Drever Agencies Inc. was fined $1,250,000 on February 18, 2020 for an offence under the Fisheries Act. The company pleaded guilty to a charge of depositing a…
Natural environmental processes—not upstream energy projects—are the primary cause of changing flood patterns in Alberta’s Athabasca Delta, according to new research. The research also shows…
Alberta’s 2019 Budget includes more than $43 million for 15 projects that will increase flood resilience in municipalities and Indigenous communities across the province. “Albertans…
Bill 19, if passed, would pave the way for the new Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system in Alberta. TIER, the centrepiece of the…
The Government of Alberta provided $7.6 million through the Alberta Community Resilience Program to Rocky View County to support the Cooperative Stormwater Management Initiative and…
Communities in southern Alberta will be better protected from the impacts of severe weather thanks to a regional stormwater management project. “The province has provided…
SENTRY is now providing Parks Canada wastewater treatment operators with the ability to remotely monitor wastewater treatment plant performance in real-time at four park locations…
A new wastewater treatment facility, with a total estimated cost of $81,500,000, in Lloydminster, Alberta, which borders Saskatchewan, will help protect the environment and meet…
Alberta Transportation has taken steps to forward regulatory approvals of the Springbank Reservoir project by responding to formal questions from provincial and federal regulators. An…
On World Environment Day, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced the conservation of Hansen Ranch, a 365-hectare property located east of Waterton Lakes National…
The Government of Alberta is appointing lawyer Martin Ignasiak to assess opportunities to expedite construction of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir. Ignasiak, a partner at the…
The Government of Alberta is providing funding for ten water systems that will deliver clean drinking water to 14 First Nations communities in Alberta. “As…
The Government of Alberta has approved new Alberta Community Resilience Program grants totalling $15 million for two high-priority projects in the City of Calgary. In…
The Government of Alberta is investing in new water system improvements to provide the City of Red Deer and central Alberta with clean, safe water.…
The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) is another step closer to construction after the province acquired 465 acres of land needed for the project. The Government…
Lacombe, Alberta’s council has voted to adopt a new Asset Management Policy and has endorsed its Asset Management Strategy. “Over the past year, city staff…
Alberta’s Emergency Management Amendment Act is now in effect, improving the ability of the province’s communities to develop and refine their emergency management plans and…
Today, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Vicki-May Hamm, FCM President announced more than $5.7 million for green infrastructure in the Town of…
The Town of Okotoks, Alberta has approved at Environmental Master Plan (EMP) at the regular Town Council meeting of Monday, October 22nd. “This important document…
Montreal-based Ovivo Inc., a global provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, technology and systems, has announced the acquisition of FilterBoxx Water & Environmental Corp. and…
The Alberta Land Trust Grant Program has approved more than $7 million to support 24 different projects for the 2017–18 grant cycle, supporting grants that…
Private venture capital fund, XPV Water Partners announced today that it has invested in Alberta-based Mobiltex Data Ltd., an IoT product and service provider that monitors corrosion…
Earlier this year, the Government of Alberta committed $10 million to help communities along river basins prepare for floods. The funding included $2 million for…
Taber, Alberta has signed a utility services agreement to operate Lantic Inc.’s wastewater treatment plant, which came into effect June 1st, 2018. Lantic Inc. approached…