Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Making waves: SAIT students dive into real-world water solutions
Water, water everywhere! It’s a compound we can’t live without. Yet, as much as we rely on water for our survival, it can also be…
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Government of Canada launches pilot to support innovative funding opportunities for conservation
Gatineau, QC – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has launched the Conservation Exchange Pilot, an innovative, science-based initiative designed to…
New report: Funding for Canadian’ prairies water infrastructure urgently needed, but nature offers innovative solution
Winnipeg – Our prairie provinces’ water infrastructure—from pipes to treatment facilities—upon which millions of Canadians depend is aging and depreciating at an alarming rate. However,…
What else is in a flush? UCalgary researchers are going to find out
Calgary researchers behind the hugely successful COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program and online COVID tracker are convinced of the potential of wastewater as a public health tool, and…
Midsea Engineering joins forces with CIMA+
Montreal and Vancouver – CIMA+ has announced the acquisition of MidSea Engineering (“MidSea”), a Vancouver-based engineering consulting firm that provides multidisciplinary engineering and consulting services…
Water Canada Webinars: Looking at the value and cost of water in Canada
In Canada we’re surrounded by water, which makes it feel like water is free. But the reality is the water we use–taps to toilets to…
Celebrating National Indigenous Water Operators Day
From doctors to nurses to grocery clerks, communities found a new level of appreciation and respect for essential workers during the pandemic. Unfortunately, not all…
Water Canada March April 2023 Resources
Alberta’s Liability Management Framework 1 Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5 2 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, RSC 1985, c B-3 3…
FREDsense announces rapid and accurate electrochemical biosensor solution for PFAS detection
Alberta – FREDsense Technologies Corp., the leader in field-ready water testing kits that detect chemicals in drinking and wastewater, announced today that their platform can…
Trilateral panel looks at water through Indigenous lens
The Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation isn’t alone in advancing the notion of indigenous communities asserting control over and responsibility for their water resources.…
Government of Canada investing $13 million in infrastructure funding for Radium Hot Springs
Radium Hot Springs, B.C. – The network of protected areas administered by Parks Canada is a gateway to nature, history, and 450 000 km² of…
FREDsense water quality test kit finds infection in wastewater to guide communities in fighting disease
Alberta – FREDsense announced this week that it is showing positive results from a pilot in Israel involving its patented FRED-Extract System. Taking a giant…
Leading the way: Atlantic First Nations Water Authority
For many Indigenous communities across Canada, water and wastewater systems tend to be relatively modest in size, geographically isolated, and underfunded. In recent issues, Water…
CWN welcomes Dr. Jessica Akande as program advisor
Waterloo, ON – Dr. Jessica Akande has joined the Canadian Water Network (CWN) team as a program advisor. “I am thrilled to have Jessica join…
Provincial and Territorial safety legislation for employees in the water industry
While each province and territory adheres to federal policy, they also have their own unique safety legislation and regulations for their employees, including for those…
The case for embracing water re-use in Canada
There is a perception that Canada has an abundant freshwater supply. In some regions of the country, where drought conditions do not exist, this is…
Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund recognized with 2023 Canada’s Clean50 Top Project Award
Toronto – The Canadian Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) has been recognized as a national leader in sustainability excellence, receiving a Canada’s 2023 Clean50 award. CCRI is…
Orthophosphate to be added to Sturgeon County, AB drinking water
EPCOR has informed Sturgeon County that starting in early 2023, they will add orthophosphate to its water treatment process. EPCOR supplies the drinking water to Sturgeon…
2019-2021 N.W.T.-B.C. Bilateral Water Management Report released
Yellowknife, NWT – The Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of British Columbia are pleased to report on initiatives undertaken between 2019 and…
Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant: From waste gas to five megawatts of power
As solids are broken down by bacterial and physical actions in sewage treatment, large volumes of gases are generated. Known as “biogas,” these gases which…
CSA Group releases guide to help Canadian municipalities implement community water standards
Toronto, ON – Floods and rainstorms comprise a significant portion of weather-related natural disasters that occur each year. There are several factors contributing to this…
University of Lethbridge study to focus on the environmental impacts of effluent release
Around the world, people use wetlands to help treat wastewater. University of Lethbridge researchers will look to better understand how these complex systems work by…
Data Meets Action: The Riparian Web Portal
In 2002, Alberta farmer Don Ruzicka was facing the worst drought in recent history. Fortunately, five years earlier, Ruzicka had worked with Ducks Unlimited Canada…
PHAC working groups and meetings related to wastewater surveillance for COVID-19
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is leading working groups and meetings related to wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 to discuss sampling, laboratory methods, data…