Protecting fresh water is crucial to building a cleaner, safer, sustainable future for all. The Golden Horseshoe region is a vital part of the Great Lakes…
The average Canadian household uses 223 litres of water every day. Drinking, cooking, bathing, washing—it all adds up. For the more than 200,000 Halifax residents…
The International Joint Commission Great Lakes Water Quality Board’s 2024 Great Lakes Regional Poll results reveal that a continued increasing majority of respondents share common beliefs about…
The Town of Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador, and 10 other municipalities around Conception Bay received a total infrastructure investment of over $16.8 million from federal,…
Growing up in the forest of Kilgoris and the Kisii rural village in Kenya, where he witnessed many people becoming ill and some dying from…
From source to tap and sink to watershed. Managing water risks with a One Water approach. As drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems have evolved with the…
Waterloo, ON, November 12, 2024 /CNW/ – On October 10, 2024, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced Canadian Water Network (CWN) has been awarded a grant…
Metro Vancouver is set to begin construction in mid-November on the Stanley Park Water Supply Tunnel. This major project will replace aging infrastructure to strengthen…
Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, a recent co-recipient of the prestigious Nobel Prize for Physics, has announced a donation of $350,000 to Water First Education & Training…
Walkerton, ON — The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has released its 2023–24 annual report, highlighting its continued expansion of training programs and support for…
BONAPARTE FIRST NATION, SECWÉPEMC TERRITORY – Bonaparte First Nation proudly marked the completion of two new water treatment plants, which now provide clean drinking water…
Provincial funds are supporting plans to increase capacity at the Lethbridge Water Treatment Plant. Detailed design work will help prepare for much-needed upgrades at the…
Kamloops, BC – The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Board of Directors has approved the contract award for construction of a new water filtration plant for…
WINNIPEG, MB – Fresh water is our most precious natural resource, needed for drinking, cleaning and sanitation, recreation, industry, agriculture, and ecosystem health. Water is…
Metro Vancouver’s Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Tunnelling Association of Canada’s Canadian Project of the Year Under $300…
SAN ANTONIO — Greenville Water and Alectra Utilities have been named the winners of the ninth annual Excellence in Resourcefulness Awards, presented during the Itron…
WHITBY, Ont. — The Region of Durham has received a $34.9 million grant from Ontario’s Housing Enabling Water System Fund to support a major rehabilitation…
COBOURG, ONT.—The Ontario government is investing up to $25 million in water infrastructure to support the construction of 2,266 new homes in the Town of…
TORONTO — A new group of Indigenous water operators is ready to take on crucial roles in their communities, following the completion of the Ogemawahj…
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Premier Dr. Andrew Furey announced Newfoundland and Labrador as Canada’s first Well-Being Province on September 23, 2024, placing a significant focus…
The Safe Drinking Water Foundation (SDWF) has launched the 2024-2025 Student Action on Canadian Water Attitudes competition, thanks to funding from The W. Garfield Weston…
WINDSOR, ON – The federal government has announced a historic $76 million investment to support 50 community-led projects aimed at restoring and protecting freshwater ecosystems…
MONTREAL – The widespread presence of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” has been detected in Quebec’s drinking water, prompting legal…
CHESTERVILLE, Ont – A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on September 5 to mark the opening of Chesterville’s new water treatment facility. The facility, now operational,…