Wednesday, September 3, 2025
AI-EES Awards $10M to Water Research Projects
Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions (AI-EES) has announced the selection of 18 research projects for funding. The projects focus on a variety of…
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McGill Students Awarded for Low-Cost Water Purification Product
A McGill University team has been awarded a $100,000 grant to field-test a new low cost water purifier in poor areas of India and Kenya.…
Huron County Announces $400,000 for Clean Water Project
Ontario’s Huron County has announced $400,000 in funding towards the Huron County Clean Water Project, an initiative that has offered grants to conscientious landowners since…
British Columbia’s WaterWealth Project to Host Meeting to Discuss Water Issues
Ahead of British Columbia’s Provincial General Election on May 14, Chilliwack’s WaterWealth Project, a non-partisan, citizen-driven organization that aims to protect the region’s freshwater supply,…
Alberta and Canada Launch Online Portal to Monitor Oil Sands
In February 2012, the federal government and provincial government of Alberta announced the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring, a collaborative effort to…
Work Completed on New Lake Country Water System
The District of Lake Country in British Columbia says it has completed a substantial improvement of its water supply and quality systems. The Wood Lake…
Open the Flood Gates
As businesses struggled to recover from one of the greatest economic crises since the 1930s, natural disaster struck. According to Neil Gilbertson, managing director at…
EPCOR Explains Spring Tap Water Odour
Residents of Edmonton have noticed an unusual taste and smell to their water over the past several days, and have made their displeasure known to…
Global Demand for Disinfection Products to Rise
The Freedonia Group, an international business research company, released a statement late last month predicting an increase of 5.5 per cent in worldwide demand for…
City of Ottawa Releases Glowing Drinking Water Report
The citizens of Ottawa enjoyed excellent drinking water quality in 2012, according to the 2012 Municipal Drinking Water Systems Summary Report, released by the City…
Rust Never Sleeps
As aging water assets reach the end of their lives, leaks, breaks, and decreased hydraulic performance are increasingly evident across Canada. Old metallic pipes are…
Taps Don’t Create Clean Water?
Freshwater is a resource that Canadians value. According to the 2013 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study, in fact, 47 per cent of Canadians believe that…
Interview: Dr. Howard Wheater on Water Use in Agriculture
While the agricultural sector is an important contributor to Canada’s prosperity, it’s also a major consumer of water resources and, when not properly managed, linked…
On Top of the World
Water has always fascinated Marcus Sheppard. After taking a course in hydrology at Wilfrid Laurier University, he looked to Sir Sandford Fleming College’s Environmental Technology…
Canada Water Act 2012 Annual Report Findings Released
The Canada Water Act’s annual report from April 2011 to March 2012 was released with intentions to highlight collaborations between federal, provincial, and territorial governments.…
EnGlobe to Decontaminate Kishon River in Israel
Quebec City-based EnGlobe has been awarded an environmental service contract by the state of Israel to rehabilitate the Kishon River in Haifa Bay, Israel. The…
IJC Issues Order for Osoyoos Lake Water Levels
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has issued an Order of Approval renewing the State of Washington’s authority to operate Zosel Dam and making minor modifications…
The Cold Gold Rush
With pickaxes and pans in hand, tens of thousands of people flooded the Yukon in 1896 in search of gold in its snowy creeks. Three…
Breaking the Ice
Managing sewage in Canada’s Arctic communities is very different than in the more populated southern regions of Canada. Arctic communities tend to have small populations…
Feds Announce Plan for $300M for Water and Wastewater on Reserves
The federal government has announced the plans for a $330.8-million investment over two years for First Nation water and wastewater systems on reserve. The funds…
Canada’s Top Water Projects 2013
For a long time, water and wastewater systems have been developed and redeveloped on a piecemeal basis, says Shane Freitag, a partner at Borden Ladner…
Community Funding Announced for Lake Simcoe Clean-Up
Community-based clean-up projects in Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay can now access financing through the federal Lake Simcoe/South-eastern Georgian Bay Clean-Up Fund. The five-year plan…
Environment Canada and Hamilton Port Authority Launch Randle Reef Test Project
Environment Canada and the Hamilton Port Authority are launching a structural test project that will provide further information to help in the development of the…
RBC Blue Water Project Announces New Focus
The RBC Blue Water Project has announced a new focus for its 2013-14 grants, and will now support initiatives that help protect and preserve water…