Sunday, April 5, 2026
Canada Releases Core Public Infrastructure Data
The Government of Canada has released its first dataset under Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey in an effort to build its public infrastructure knowledge…
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Flood Damage Insurance Expands to SK, NT, and YT
Guelph, Ontario-based insurance and investment co-operative, The Co-operators Group Limited, has announced that Comprehensive Water, which includes overland flood damage coverage, is now available to homeowners…
Research Aims to Understand Impacts of Forest Fires on Water Quality
North American forest fires have achieved unprecedented scale in 2018. New research funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Strategic…
Researcher Works for Historical Hydrology Record in Peace-Athabasca Delta
Located in northeast Alberta, the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD) is one of the most magnificent wetlands in the world. Serving as the junction of four major…
Sarnia, Ont.’s Forward Water Technologies Secures Scalability and Field Test
As announced in June, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) made an investment in Forward Water Technologies (FWT) through BIC’s Centre for Commercialization of Sustainable Chemistry Innovation…
Managing Lead in Canadian Drinking Water
Some older Canadian homes still have lead water pipes, posing an important and complex public health challenge. About one per cent of water service lines…
Vanier Scholars Elevate Canadian Water Research
Last week, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships were announced, with a number of scholars whose work addresses water-related issues being supported through the funding program. Named…
ALUS Canada Releases Details on Lake Erie Funding Plans
Following last week’s announcement of new funding for Great Lakes projects, ALUS Canada has described some of the projects to which its $600,000 in funding…
Nova Scotia Appoints Prosecutor of Environmental Law
The Government of Nova Scotia has appointed a prosecutor to focus on environmental law, after announcing its intention to do so in February of this…
B.C. Company Awarded $350K To Further Test Oxidation Technology
BI Pure Water has secured a $350,000 federal grant to develop a production version of its new advanced oxidation process (AOP), Biperliminate, for wastewater treatment.…
The Battle Against Desertification—Why Canada Should Care
A growing human population and runaway consumption are putting unsustainable pressures on the natural resources we depend on for survival. Our misuse and abuse of land and…
Water Data Comes to Life with New Tools and Approaches
Understanding and deriving value from environmental data is an ongoing challenge for watershed managers and regulators. In an era where the demand for community engagement…
Sask. Municipal Peer Network will Provide Mentorship Opportunities
Saskatchewan’s local leaders now have access to the new Municipal Peer Network to help them resolve conflict or complex issues. The new network connects municipal…
Environment Ministers Meet, Discuss Ongoing Conservation Measures
Yesterday, federal, provincial, and territorial environment ministers, responsible for parks, protected areas, conservation, wildlife, and biodiversity, met to advance cooperation on shared priorities to protect nature…
Canadian Plastics Recycling Companies form Consortium
Canadian plastics recycling veterans and entrepreneurs Tony Moucachen and Emmie Leung have combined the market presence of their three extended plastics processing and recycling companies,…
Western Water Cleantech Companies Receive SDTC Funding
Canada has announced a new investment of $12.3-million in water cleantech. This money will forward the work of two Canadian companies working to improve water consumption…
Okotoks, Alta. to Resume Direct Control of Water & Wastewater Utilities
Okotoks, Alberta’s town council has approved a recommendation for the town to resume direct control of its water and wastewater utilities. This ends the town’s…
AI Provides Field Support in Efforts to Eliminate Aquatic Invasive Species
New research from the University of Alberta has produced a helpful field tool that allows offline, in-the-field environmental managers to harness the power of artificial…
Calgary’s $700M Flood-Mitigation Project Enters Regulatory Approval
The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1), a flood-mitigation project to protect Calgary from a 2013-level flood, has been certified by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)…
Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund Provides $2B for Infrastructure Projects
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities has launched the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF), a 10-year national program that will invest $2 billion in…
Public-Private Partnership Conserves World’s Largest Boreal Reserve
A partnership between the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), the Tallcree Tribal Government, the governments of Alberta and Canada, and Syncrude Canada have led to the…
Labatt Breweries of Canada Provides Emergency Drinking Water in N.B.
Labatt Breweries of Canada is providing 100,000 cans of emergency drinking water for New Brunswick as part of its Canadian Disaster Relief Program. The water will go…
Saltworks Tech Shows Significant Savings in Treating Injected Water
This week, BC-based Saltworks announced a successful pilot of its Flex EDR technology, which produced strong results in freshwater recovery from recycled injected water. The Flex…
Over $70M to New Oil Sands Technologies, Helps Reduce Water Use
Nine Alberta oil sands technologies will receive more than $70 million through the Oil Sands Innovation Challenge to support economic growth in the oil sands…