The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced more than $918,000 in funding for water infrastructure projects in Desbiens and Saint-Nazaire. The projects will support…
Federal funding to construct a stormwater treatment facility has been announced. The stormwater treatment facility will reduce runoff from Holland Marsh into Lake Simcoe and…
Funding to upgrade the water supply, treatment, and storage of drinking water in northern York Region has been announced. “As in many regions across Canada,…
A new web-based tool aims to help aid workers ensure that water is safe to drink in refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. Researchers…
Federal funding has been announced to help the Cowichan Watershed deal with increased winter storms and summer drought. “With severe weather events on the rise,…
Marc Miller, minister of Indigenous services, congratulated Éric Sioui, the 2020 recipient of the National First Nations Water Leadership Award. “Water operators are essential to…
Residents living in the Hamlet of Entwistle and the Summer Village of Nakamum Park could soon be connected to a reliable supply of safe drinking…
As governments across Canada and around the world rally to address the coronavirus pandemic and the economic catastrophe it has unleashed, there is a slower-burning…
The Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre and WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. have announced the acquisition of waterNEXT Innovations Inc., Canada’s Water Accelerator. “Canada is a hub for cleantech…
Twenty years ago, in May 2000, a municipal well in the Town of Walkerton, Ontario became contaminated with deadly bacteria. Seven people including a child…
Researchers at the University of Guelph are developing a wastewater testing methodology to detect levels of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and help prevent outbreaks of COVID-19…
Construction of a new water reservoir in Faro, Yukon is now complete. With a capacity of 625-cubic-metres, the new reservoir replaces an old reservoir constructed…
The Manitoba government has welcomed the Office of the Auditor General’s (OAG) report on Drinking Water Safety Oversight. The government has also advanced many of the…
A University of Guelph researcher has received $50,000 in federal funding to use wastewater to detect a new wave of COVID-19 infections before it happens.…
Researchers have developed a new integrated model to evaluate the economic impacts of climate change on the Canadian Great Lakes Basin. The Great Lakes are…
The cities of Detroit (MI), Zion (IL), and Saint-Anicet (QC) have joined the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. “We look forward to working…
The University of Calgary’s Advancing Canadian Water Assets (ACWA) has partnered with Village Brewery and Xylem Inc. to produce Alberta’s first beer made with reused…
Funding for eight water infrastructure and recreation projects was announced by Catherine McKenna, minister of infrastructure and communities, Maryam Monsef, minister for women and gender…
Canada’s provinces and territories received a grade of C on flood preparedness in a new report. The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University…
Water is a crucial resource at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for basic human needs and to support research and operations. The simple act…
Since news of lead-poisoned drinking water in Flint, Michigan emerged in 2015, the water sector has kept it top of mind. A growing body of…
After a sustained period with no steady rain and a heat warning in effect, the City of Guelph is enforcing watering restrictions for level 1 yellow.…
SaskWater tabled its 2019-20 Annual Report, which provides a summary of significant achievements, including major progress on infrastructure projects and substantial customer growth. “2020 was…
Premier Scott Moe announced the first steps of a project that will irrigate up to 500,000 acres of land from Lake Diefenbaker, more than doubling…