Friday, July 4, 2025
Finalists Selected for 2021 Western Canada AquaHacking Challenge
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and Aqua Forum co-hosted a live-streaming of the 2021 Western Canada AquaHacking Challenge semi-finals on May 18, 2020. In…
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New Website Helps People Identify Algae Blooms in B.C. Lakes
To better understand where and when algae blooms happen around British Columbia, the province has developed the educational Algae Watch website. The website helps people…
Analysis: The True State of Drinking Water Advisories in First Nations
Indigenous Services Canada has announced it won’t end long-term advisories until 2023 at the earliest. In 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to ending all…
Canada Launches Living Lab—Ontario in Lake Erie Region
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of $4.2 million to launch Living Lab—Ontario in the Lake Erie region. New research undertaken through Living…
Phosphorus in Aquatic Systems
Phosphorus (P), an important element in all biochemical reactions, is an essential nutrient for all life forms on the planet. At the base of the…
City of Ottawa Committee Moves to Enhance Rural Clean Water Program
The City of Ottawa’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approved modifications to make the Ottawa Rural Clean Water Program even more successful over the next five years.…
RDOS Receives Grant to Improve Source Water Protection
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) has received $25,000 in grant funding from the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) for the Water Conservation and Quality…
Understanding How a Watershed Agency is Helping Manage Natural Resources
Imagine living in a growing, thriving community surrounded by clean streams, vigorous forests, parks, trails to hike, bike and snowshoe, and diverse plant and animal…
Minister Yurek Issues Statement on Meeting of Great Lakes Guardians’ Council
Jeff Yurek—Ontario’s minister of the environment, conservation and parks—issued the following statement following a virtual meeting of the Great Lakes Guardians’ Council. The meeting was…
Global Groundwater Wells at Risk of Running Dry: Study
“Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.” It’s a silly rhyme, but one that highlights a simple fact: humans…
Freshwater Salt Pollution Threatens Human Water Security: Study
Water touches virtually every aspect of human society, and all life on earth requires it. Yet, fresh, clean water is becoming increasingly scarce—one in eight…
Tom Mollenkopf Becomes President of International Water Association
Tom Mollenkopf became the new president of the International Water Association (IWA) on April 21, 2021. He took office following his election in Lisbon, Portugal…
Ontario Government Invests in Muskoka River Watershed
The Ontario government is investing more than $4.25 million to further protect the Muskoka River Watershed. The funding will support projects that will help safeguard…
UWaterloo Professor Leads Project on Valuing Canada’s Water Resources
Roy Brouwer, a professor at the University of Waterloo and executive director of the Water Institute, is leading a new project called “Valuing Canada’s Water…
Progress Update on Drinking Water Advisories in First Nations Communities
Marc Miller, minister of Indigenous services, has provided an update on the Government of Canada’s commitment to end all long-term drinking water advisories on public…
Government of Canada Invests in Research to Study Contaminants in Aquatic Ecosystems
The Government of Canada is investing in research to better inform the protection of our oceans, lakes, rivers, and waterways. Bernadette Jordan—the minister of fisheries,…
Pumped to Clean Up—Pumps a Key Component of Woodward Project
The 45-kilometre long shoreline of Hamilton Harbour on Canada’s Lake Ontario has been at the heart of its surrounding communities for many centuries. Once a…
Sedaru Acquired by Vancouver-based Aquatic Informatics
Sedaru Inc.—a provider of water utility management software—has been acquired by Vancouver-based Aquatic Informatics. Sedaru will also join Danaher’s Water Quality platform. “I am pleased…
Terrace Bay and Red Rock Receive Funding for Infrastructure Improvements
Joint funding for water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure improvements has been announced for the Townships of Terrace Bay and Red Rock in Ontario. “Long-term investments…
Freshwater Health—New Data from WWF-Canada Unveils Issues of Concerns
Canada holds 20 per cent of the world’s freshwater, which is facing high levels of stress from pollution, habitat loss and fragmentation, overuse, and increasingly,…
University of Guelph Researcher Leading Study on Drinking Well Water
A University of Guelph researcher is leading a US$3.6-million study focused on reducing preventable waterborne disease in residential drinking well water. Dr. Heather Murphy, who…
Cost of Water Risks to Business Higher Than Cost of Taking Action: CDP
The cost of water risks to business could be over five times greater than the cost of taking action now to address those risks, according to a…
Ontario Seeks Input on Plans to Protect Lake Simcoe
The Ontario government is encouraging all interested individuals and groups to participate in an online public survey on plans to protect and improve Lake Simcoe before the…
Is Your Water Management as Diverse as Your Communities?
Watershed management strives to improve the health of aquatic ecosystems as much as it does the economic, cultural, and biophysical health of our communities. Although…