Yesterday, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that Canada will contribute $20 million to the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) to establish Toronto as the…
Horse Lake First Nation has celebrated the grand opening of a new water treatment system, which came online in May 2018 after nearly three years…
Iqaluit has undertaken a project to divert water from the Apex River to its water supply in Lake Geraldine. This is an emergency measure after…
Yesterday, B.C.’s Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development announced that the drought condition of East Vancouver Island had been elevated to…
Newfoundland and Labrador has announced over $14 million in joint federal-provincial-municipal funding through the Small Communities Fund to support 20 infrastructure projects on the west…
Groundwater and surface water contains a myriad of microorganisms and very little has been known about how the water-based bacterial community develops in those waters.…
According to new research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, softening agents added to pipes in order to keep them clear of mineral buildup…
Moncton, New Brunswick has advised its residents, as well as those in the Dieppe and Riverview, that the presence of blue-green algae has been confirmed…
Somewhere around the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 a bunch of hippies said, “hey man, we should use less stuff, share what we…
SaskWater’s 2017–18 annual report has outlined the corporation’s finances throughout the year and demonstrated how SaskWater is meeting its mandate. “This past year, SaskWater has…
Understanding and deriving value from environmental data is an ongoing challenge for watershed managers and regulators. In an era where the demand for community engagement…
The Council of the Township of Centre Wellington has approved a resolution requesting that Ontario extend the province-wide moratorium on commercial water bottling until January…
The K’ómoks First Nation (KFN) and Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) are working towards an agreement that will provide greater cooperation in the management of…
It was announced yesterday that Canada’s Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience had released its findings after being appointed in August 2017. The…
A report released last week by the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board (the Board) has provided a detailed account of the historic 2017 flood and the Board’s actions under Plan 2014 to regulate Lake Ontario outflows in the…
It was a night to remember, as water industry professionals from across Canada and around the world gathered on June 20th in Vancouver to celebrate…
Last week, the U.S.-based Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) filed a legal action under the Great Lakes Compact to challenge the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’…
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) has announced that it plans to invest an all-time record $43.6 million in its water management infrastructure in 2018–19. The…
Every year, Water Canada’s Water’s Next awards program honours the incredible achievements and ideas of individuals and companies that successfully work to make a positive…
Canada has a rich history as a peacekeeping nation and a commitment to continue this legacy. However, there is a growing recognition that the nature…
Postponing Day Zero in Cape Town for 2018 comes as no surprise. There was no sense to it once the day had been pushed into the…
Photo: Roof purlins being welded and the control valve chamber. Source: Campbell River. The B.C. coastal city of Campbell River is celebrating the near-completion of…
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, Public Safety Canada, and Dalhousie University released a study yesterday assessing the risks and level of preparedness to water…
In its April Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, British Columbia’s River Forecast Centre (RFC) has declared that the amount of snow pack indicates an…