Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Abbotsford Defers Wastewater MOU Draft
The Abbotsford Mission Water Sewer Commission (AMWSC) is drafting a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to update the Services Agreements which govern the regional water and…
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Abandoned Utilities
Canadian cities may be booming, but according to Statistics Canada’s findings, smaller communities are experiencing a widespread drop in population. In Nova Scotia, the rural-urban…
Urgent Delivery
Contaminated drinking water is a major source of concern for small and rural communities (SRCs) including First Nations reserves. Many small communities have water contamination…
State of Emergency
“We must commit ourselves as a society to ensure that every child has access to safe, clean drinking water,” wrote Assembly of First Nations (AFN)…
State of Emergency in Pikangikum
Chief Jonah Strang has declared a state of emergency for Pikangikum First Nation, a northwestern Ontario community with an on-reserve population of 2,400, no all-year…
Canadian Experts Meet in Ottawa
Canada’s water experts are now increasingly needed to help countries elsewhere brace for drought, flood and unsafe water problems looming on a 15- to 20-year…
Okanagan Releases Water Use Reporting Tool
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) unveiled its homegrown Streamlined Water Use Reporting Tool (SWURT) to the public last Friday in West Kelowna, British Columbia.…
Interview: Khoo Teng Chye
A densely populated island that relies heavily on rainwater, Singapore has for years imported nearly half of its supply from its neighbouring Malaysia. Two agreements,…
Worth Every Penny
Canadians pay remarkably little for the water supplied to our homes and businesses compared to other developed countries (see figure 1). It’s no coincidence that…
Imagine H2O Competition Opens
The second $100,000 Imagine H2O competition has launched its call for entries. This year, the theme is the water-energy nexus—innovations could focus on a number…
Sewage Secrecy
*Update* Winnipeg mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis held a press conference on Sunday demanding that Mayor Sam Katz release the details of the City of Winnipeg…
Okanagan Tracks Water Resources Data
A computer model developed to determine the amount of water resources required for agricultural land in the Okanagan now and in the future is helping…
A Competitive Water Market
With just about every good or service, including some essential services, people decide how much of it they want based on its cost. When gas…
NRTEE Reports on Water Use in Natural Resource Sectors
Adding to yesterday’s Canadian Water Summit excitement, the morning saw National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) release a thick new report…
Groups Speak Up on Bulk Water Issues
The bulk water export debate is back in the media. Most recently, a new report from the Fraser Institute says that Canada should look at…
Western Premiers Agree to Water Charter
The Western Premiers have been a busy bunch during their two-day conference in Vancouver. Yesterday, they discussed a new strategy to conserve and manage Canada’s…
Innovate/Invest, the Water Opportunities Act
The Ontario government has promised, through the proposed Water Opportunities Act, to position the province as a major force in the global water market. In…
Full Cycle
It may come as a surprise to some within the water industry, but the practice of water reuse and recycling has been around for about…
Toronto Launches Water Meter Program
The City of Toronto officially kicked off its Water Meter Program yesterday with the installation of the first automated water meter in a residential home…
2010: Year of Water Investment
As growing pressures combine to force investments in water infrastructure and technology of up to US$1 trillion every year between now and 2030, Jens Peers,…
Public Campaign Promotes Conservation
A coalition of environmental, industry, labour and community organizations as well as individual Ontarians launched a public campaign today to advocate that the provincial government…
New Meters for Abbotsford
Abbotsford, B.C. is implementing a new remote read metering system with a contribution of $1.27 million from the Gas Tax Fund. Currently, the City of…
Guelph Introduces Rainwater Rebate
The City of Guelph, Ontario continues to blaze a trail in water conservation and efficiency. Just a few weeks ago, the City defined vulnerable local…
NL Opens Water Portal
A new application that allows public access to a variety of water resources data, including information on the quality of drinking water, was launched last…