Saturday, March 7, 2026
Leaders Pledge Water Quality Improvements for Lake Erie
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and leaders from other Great Lakes states and Canada gathered in Quebec City for the Conference of Great Lakes and St.…
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B.C. Approves Elk Valley Water Quality Plan
The British Columbia Ministry of Environment has approved the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan, which will address the management of selenium and other substances related…
Ottawa Receives Perfect Score in Annual Water Quality Report
The City of Ottawa received a perfect score on Drinking Water System inspections performed by the Ministry of the Environment for the review period of…
Project to Improve B.C. Lake’s Water Quality Enters Fifth Stage
As part of a large scale project to improve the water quality of Williams Lake in central British Columbia, construction is set to begin on…
Interview: Joel Wood on the State of Canada’s Water Quality
The Fraser Institute has released a new, independent report on the state of Canada’s freshwater resources. Canadian Environmental Indicators: Water takes a look at how…
Vancouver’s Drinking Water Quality Meets All Provincial and National Requirements
Metro Vancouver has released its Quality Control Annual Report for 2012, and the region’s tap water has met all provincial and national quality guidelines. “The…
Feds Announce Funding for Water Quality Project in Niverville, MB
The Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund, a federal organization supporting community action in improving water quality, has contributed more than $150,000 for a new environmental…
Water Quality Forecasting for Better Infrastructure Spending
Water resource conflicts are becoming increasingly prevalent as the intensity of competing uses of nearshore environments increases. Given the complexity of environmental systems, successfully managing…
Kent Releases Athabasca Water Quality Monitoring Plan
Earlier this week, Environment Minister Peter Kent presented Environment Canada’s plan for a new Lower Athabasca Water Quality Monitoring Program. Developed in collaboration with Alberta,…
N.S. Government Addressing Water Quality Concerns
Land inspections, more water quality testing and new regulations are some of the actions the Nova Scotia government is taking to address water quality in…
$3.75M Invested in Water Quality Research
The feds are making an investment in water quality research at the Universities of Lethbridge and Saskatchewan.Today’s investment totals $3.75 million and will go towards…
Putting Water Quality on the Global Agenda
If you like the idea of your great-grandchildren having access to clean, safe drinking water, grab your calendar and set up a recurring reminder for…
Ontario Releases Water Quality Report
This Earth Week, the Ministry of Environment rolled out its Water Quality in Ontario 2008 Report. The report details the state of water resources and…
Drinking Water Quality Guidelines Examined: Auditor General’s Report
Auditor General Sheila Fraser’s 2009 status report will include a chapter on safety of drinking water. The report, along with Commissioner of the Environment and…
Manitoba Gov’t Announces Funding for Establishment of New Research Chair in Water Quality at University
The first research chair in water quality is to be established at the University of Manitoba through a provincial commitment of $1.25 million, the province’s…
Manitoba Funds Water Quality Improvement Projects, Watershed Planning
Water-quality improvement projects and the development of locally-driven watershed management plans are being supported with more than $330,000 in provincial funds, Manitoba Water Stewardship Minister…
UBC study warns of lingering wildfire risk for drinking water
A University of British Columbia (UBC) led global review found that water-quality impacts can emerge months or years after wildfires. Researchers analyzed 23 studies across…
Federal gov’t invests over $2.3 million in Wolastoq/Saint John River nutrient reduction
The government of Canada is investing over $2.3 million in 14 partner-led projects to protect and restore the Wolastoq/Saint John River in New Brunswick. The…
Innovation Saskatchewan invests in water, waste and antimicrobial University of Regina research
Innovation Saskatchewan is investing $459,095 in three University of Regina projects through the Innovation & Science Fund (ISF) focused on water security, environmental sustainability and…
BQE Water resumes water treatment at Eagle Gold Mine
BQE Water Inc has signed a contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. (PwC) to operate water treatment at the Eagle Gold Mine owned by Victoria Gold Corp.…
Canada Water Agency invests overs $1 million in 6 freshwater projects
The Canada Water Agency (CWA) is putting over $1 million towards six new projects aimed at protecting the Mackenzie River Basin which at 1.8 million…
Partnership Leads to 15 Newly Constructed Wetlands in Ontario
By Monica Seidel and Claire Foran As we enter the snowy season, many ecosystems seem to freeze in time, but nature is always hard at…
Registration opens for AquaHacking Great Lakes Challenge
AquaAction announced Feb 2. registration is now open for the AquaHacking Binational Great Lakes and St. Lawrence 2026 Challenge. The innovation and entrepreneurship challenge, which…
Alberta invests $5.3 million for wetlands restoration
The government of Alberta is investing $5.3 million to build wetlands across the province. The investment will be through the province’s Wetland Replacement Program and…