Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Nevin McKeown Appointed as President of the Ontario Clean Water Agency
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has a new President, with Nevin McKeown assuming the role on a permanent basis starting June 6, 2017. Mr.…
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Thunder Bay Receives $8M for Stormwater Infrastructure
The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced over $8 million in combined funding for water projects in the Thunder Bay region. The federal and…
Water Projects in the Estrie Region of QC Receive $6.1M
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced $6.1 million for three new projects related to water in the Estrie region: one in Asbestos and two in…
New Brunswick Community Receives $2.1M for Water Infrastructure
St. Margarets, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, will receive approximately $2.15 million for water infrastructure upgrades. The project, announced on the 24th, is being funded through…
York Region to Invest $2.4B in Water and Wastewater
The Regional Municipality of York has announced that it will invest a total of $2.4 billion in water and wastewater projects over the next decade.…
$37M in Funding for Man. Water & Wastewater Projects
The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced investment in provincial infrastructure as they continue to develop modern, reliable water and wastewater services. The governments…
Governments of Canada and Quebec Support 12 Water Projects in the Laurentians Region
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced an investment of more than $23 million for 12 water projects in five municipalities in the Laurentians region under the Clean Water and…
How Does Conservation Pricing Affect Municipal Water Demand?
The City of Guelph has been a pioneer in the promotion of water conservation and efficiency in Canada. Motivated by limited supplies of local groundwater…
New Funding for Municipal Climate Change Adaptation, Flooding
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has made available new funding for municipalities to undertake plans and studies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and…
OMERS & Kuwaiti Consortium Purchase Stake in Thames Water
Borealis Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment manager for OMERS, which is the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees, has formed a consortium with a Kuwaiti investment…
Gander Wastewater Treatment Gets a Green Light
Nearly five years of planning has finally paid off for the Town of Gander in Newfoundland. Federal, provincial, and municipal leaders announced that over $22…
$88-Million Upgrade to Kingston Wastewater Plant
Utilities Kingston has announced a four-year, $88-million expansion and upgrade of the Cataraqui Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant to increase plant capacity, improve the quality of treated wastewater…
Peter Busatto Appointed as General Manager with the City of Guelph
The City of Guelph has parted ways with its general manager of Environmental Services, and its plant manager of wastewater services. Guelph has announced that,…
Provincial and Federal Government Commit $79 Million to Clean Water and Wastewater Fund for New Brunswick
The provincial and federal governments have announced a bilateral agreement that will make more than $176 million in combined funding available under two new federal…
Towards an International Standard for “Flushable”
Canadian wastewater operators are leading the charge to create an international standard defining what is truly “flushable.” Working in the wastewater facilities and sewers of…
Construction Starting on Key Wastewater Infrastructure in West Kelowna
The City of West Kelowna has begun an estimated $1,362,045 project to replace the Horizon Village Lift Station with a new sanitary sewer system. The…
New Brunswick Announces Trio of Wastewater Upgrade Projects
On July 30, the Province of New Brunswick announced funding for three new wastewater infrastructure projects through the Small Communities Fund. “These strategic infrastructure projects…
CWWA to Release Public Attitudes 2015 Report
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA), with the help of Water Canada and the Actual Media team, has completed a new report titled Public…
Wastewater Optimization
Municipalities throughout North America have substantial investments in their wastewater treatment systems, and of course as populations grow, utilities must consider investing in expansion. Recently,…
Shared Expense
Elimination of long-standing provincial funding in the mid-1990s led the County of Oxford in Southwest Ontario to develop its own funding support program for existing…
SaskWater Delivers 2013 Annual Report
SaskWater—a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Saskatchewan that supplies municipalities, industries, and farms with water and wastewater services—tabled its 2013 Annual Report in…
Cities of Saskatoon and Martensville Looking at Water and Wastewater Agreement
The City of Saskatoon is offering to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the nearby City of Martensville to negotiate an agreement to provide Martensville…
Whitehorse Water Services Manager Named Yukon CWWA Representative
The City of Whitehorse has announced water and waste services manager David Albisser as Yukon’s representative on the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). He…
OCWA Announces New President
The Ontario Clean Water Agency announced Rob Andrews as its new president on December 23, replacing outgoing president and CEO, Jane Pagel. In her three…