A new frontier that may increase farmland also poses environmental threats from degraded water quality and increased carbon emissions, according to a new study. The…
The pH of the City of Thunder Bay’s drinking water will be changing when the City phases out the addition of sodium hydroxide. As a…
The Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI) has published a study on water scarcity and the key challenges that lie ahead. It calls for definitive action…
The Canadian Water Network (CWN) has welcomed Sandra Cooke as the director of the Canadian Municipal Water Consortium. Prior to joining CWN, Cooke was the…
WWF-Canada has selected four award recipients for the Generation Water Tech Challenge. Since September 2019, WWF-Canada has been seeking innovative and transformative solutions to help…
Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of environment and climate change, has launched a call for proposals for eight environmental funding programs. These programs will contribute to community-based…
The Water Institute announced that Helen Jarvie has joined the University of Waterloo’s Department of Geography and Environmental Management as a full professor. “The Water Institute…
Waterloo, Ontario’s council endorsed a stormwater management master plan environmental assessment on December 16, 2019. Council also directed staff to file the notice of completion…
Manitoba has announced the Watershed District Act and registered two new regulations that will formalize a watershed-based approach in the province. “Our government recognizes the…
The following five news stories on topics related to the Great Lakes were among the most read news stories on Water Canada’s website in 2019.…
The following five news stories were the most read in the stormwater category on Water Canada’s website in 2019. Vancouver Adopts Rain City Strategy to…
The Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC) is currently seeking applications from developers of novel technologies for ballast water treatment or rapid analysis. The goal of…
A new project is examining the impact of melting glaciers on current and future drinking water in Western Canada. The results of the project will…
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) hosted the National Water and Wastewater Conference from November 3-6, 2019 in Banff, Alberta. Over 150 speakers contributed…
The Ontario government has announced that it will be clarifying the province’s excess soil regulations. The announcement was made by Environment Minister Jeff Yurek at…
The Government of Yukon released the five-year report on the Yukon Water Strategy and Action Plan at the fourth annual Yukon Water Forum. “This report…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is now accepting applications to its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement grant program. New in 2019, the board approved a…
Peterborough & the Kawarthas is a region that has been shaped by three things: innovative minds, a commitment to sustainability, and its connection to water.…
A new Digital Technology Supercluster has signed a Master Project Agreement to proceed with the $4.65 million Fresh Water Data Commons (FWDC) Project. The project…
Canada could lead the world in helping to achieve water sustainability but is falling short of reaching the goals set out by the United Nations,…
Undertaken by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in partnership with the City of Toronto, the project will see the creation of additional accessible community…
Ontario-based Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. has announced that Liberty Utilities Co., Algonquin’s regulated utility operating subsidiary, has entered into a stock purchase agreement with…
According to new research commissioned by the International Joint Commission (IJC), between 2007 and 2012, the amount of commercial fertilizer applied to agricultural watersheds draining…
New research suggests that climate change may cause the levels of greenhouse gases emitted by freshwater northern lakes to increase by between 1.5 and 2.7…