Monday, October 20, 2025
Shuswap Watershed Council publishes Phosphorus Action Plan
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) has just published a new document to encourage residents in the Shuswap to take steps that will protect water quality.…
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Barrie receives conservation award for stormwater pond project
Barrie, ON – The City of Barrie received a Healthy Water Award at the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA)’s Conservation Awards, which were celebrated…
Blue Economy: The challenges with protecting source water
What started as a discussion on protecting our source water became a deep dive into how climate change is impacting quality freshwater sourcing in Canada.…
Nature in the balance: but still not on the balance sheet
As Canada prepares to unveil its National Adaptation Strategy at COP27 and to host the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal, nature is still assigned a…
Sophisticated tools enable USask researchers to advance water security, human health
Three University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have been awarded $430,000 in total by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help purchase cutting-edge equipment that…
Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Indigenous leaders launch new multi-year Great Lakes restoration and protection project
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON – Biinaagami – meaning “clear water” in the language of the Anishinaabek peoples of the Great Lakes, Anishinaabemowin – is a powerful and change-provoking multi-year…
Canada invests over $3.9 million to support the Great Lakes
Hamilton, ON – Protecting fresh water is critically important to Canada’s environmental, social, and economic well-being. One of the largest surface freshwater systems in the…
Canada supports community-based action to improve and protect fresh water in B.C.
Vancouver, B.C. – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, alongside a number of environmental organizations at John Hendry Park in Vancouver…
The Government of Canada invests $4.3 million in biodiversity at Forillon National Park
Gaspé, QC – The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament for Gaspésie–Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineParks, on behalf of Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment…
2019-2021 N.W.T.-B.C. Bilateral Water Management Report released
Yellowknife, NWT – The Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of British Columbia are pleased to report on initiatives undertaken between 2019 and…
Provincial oversight requested for B.C.’s Hatzic watershed management
Mission, B.C. – Local partners in the management of the Hatzic watershed are asking the Provincial Government to lead a stakeholder discussion on how best…
CRD board approves regional water supply 2022 master plan
Victoria, B.C. – The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board has approved the Regional Water Supply 2022 Master Plan. The Plan was approved by the Regional Water…
University of Lethbridge study to focus on the environmental impacts of effluent release
Around the world, people use wetlands to help treat wastewater. University of Lethbridge researchers will look to better understand how these complex systems work by…
AECOM to provide filtration engineering services for the Mission Hill Water Treatment Plant
Vancouver, B.C. – AECOM has announced it has been awarded a contract by the Regional District North Okanagan (RDNO) to provide engineering services for the…
Celebrating Canadian water leaders and champions: Water’s Next Awards 2022
Since 2010, Water Canada has hosted the Water’s Next Awards to help strengthen and celebrate this national community of water leaders, champions, and innovators. We…
State of the Great Lakes 2022 Report and 2022 Progress Report of the Parties showing continuing restoration of the Great Lakes
Gatineau, QC – Environment and Climate Change Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency jointly recently published two reports required under the Agreement: the State…
Preparations begin for Sunshine Coast Regional District’s wastewater treatment plant system upgrades
Sunshine Coast Regional District, B.C. – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc,…
Research: Lakes in hot water, climate change creating a cauldron of issues
As intense heatwaves grip the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Portugal, at times exceeding temperatures 40C, as well as parts of North America and Asia,…
Nature-based healing: Wetland conservation for healthy lakes
Decisions made today at every level of government and civil society will determine the future of summer holidays and day trips to local lakes in…
Stantec selected as program management consultant for Metro Vancouver’s Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant projects
Stantec has been selected as the Program Management Consultant (PMC) for the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (IIWWTP) Projects in Vancouver, British Columbia. The $9.9…
Nature-based healing: case studies in communities
For years, DUC has been demonstrating the wide range of functions that wetlands can provide in both rural and urban landscapes, from naturalized wastewater lagoons,…
Cleaning Our Shoreline partners with the PEI aquaculture industry and watershed groups to protect Island shorelines
PEI – The Cleaning Our Shoreline team will work with industry and community partners to clean Island beaches this summer. The PEI Aquaculture Alliance (PEIAA)…
New sea duck atlas sheds light on poorly understood species and how we can protect them
Oak Hammock Marsh, MB – The 15 species of waterfowl known as sea ducks constitute more than a third of the duck species breeding in…
Minister Guilbeault announces investment with Ducks Unlimited Canada to conserve wetland and coastal marshes across Eastern Canada
Tocas Bay, ON – Conserving and restoring nature is fundamental to reducing the impacts of a changing climate and to ensuring Canadians have a healthy…