ottawa River, the St. John River,…
Let Us Help You Help Us
What’s the most difficult part of commercializing a new water technology? Ask almost any struggling startup and you’re likely to receive a similar response: finding…
Environment Canada, WSA Come to Agreement on Flooding Issue
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency, Environment Canada, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans have come to an agreement concerning future flooding issues that affect…
Connected in the Country
Albertans might support the XL Pipeline as a means to move one resource out of the province, but at the same time, there’s a struggle…
Canada, In Brief
With each province and territory subject to its own water challenges, keeping tabs on regulations and policies from coast to coast can be a confusing…
DFO, IISD Sign Agreement on ELA
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have signed a memorandum of understanding that may see IISD become the Experimental…
Open the Flood Gates
As businesses struggled to recover from one of the greatest economic crises since the 1930s, natural disaster struck. According to Neil Gilbertson, managing director at…
Building Healthy Soil
Urban development fundamentally changes the ways by which water flows through the local environment. Without the application of best management practices to control stormwater runoff…