Friday, August 8, 2025
Kelowna to Save $95M with Integrated Water Supply Plan
The City of Kelowna has released its 2017 Kelowna Integrated Water Supply Plan (KIWSP), which re-assessed its 2012 Plan and followed the original guiding principles…
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Incredible Potential of Onsite Water Treatment Systems
Onsite wastewater treatment systems can provide permanent, affordable, and safe solutions for small communities. They can remove pollutants, including nitrogen and phosphorous, and often have…
Yukon Files Claim Against Wastewater Plant Operator
The Government of Yukon has filed a statement of claim against Corix Water Systems and Chubb Insurance for outstanding deficiencies at the Dawson wastewater treatment…
Vernon, U Vic, and Genome BC to Partner on Stream Health
The City of Vernon is partnering with Genome BC and the University of Victoria on an innovative research project to identify threats to stream health…
Canada Lacks Research on Drinking Water and Indigenous Health
New research from the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan shows that research on drinking water and health outcomes in Indigenous communities in…
Largest Agricultural Drainage Project in Sask. History
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) has issued the largest single agricultural drainage approval in the province’s history. Located in the Gooseberry Lake Watershed, the Dry…
Commission Makes Recommendations on Great Lakes Microplastic
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has a released a report and recommendations to the governments of Canada and the United States regarding microplastics in the…
In Memory: Professor Steven Renzetti
One of Canada’s leading researchers on freshwater resources and conservation from Brock University has passed away. Professor Steven Renzetti—husband to professor Diane Dupont, and brother…
B.C. Firm Grows Watershed and Fish Habitat Assessment Practice
A Canadian environmental consulting firm, Ecofish Research Ltd., which has consulted on fish habitat enhancement and watershed assessment on hydroelectric projects, has announced the acquisition…
Floating Wetlands Could Assist with Wastewater Treatment
Researchers from Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania and the University of Oklahoma have undertaken a study on the use of floating treatment wetlands (FTW) as…
Ontario Must Act to Protect Waterways Within the Greenbelt
Pressure is mounting on all sides. The Greater Toronto Area is planning to accommodate another four million people and provide over six million jobs in…
Report Notes Success and Weakness in Great Lakes Water Management
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has released its draft Triennial Assessment of Progress (TAP) report, in which it found much to commend on the progress…
Feds Announce Limits for Lead in Drinking Water
The Government of Canada’s Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water has released a report for public consultation on lead in drinking water for the purposes of…
Wastewater Treatment Upgrades Results in Fewer Intersex Fish
Upgrades to a wastewater treatment plant along Ontario’s Grand River, led to a 70 per cent drop in fish that have both male and female characteristics within…
Cross-Border Collaboration for Great Lakes Protection
Four of the five Great Lakes help to define the U.S.-Canada border; but what separates our two countries brings them together as well. The Great…
Researchers Suggest Guidelines for Recycled Water
A University of British Columbia research team has investigated the potential reuse of municipal wastewater in urban applications, provided that people don’t drink or cook…
Ontario Power Generation’s Further Study of Deep Lake Nuclear Repository
A new study from Ontario Power Generation (OPG), detailing the environmental effects feasibility of alternate locations for OPG’s DGR project, shows that the original Kincardine…
Alberta Passes Motion on Water Security
On December 12, just as the last session of 2016 wrapped up, the legislative assembly of Alberta passed a motion to increase the government’s involvement…
Ontario Releases Annual Minister’s Report on Drinking Water
Ontario has released the Minister’s Annual Report on Drinking Water from the office of Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC). The report details…
Unveiling the Regina Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade P3 Project
This week, the City of Regina cut ribbons at the official unveiling of the completed Regina Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project in Saskatchewan—a project successfully…
Water Bottling is a Sideshow: Bigger Issues Need to be Addressed
Water bottling companies like Nestlé take a lot of water out of the ground in Ontario and put it in plastic bottles. Every time Nestlé…
Updated: Ontario’s Annual Report on Lake Simcoe
Ontario has released its Minister’s Annual Report on Lake Simcoe for 2015. The report provided an update on government efforts since the release of their…
A Nutrient Management Plan for Crescent Lake, Manitoba
The municipal council of Crescent Lake in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba are reviewing options to improve water quality of Crescent Lake. The lake serves as…
Committed Climate Science in the Great Lakes
In its most recent newsletter, the Intergovernmental Joint Commission presented an updated assessment of the climate science being done in the Great Lakes basin. The…