Monday, July 7, 2025
Asian Carp Monitoring Launches for 2019
Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s annual on-water operations to detect the presence of Asian carp species in the Canadian waters of the Great Lakes has resumed…
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International Joint Commission Appoints Three Canadian Commissioners
Pierre Béland has been appointed as Chair of the Canadian Section of the International Joint Commission (IJC). Merrell-Ann Phare and Henry Lickers have been appointed as Canadian Commissioners…
Autumn Peltier Appointed Anishinabek Nation Chief Water Commissioner
Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare announced that Autumn Peltier has been appointed as the new Anishinabek Nation Chief Water Commissioner. Peltier will be…
Government of Canada Protects 2400 Hectares in Georgian Bay Watershed
The Government of Canada has invested $967,000 to protect 2400 hectares of nature in the Georgian Bay watershed. The announcement was made by Carolyn Bennett, the…
GLSLCI Welcomes Waukegan Mayor Cunningham
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a binational group of mayors and leaders on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River, welcomes Sam…
GLSLCI Partners with TruGreen to Improve Water Quality
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) announced a new partnership with the TruGreen Company, a professional lawn care company. This partnership will…
Retrofit to Winnipeg’s Largest Sewage Treatment Plant Could Protect Lake Winnipeg
On World Water Day, the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) released a report recommending an interim retrofit to Winnipeg’s largest sewage…
NOAA Collaborates with Partners to Address Drinking Water Safety
An inter-agency team of public and private sector partners is addressing drinking water safety for oxygen depleted waters (hypoxia). NOAA’s latest experimental forecast models, developed by…
Canadian and US Mayors Call for Immediate Action on Asian Carp
Mayors from Canada and the United States are urging immediate action on the threat of Asian carp at Brandon Road Lock and Dam in the…
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Announces Organizational Changes
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has realigned its organizational structure to support operational efficiencies and to ensure that program delivery opportunities are realized.…
Government of Canada Invests in Water Systems in Southern Ontario
Gagan Sikand, Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Streetsville, announced more than $1.3 million to support six climate change projects in Southern Ontario on behalf of the…
Government of Canada Takes Action to Protect Aquatic Species at Risk
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced that the Government of Canada is formally launching the Canada…
LIFT Launches 2019 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge
The Intelligent Water Systems Challenge is back for a second year to encourage participants to use innovation and data to help solve some of the…
Ostara Receives Grant to Address Phosphorus Pollution in Lake Erie Watershed
Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. announced that its been awarded a grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for a research project that will address both non-point and point…
Plastics and Other Waste in Our Watersheds
How did we get to a stage when microplastics have become a ubiquitous issue? This was one of the questions raised by Dr. Chelsea Rochman,…
Water Canada’s Top 10 News Stories of 2018
It’s been a busy year at Water Canada. This year we saw our widest ranging audience ever, and you doubled the time you spent reading…
IAGLR Publishes Toronto Harbour Remediation Case Study
According to a study released today by the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), decades of cleanup efforts and collaborative planning have turned Toronto’s…
Cannabis Legalization Spurs a Need for Targeted Wastewater Treatment
With medical marijuana legal for five years and the door opening to recreational use on October 17, 2018, Canada’s cannabis growers are learning to navigate…
Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative Selects Projects to Curb Pollution
The Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative (PRC) has chosen five projects from 11 proposals to develop and test technologies that intercept and remove phosphorus from…
Funding for St. Clair River Area of Concern to Manage Contaminants
Two weeks after three Beneficial Use Impairments were re-designated to Not Impaired for the St. Clair River Area of Concern (AOC), another positive step towards…
Ont. Gov. Proposes Legislation to Sidestep Clean Water Act
The Ontario government has proposed legislative changes that will allow municipal and residential development to bypass protections granted in the Clean Water Act to source…
Fraser Institute Reports Canadian Water Quality Generally Very Good
A study from the Fraser Institute reports that Canada’s freshwater supply and water quality is generally very good. “Canadians are rightly sensitive about the country’s…
Baitfish Primer App to Help Protect Waterways from Invasive Species
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has launched their guide for identify legal and illegal live bait, the Baitfish Primer, as an app. The app allows fish…
Ontario Releases New Environment Plan
The Government of Ontario has released its new environment plan, which outlines its intentions to improve water quality and manage climate change. “This plan strikes…