Sunday, August 31, 2025
Building stronger communities across rural Alberta
Alberta’s rural communities are growing, increasing the need for reliable and effective infrastructure to support economic development and a high quality of life. That is…
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Calgary reflects one year after the Bearspaw South Feeder Main break
A year after the Bearspaw South Feeder Main break, The City of Calgary has taken many steps towards understanding the cause, supporting the reliability of…
Provincial water meter pilot project for Erickson Water System
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) announced that the Erickson Water System in Electoral Area B has been awarded $3,502,332 in grant funding from…
Grant funding for Universal Water Metering Pilot Project
The Village of Pemberton (VOP) and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) have each been awarded funding through the Province of British Columbia Water Meter Pilot…
Pikangikum declares state of emergency
Pikangikum First Nation has been forced to declare a state of emergency due to the critical state of water and wastewater infrastructure on its Reserve.…
Building resilient water systems for Eastern Ontario
As populations grow, so do the demands on infrastructure. In Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, an estimated 21,000 new residents will rely on the city’s water supply over…
Manitoba government providing financial support to test well water
May 4 to 10 is Drinking Water Week in Manitoba and Manitoba Environment and Climate Change is encouraging Manitobans to test their well water. All…
CIMA+ enhances water system resilience in Southwestern Ontario
CIMA+ received an Award of Distinction in the Studies and Research category through ACEC-Ontario’s Ontario Engineering Project Awards. This recognition celebrates our innovative study on…
St. Albert Sturgeon Reservoir and Pump Station opening
The City of St. Albert, Alberta’s new Sturgeon Reservoir and Pump Station is officially open, modernizing the City’s water infrastructure to ensure St. Albert’s potable…
Stantec to design largest PFAS treatment system in Northwestern US
Stantec has been selected by the City of Vancouver, Washington, to design a treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a high-volume…
York Region achieves perfect water quality scores for 2024
York Regional Council received the 2024 Drinking Water Systems Memo sharing The Regional Municipality of York scored 100% in Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks drinking…
Making every drop of water count
Demand for water is rising and Alberta is looking at ways to make more water available for farmers, ranchers, businesses and growing communities. The Water Act has…
Grand River Source Protection Plan
An amendment to the Plan that protects the sources of municipal drinking water in the Grand River watershed was approved by the Ministry of the…
Exploring new opportunities to strengthen water security
The Town of Thorsby and the County of Wetaskiwin, Alberta announced the exploration of a new collaborative effort aimed at enhancing water services and ensuring…
City successfully implements Reverse Osmosis Units at Water Treatment Plant
The City of Brantford announced the successful implementation of four new reverse osmosis (RO) units at the City’s Water Treatment Plant to help proactively address…
Q and A with the Experts: Great Lakes in a trade war
Canada and the U.S. share the Great Lakes except Lake Michigan. Half of the trade between the two countries takes place in and around the…
Ending unnecessary holdbacks to make more water available
Alberta’s communities and economy are growing fast, and so does the demand for water. Traditionally, water transfers required 10 percent of the water be held…
$26.8 million for water infrastructure in Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, announced a federal investment…
Adaptive planning for Canadian water utilities
Challenge Drought, flooding, population growth and other future risks are significantly impacting communities across Canada. Decision-makers, including water and wastewater utility managers, face the challenging…
Water Security Agency releases preliminary runoff report
The Water Security Agency (WSA) released the preliminary spring runoff report for 2025. While much of Saskatchewan experienced below-normal precipitation, leading to dry conditions at…
Funding helps build resilient communities through stronger climate adaptation
To strengthen defences against the effects of climate change on communities, the Province is funding disaster-risk reduction and climate adaptation projects throughout British Columbia. “B.C.…
Federal government invests in improved flood protection in the Village of Tahsis
Improvements to flood protection infrastructure will help the Village of Tahsis become more resilient to riverbank and coastal floods after a combined investment of more…
Thousands of letters from Ontarians and nature groups call for a new Conservation Area in Lake Ontario
Nature Canada is pointing to massive public support for protecting Lake Ontario by sending a joint letter to Ontario and federal environment ministers, urging them…
Improved water security is coming to the Sunshine Coast
Crucial conservation upgrades are being developed to solve the heightening water crisis due to drought on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast after an investment of more than $117 million from the…