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Canadians Aware of Flood Risks, But Not Protecting Themselves: RBC Survey
According to the seventh annual RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study, three-quarters of Canadians—or 74 per cent—agree that climate change will cause heavy rainstorms, snowfall,...
Alberta Towns Celebrate Water Infrastructure Projects
Two Alberta communities celebrated the completion of important water infrastructure projects on September 27.
Residents of Peace River, in the province’s northwest, celebrated significant improvements...
AI-EES Awards $10M to Water Research Projects
Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions (AI-EES) has announced the selection of 18 research projects for funding. The projects focus on a variety...
Be Prepared, But Not Right Now: Public on Overloaded Stormwater Systems
Canadians are concerned about the possibility of extreme weather disasters, but few are worried about the strain these events will have on municipal water...
Lake Winnipeg Named World’s Most Threatened Lake
The Global Nature Fund has recognized Lake Winnipeg as the “most threatened lake of the year” of 2013.
Lake Winnipeg, the tenth largest freshwater lake...
St. Albert Approves New Water Plan
The City of St. Albert, Alberta approved a new Water Conservation, Efficiency and Productivity Plan (CEPP). The long-term plan provides an overview of historical water usage,...
Alberta’s Water Management System Needs Change: Report
A new report by Canmore-based Water Matters recommends that Alberta’s water management system must change if Alberta’s rivers are to remain engines of economic...
CIDA Renews and Expands WaterCan Partnership
Canadian water charity WaterCan announced its renewed and expanded partnership with the federal government through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) last week. The...
The Trickle-Down Effect
Heralded as the economic growth engine of Canada, Alberta has recently discovered that its most strategic resource may not be subsurface oil and gas...
Report: Watershed Health in Nova Scotia
A report released last week that features provincial watershed data inventory, is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia. The province invested $29,000...
