Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Cost of Water Risks to Business Higher Than Cost of Taking Action: CDP
The cost of water risks to business could be over five times greater than the cost of taking action now to address those risks, according to a…
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Assembly of First Nations Calls for Sustained Investments for Water Certainty
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says urgent action is required to end long-term boil water advisories and achieve water certainty in…
Shuswap Watershed Council Launches Water Quality Grant Program
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) is inviting applications to its Water Quality Grant Program for the second year running. “One of the SWC’s primary objectives…
Noel Kerin Joins Walkerton Clean Water Centre Board of Directors
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has announced the appointment of Dr. Noel Kerin to its board of directors. Dr. Kerin practices medicine in the…
Moncton Receives Funding for Water Infrastructure
Funding has been announced for improvements to the potable water system in Moncton, New Brunswick. “The City of Moncton is responsible for New Brunswick’s largest…
Funding Water Infrastructure
All levels of government in Canada have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way, shape, or form since March 2020. This is especially…
Township of Emo, Ontario Receives Funding for Water Infrastructure
The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced joint funding for improvements to potable water infrastructure in the Township of Emo, Ontario. “Long-term investments in…
Avalon Communities Receive Funding for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects
More than $5.4 million in joint funding has been announced for seven projects. The projects will help improve potable water services and wastewater infrastructure in…
Water Canada’s Top Stories for 2020
There was a lot of change, to say the least, in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, important work continued in the water industry.…
Top Five Stormwater Stories of 2020
1. USask Partners with Saskatoon to Study Stormwater Stormwater goes into Saskatoon’s rivers untreated, so garbage introduced into the storm drain system means more pollution…
Pays Plat First Nation and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation Receive Funding for Water Infrastructure
Federal funding has been announced for drinking water treatment improvements in Pays Plat First Nation. Funding has also been announced for the construction of a…
Indigenous Owned and Operated Water Utility Launching Through New Partnership Model
The first Indigenous owned and operated water utility in Canada, developed by way of a Public-Private-Community Partnership (PPCP), is a step closer to reality. A…
Governments of Canada and Quebec Invest in Water Infrastructure
The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced more than $918,000 in funding for water infrastructure projects in Desbiens and Saint-Nazaire. The projects will support…
New Water Well Improvement Program to Protect Groundwater Quality
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) have partnered together to offer a Water Well Improvement Program. The program will…
Funding Announced for Water and Wastewater Projects in Paradise
Over $5 million dollars in join funding has been announced for two water and wastewater projects in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador. “Long-term investments in infrastructure…
Water Equity Commission Convened by Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Eleven mayors from major Great Lakes and St. Lawrence cities are coming together to address water equity challenges as part of a new Mayors Water…
New Stormwater Facility to Protect Lake Simcoe From Excess Phosphorus
Federal funding to construct a stormwater treatment facility has been announced. The stormwater treatment facility will reduce runoff from Holland Marsh into Lake Simcoe and…
Controlling Light Could Leave Toxic Algae Dead in The Water: Researchers
While vacationing in Canada’s Rocky Mountains several years ago, Rebecca North was looking for a peaceful break from her work as a water researcher at the…
Funding Announced to Upgrade Water Infrastructure in York Region
Funding to upgrade the water supply, treatment, and storage of drinking water in northern York Region has been announced. “As in many regions across Canada,…
Call for Stimulus Funding to Protect Canadian and American Water Resources
In July 2020, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative called on governments on both sides of the border to include water restoration funding…
Okanagan Water Board Opens Grant Program with Focus on Water Security
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications for its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grant program. With $350,000 available, applicants that…
Recipient of 2020 National First Nations Water Leadership Award Announced
Marc Miller, minister of Indigenous services, congratulated Éric Sioui, the 2020 recipient of the National First Nations Water Leadership Award. “Water operators are essential to…
All Communities in NWT Now Have Modern Water Treatment Plants
All communities in the Northwest Territories (NWT) now have modern water treatment plants. This goal was originally set by federal, territorial, and community governments. As…
How Have Conversations Related to COVID-19 Shifted in the Canadian Water Industry?
A number of important conversations have occurred in the Canadian water industry since March 2020, which was when the initial COVID-19 outbreak started affecting communities…