Thursday, October 23, 2025
Oil Spill in North Saskatchewan River
Environment and Climate Change Canada have confirmed there is presence of subsurface oil in the North Saskatchewan River in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. There are impacts…
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Bow River Basin Launches Interactive Online State of the Watershed Tool
This week, the Bow River Basin Council launched a new interactive online geospatial tool that allows users to explore the state of the watershed data.…
Sylvan Lake Wastewater Crisis Prompts Need for Infrastructure Upgrades
With a recent sewage treatment problem in the community of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, officals are disucssing the need for infrastructure upgrades. Mayor Sean McIntyre is…
Water’s Next Award Winners Announced
It was a dazzling celebration of water leadership and innovation. On June 23, Water Canada celebrated it 2016 Water’s Next winners and nominees at a…
Fort Nelson First Nation Joins Mackenzie DataStream to Provide Open Access to Invaluable Water Data
The Gordon Foundation has announced a new partnership with Fort Nelson First Nation on Mackenzie DataStream. Sherry Campbell, The Gordon Foundation’s CEO said, “We’re thankful…
Calgary and TransAlta Strike Agreement on Flood Mitigation and Climate Change
The tradeoffs between water, energy, and climate change are being handled cooperatively in Alberta through a new five-year agreement between the provincial government and TransAlta.…
Minister Sohi Announces Details of Phase 1 Water Infrastructure Spending
In letters addressed to his provincial counterparts, Minister Amarjeet Sohi has provided the details of the government’s Phase 1 infrastructure spending, including allocations under the new Clean…
Red Deer River Watershed Releases Blueprint Watershed Plan
Phase one of the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance’s watershed management planning process in Alberta has concluded this month with the release of the “Blueprint:…
New Study Shows That Hydraulic Fracturing is Causing Earthquakes
A group of Canadian researchers have published new research that points to hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells, not wastewater disposal, as the cause…
Ottawa Needs A Fresh Approach To Address Drinking Water Regulations For First Nations
In 2005, when half the people living on the Kashechewan First Nation reserve in Northern Ontario were evacuated following an E. coli outbreak in the…
Mackenzie DataStream: Channelling Community-Based Monitoring in the Northwest Territories
If you talk to anyone who thinks seriously about water, the conversation will at some point turn to the need for evidence-based decision making. If…
B.C. Supreme Court Rules to Remove Site C Protestors
The movement to stop the development of a hydroelectric dam in northeastern British Columbia has hit a roadblock, as the Supreme Court of British Columbia…
Calgary Study Sparks Fluoride Drinking Water Debate
The City of Calgary’s fluoride debate erupted again this week following the release of a study published on Wednesday in the journal Community Dentistry and…
2015 LEED Numbers Show Steady Growth in Green Building
Across Canada, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system is becoming the most widely accepted standard for high efficiency and environmentally responsible design.…
Governor General Honours Water Leaders Through Appointments to The Order of Canada
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced 69 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include three Canadians who have…
Canadian Arctic Scientist Awarded Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research
World-renowned Canadian polar marine mammal scientist, Dr. Ian Stirling, has won the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research. For more than forty…
Insurance Bureau of Canada Says Canada Needs a National Flood Program
At a meeting hosted by the Economic Club of Canada in Calgary this week, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) told the audience that Canada needs…
B.C. and the Northwest Territories Sign Transboundary Water Management Agreement
British Columbia Environment Minister Mary Polak and Northwest Territories Environment and Natural Resources Minister J. Michael Miltenberger signed an agreement today committing both governments to…
Hydraulic Fracturing Report Moves Research Agenda Forward in Canada
A new report released today seeks to aid provincial and federal governments in determining the best areas in which to advance studies related to hydraulic…
Will Big Data Save Our Water Resources?
Whether you consider it a buzzword or a panacea for the world’s problems, big data is a hot topic lately. Simply put, big data analytics…
New Mobile App for Water Advisories Across Canada
On any given day, there are about 1,600 drinking water advisories posted in Canada. A new mobile app designed by the Lake Ontario WaterKeeper, using…
Idea Generator
Nowadays, buzzwords like “complexity,” “systems thinking,” and “resilience” come up frequently in watershed management discussions. This is good news, of course. Our shifting vocabularies reflect…
B.C. Adds New Invasive Mussels Protection Measures
Columbia Basin Trust, with the help of $360,000 in new funding, announced on July 10 that it will double the number of mobile decontamination units…
Canada, In Brief 2015
Canada’s water challenges and the ways provinces and territories address those challenges can be so similar yet entirely unique. Each jurisdiction’s positions on issues of…