Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Water Canada’s Top Stories for 2017
High Five Basking in the halo of Canada 150 celebrations, 2017 was a year of political tension and turmoil when it comes to our water.…
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Top 5 Water Infrastructure Stories 2017
1. Every Drop Counts in Ontario While Canada continues to lag behind other OECD nations with its approach to pricing carbon, we know that there…
Top 5 Water Project Finance Stories 2017
1. Liberal spending Since 2015, the Liberal government has taken bold steps to improve many aspects of water in Canada, clearer communications about science, stronger engagement…
Top 5 Indigenous, Inuit, and Métis Water Stories 2017
Photo credit: Joe Bryksa, Winnipeg Free Press. 1. National knowledge gaps on water and health In February, Water Canada reported on new research from the…
How Does the Media Portray Water Security in Indigenous Communities?
A group of Canadian researchers conducted a study on how Canadian mainstream news media portrays drinking water security in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities…
Fish Exposed to Treated Wastewater Demonstrate Altered Behaviour
A team of researchers from Environment Canada and Climate Change Canada and McMaster University have found that fish living downstream from a wastewater treatment plant…
Capital Regional District Approves Regional Water Supply Strategic Plan
Yesterday, the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board endorsed the Regional Water Supply Strategic Plan. The plan went through a public engagement process beginning in June…
Citizen Science Water Research in Canada’s North
Two Wilfrid Laurier University-led citizen science research projects are set to receive funding from Global Water Futures. The projects will help monitor changes that are…
Québec Water & Wastewater Software Company to Expand into U.S.
Granby, Québec’s Technologies Maid Labs has received $50,000 in government funding to take its water and wastewater software products into the U.S. market. In 2017,…
First Nations Water and Wastewater Under-Resourced in Federal Budget
The Parliamentary Budget Officer, Jean-Denis Fréchette, released a report today analyzing federal spending on drinking water and wastewater treatment on First Nations reserves. In it, he…
Canada-China Cleantech Mission Celebrates Water
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, released the a photo and statement today after returning from a successful engagement with the Canadian…
Acceptable Lead Concentration in Water Systems at Prince George Public Facilities
The City of Prince George, British Columbia has conducted a review of drinking water quality at civic facilities and found it to be safe for…
Report on Source Water Protection, Nutrient Management in Hullcar Valley
A team led by Oliver M. Brandes, co-director of the POLIS project on ecological governance at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Global Studies, has…
Assessment of Progress on Canada-US Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
In its First Triennial Assessment of Progress under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the International Joint Commission (IJC) has called on Canada and…
CBC Reduces Internal Water Consumption in 2017
Canada’s public radio corporation, CBC/Radio-Canada, has completed an Environmental Performance report that shows an enterprise-wide decrease in water consumption. CBC/Radio-Canada’s latest environmental performance report is…
Manulife Issues Green Bonds That Align with SDGs on Water
Canada’s Manulife Financial Corporation is the first life insurance company to enter the green bonds market. Manulife has completed its previously announced offering in Singapore…
Northern Alberta Gets a New Water Treatment Plant
The governments of Canada and Alberta have announced just over $7.5 million in joint federal-provincial-municipal funding for the construction of a new water treatment plant for the Hamlet…
Ontario’s Trend Towards Stormwater Fees
In January 2016, the City of Mississauga became the largest municipality in Canada to charge customers with a stormwater fee. This funding is earmarked for…
Artificial Sweeteners in Groundwater Indicate Contamination from Septic Systems
Researchers from the University of Waterloo has found evidence that artificial sweeteners are making their way into rural groundwater through septic system wastewater. The study describes how the researchers tested private,…
Toronto Staff Recommend 2018 Budget for the City’s Water Utility
On Friday, Toronto city staff recommended to the city’s budget committee the 2018 operating and capital budget for the city’s water utility. “The proposed rate…
A Renewed Outlook for B.C.’s Freshwater
As B.C.’s new government embarks on the hard work of fulfilling its platform commitments and ministerial mandates, there will be no shortage of pressing issues…
Montreal Mayoral Candidate Campaigns on Water Issues
Valérie Plante, a frontrunner in the mayoral election race in the City of Montréal, is campaigning on the issue of water quality and municipal infrastructure. She…
Comox Valley, B.C. Takes Action to End Boil Water Notices
Decisions made at the Comox Valley Water Committee meeting on Tuesday have set a clear course for construction of a new water treatment system beginning…
Campbell River, B.C. Proceeds with Wetland Water Control Project
Following work to remove invasive plants and regulate water levels as part of preliminary restoration at its Jubilee wetland this summer, Campbell River, B.C. has…