Monday, October 13, 2025
Top Ontario Plant at Centre of Local Controversy
While an Ecojustice report card recently named Pickering, Ontario’s Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant one of the province’s finest, the plant is at the…
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Boiling Points
Montreal taps were running a tad muddy after a pump at one of the city’s six water treatment plants malfunctioned in May. But a rapidly…
Saskatchewan Invests in M1 Canal Rehabilitation
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency has announced funding to rehabilitate part of the M1 Canal, which extends from Lake Diefenbaker to Broderick Reservoir, near Outlook. The…
The Name of the Game is Drought
Facing drought is a growing necessity. In the United States, drought ranks second or third of natural disasters, depending on the year, in terms of…
West Central Saskatchewan Gets Water System Upgrade
Saskatchewan has announced the opening of another water supply system. Just days after the Town of Cupar opened the door to its new water treatment…
CentrePort Development to Take Water from Assiniboine River
Manitoba’s CentrePort industrial development will draw its water from the Assiniboine River, said Manitoba, City of Winnipeg, and CentrePort officials on Monday. Originally, the City…
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…
Major $7.5M Yukon Project Underway
Work is well underway on a major $7.5-million water and sewage infrastructure project in Watson Lake, Yukon. The project is being jointly funded by the…
British Columbia’s WaterWealth Project to Host Meeting to Discuss Water Issues
Ahead of British Columbia’s Provincial General Election on May 14, Chilliwack’s WaterWealth Project, a non-partisan, citizen-driven organization that aims to protect the region’s freshwater supply,…
Whistler to Update LWMP with Gas Tax Funding
Whistler’s wastewater treatment system, already among Canada’s most sophisticated, will receive $50,000 in gas tax funding for a project that will see the municipality review…
Saskatchewan Offers Free Drinking Water Testing in Flooded Regions
As southern Saskatchewan continues to brace itself for a heavy spring run-off, the provincial government has offered free testing of private drinking water sources, provided…
Unhappiness Over Great Lakes Action Plans
Restore Our Water International (ROWI) and Sierra Club Canada have released criticism of the International Joint Commission (IJC) Draft Great Lakes Regional Adaptive Management Plan…
Work Completed on New Lake Country Water System
The District of Lake Country in British Columbia says it has completed a substantial improvement of its water supply and quality systems. The Wood Lake…
Developer in Water Dispute with Alberta
On April 9, Alberta’s Environmental Appeals Board began a hearing to decide whether to overturn an Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development decision to pull…
EPCOR Explains Spring Tap Water Odour
Residents of Edmonton have noticed an unusual taste and smell to their water over the past several days, and have made their displeasure known to…
Saint John Pursues P3 for Water Treatment System
The City of Saint John, New Brunswick, is pursuing a public-private partnership (P3) in order to fund an overhaul of its aging water treatment system.…
Full-Cost Rates for Water and the Chimera of “Affordability”
In recent years, Canadian municipalities have realized that the price we pay for water and wastewater services must rise. We’ve needed to move towards sustainable…
Interview: Rahul Singh
A reliable water supply can be one of the first—and most important—things to be threatened in a state of emergency, whether it’s a natural disaster…
Turn of the Century
It’s almost impossible nowadays to open a newspaper or listen to a newscast without finding at least one article or report focussing on the criticisms…
Groundbreakers: Making It Local
Eighty per cent of Central America’s water supply comes from groundwater, and that includes some huge urban water supplies, says University of Calgary’s David Bethune.…
Metro Basin Blues
Around the globe, there is concern about the effects of China’s rapid economic development on the air, land, water, and energy resources, as well as…
Saskatchewan Close to 25-Year Water Management Plan
Saskatchewan’s provincial government is a step closer to the implementation of a comprehensive water management plan that will integrate activities that are necessary to the…
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 five-year…
IJC to Hold Public Hearing on International Osoyoos Lake Agreement
The International Joint Commission (IJC) is holding public hearings on the renewal of Operating Orders for Osoyoos Lake July 24 in Oroville, Washington, and July 25…