Sunday, August 31, 2025
B.C. Releases Irrigation Calculator
The Irrigation Scheduling Calculator that the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture has been working on the past few years is now live and operational. The calculator will…
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Growing Forward: Expect More Tomatoes
A new $1.9-million pipeline project, announced yesterday, will provide a source of water for tomato farmers in Leamington, Ontario. The funding, which comes from the…
Increased Funding for SW Sask.
Farmers and ranchers in the 65 drought-designated RMs in Southwest Saskatchewan, looking for long-term solutions to deal with drought, will receive additional support. The federal…
Shannon to Receive Federal Funding
The community stricken by water contaminated by trichloroethylene (TCE ) — an odourless, tasteless solvent, proven to cause cancer — will soon receive funds from…
Annapolis Valley to Undergo Groundwater Survey
Farmers and other groundwater users in the Annapolis Valley are being asked to take part in a study that will help to improve water-use planning.…
La Scie Receives MCW Funding
The Town of La Scie, Newfoundland has received $314,000 through the 2008-09 Municipal Capital Works (MCW) program to remove creosote timber from the water supply…
Groundwater Chemistry Atlas Released
A new atlas is now available online to help people seeking information about the quality of groundwater in any given area. Environment Minister Roland Haché…
Vancouver Island Tech Park Welcomes ARC
The Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP) has welcomed the Alberta Research Council (ARC) as its newest tenant. ARC has opened its first British Columbia-based office…
Wilderness Area Protects Amherst’s Water
The Town of Amherst’s drinking water supply is now better protected with the designation of watershed lands as a provincial wilderness area. Nine-hundred and seventy…
Guelph Approves New Water Rates
Guelph City Council has approved new rates for pumping and treating Guelph’s water and wastewater. Effective March 1, 2009, the new water rate will be…
Ontario Changes Drinking Water System Regs
As of December 1, 2008, the way the Ontario government regulates small drinking water systems has changed. The government’s responsibility for Small Drinking Water Systems…
New Edge: Water and Wastewater at Whistler Olympic Park
An EPCOR-led team has completed the design and construction of both the water supply and wastewater facilities for the Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park. An EPCOR subsidiary…
Federal Water Quantity Report Made Available
The Council of Canadians and MiningWatch Canada have made public a report drafted by Environment Canada in December 2007 revealing that the agency had documented…
Water Pipeline Project Launched
Ottawa, Ont.- A $4.22 million federal government infrastructure investment will lay the groundwork for the construction of a regional water supply and distribution system that…
Feds Support North Bay Water Upgrades
Tony Clement, minister responsible for infrastructure programming in Ontario, today announced the federal government will consider the upgrading of the North Bay water distribution system…
Stop Taking Water for Granted: Ottawa Report
Canada’s stores of fresh water are not as plentiful as once thought, and water shortages threaten to pinch the economy and pit provinces against each…
Funds for Clean Water in Kapuskasing
Guy Lauzon, parliamentary secretary for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced the federal government will consider improvements to the water distribution…
Water Service Cut Off at Manitoba First Nation: CBC
CBC News reported that a water company in southern Manitoba has shut off service to the Roseau River First Nation because the band hasn’t been…
Winner of 2008 Stockholm Industry Water Award Announced
Pioneering work to develop the world’s largest water purification plant for groundwater recharge has earned the Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation…
East Kingston Water to Lose Fluoride
According to a local media report, residents in the east end of Kingston, Ont. will soon be drinking tap water that is free of fluoride…
ACE08 Exposition to Unveil the Future of Water Supplies and Services
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced the new product technology showcase, education sessions, and list of exhibitors for the 2008 Annual Conference and…
As Canadian Water Resources Diminish, AB Becomes Province to Watch: Earth Day Report
Proposals to move massive volumes of water between river basins in Alberta and to allow its Irrigation Districts to sell water for non-agricultural uses indicate…
Gov’t Announces $330 Million for First Nations Water
The Government of Canada today announced a $330 million two-year investment in a First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan, which builds on its Plan…
Projects to Protect Lake and Increase Potable Water in Orillia, Ont.
Two water infrastructure projects were unveiled Tuesday that will provide 17 per cent more potable water for the city of Orillia, Ont.Approximately $2.65 million dollars…