The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement is underway. Canadian corporate executives are, with good reason, concerned that a new wave of protectionism…
Last week, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released the annual report on its Green Municipal Fund (GMF), which through 2016 and 2017 informed FCM’s…
In 2016, the number of green bond issuances doubled to US$83 billion—boosted by China’s US$36 billion of new issuances, and raising the total outstanding green…
The Capital Regional District (CRD) has announced a shortlist for the Macaulay Point Pump Station and Forcemain. The Wastewater Treatment Project has issued a Request…
There’s an old Yorkshire saying that goes, “Where there’s muck, there’s money.” The phrase means there’s a lot of money in dealing with dirty materials.…
According to China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), master implementation plans for 228 prefectural cities concerning water pollution control will be added to the national…
In July, WSP bolstered its water and wastewater consulting team by adding two new specialists. WSP senior vice president of Infrastructure Joe Sframeli said, “From…
Canmore, Alberta, has given second and third reading to debenture borrowing to fund three water infrastructure projects and an upgrade to its community recreation centre.…
Over the next five years, Hamilton’s Woodward Wastewater Treatment Plant will receive $340 million in upgrades. The first project under this multi-year, multi-phase initiative officially…
On Friday, New Brunswick provided details on water quality related projects, including infrastructure upgrades and wetland assessments. After preliminary work, two projects upgrading wastewater infrastructure…
The town of Unity Saskatchewan is experiencing higher-than-expected results with a first-of-its-kind-in-Canada wastewater treatment system that was installed at the beginning of January 2017. The…
The City of Guelph, Ontario, has improved its review process for sanitary sewer infrastructure projects to better protect the community’s source water. The revised process…
The Government of Canada announced a new $7.8-million investment in three Quebec companies that will improve surface water quality in Sherbrooke and Montreal. The investments…
Mona Fortier, MP for Ottawa-Vanier, Nathalie Des Rosiers, MPP for Ottawa-Vanier, and deputy mayor Bob Monette announced that 21 new projects in Ottawa have been…
Biosurfactants are compounds produced naturally by bacteria, fungi or yeasts and they have been commercially utilized in shampoos, shower gels, and household cleaning products. They…
BluMetric Environmental, an Ottawa-based cleantech company, is pleased to announce two new sales in Central America valued at more than $1 million cumulatively. These contract demonstrate the success of BluMetric’s…
Calgary’s Organics Composting Facility has achieved substantial completion and will divert dewatered biosolids from one of the city’s wastewater treatment facilities. Maple Reinders announced that…
On June 28th, Tay Township, Ontario, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to acknowledge the completion of upgrades to the Victoria Harbour Wastewater Treatment Plant. Construction began…
WesTech Engineering, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Ralph Cutler, PE, MBA, as president. Cutler, who currently serves as WesTech’s vice president…
After its June 29th meeting, York Regional Council of Ontario has announced a number of energy consumption successes, including reductions to its wastewater inflow and…
Hamilton receives more than $30 million in federal and provincial funding for water projects. Bob Bratina, Member of Parliament for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, Ted McMeekin,…
Whether rural, urban or remote, municipalities across Canada can now apply for grants of up to one million dollars for capital projects that will help…
BLOOM has announced grant funding to support the completion of seven clean technology demonstration projects. The water cleantech pilot is focused on an innovative solids…
H2O Innovation Inc. has announced that it was awarded two new wastewater projects in the United States. These new contracts bring their project sales backlog…