Friday, September 19, 2025
Eight Canadian Water Leaders Honoured at 2015 Water’s Next Awards
The winners of the 2015 Water’s Next awards were announced last night at a gala dinner hosted at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, British…
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New Report Highlights Water Priorities for Sustainable and Resilient Communities in Canada
The 2015 Canadian Municipal Water Priorities report released on June 24 will lead the national discussion on what municipalities need, want, and can address in order to…
Completion of Saskatchewan Regional Water Pipeline Celebrated
On June 12, provincial Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter joined officials from the Saskatchewan Landing Regional Water Pipeline Utility (SLRWPU) to celebrate the completion of…
Regina Announces Staged Return-to-Normal Water Usage
After two weeks under severe water restrictions, the City of Regina advised its citizens on June 8 that they can slowly return to normal water…
Village of Clinton Hosts Grand Opening of New $2.45-Million Water Treatment Plant
On May 20, the residents of Clinton, British Columbia and the federal, provincial, and municipal governments celebrated the grand opening of the Village of Clinton’s…
Corner Brook Water Treatment Plant Complete
On May 8, federal, provincial, and municipal leaders came together to announce the completion of the Corner Brook Water Treatment Plant in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.…
New Water Supply to End Severe Watering Restrictions in B.C. Township
A major water supply project that will bring an end to severe watering restrictions in the Township of East Langley, British Columbia will be completed…
Water Treatment Plant Promises Clean, Fresh Water for Moosomin First Nation
On March 30, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt congratulated the community of Moosomin First Nation on the opening of their new water treatment plant. As…
2015 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study Released
With the release of the 2015 Canadian Water Attitudes Study on March 24, RBC and GlobeScan hosted a webinar on March 25 examining some of…
Water’s Next 2015 Finalists Announced
Did you know there were more than 80 nominations for this year’s Water’s Next awards? The Water’s Next national awards program honours the achievements and ideas of individuals…
Ontario Celebrates Canada Water Week
To kick off Canada Water Week (March 16-22), the Government of Ontario has released a number of tips for people to follow to save and protect…
RBC Gives Sneak Peek of Water Attitude Study at CWR 2015
The Canadian Water Network’s Connecting Water Resources (CWR) 2015 conference is in full swing in downtown Ottawa. The biennial conference attracts Canadian water professionals from…
Water System Upgrade for B.C. First Nation
The Boothroyd Band, located near Boston Bar in the southern interior of British Columbia, will see its community water system upgraded, according to a February…
UN Releases Report on Global Wastewater Treatment
A new United Nations report titled Wastewater Management, A UN-Water Analytical Brief, was released February 2. The report was produced by the World Health Organization…
Winnipeg Under City-Wide Boil Water Advisory
For the first time in the city’s history, all of Winnipeg was put under a boil water advisory on the morning of January 27 after…
Water Forecast
The future is notoriously difficult to predict. But if the past is anything to go by, the coming decades could bring a lot of change.…
Ottawa Announces Funding for Environmental Projects in Ontario Watersheds
Tony Clement, MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka, visited Parry Sound on January 16 to announce 32 environmental projects aiming to improve the ecosystem health of the…
Extended Deadline for Water’s Next 2015 Nominations
Do you know an individual, organization, or technology doing significant, impactful work in the Canadian water industry? If so, Water Canada has good news: the…
Big Ticket Water Projects Progressing in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced on December 23 that its Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs is currently a funding partner for around…
B.C. Indian Bands Celebrate Water System Upgrades
The Little Shuswap Lake and Okanagan Indian Bands, both located in British Columbia, celebrated the completion of water system upgrades in their communities on December…
Woodland Cree First Nation Completes Water System Improvements
The Woodland Cree First Nation has completed the $4-million Marten Lake, Alberta water pipeline and fill station, ensuring safe drinking water for the registered population…
Yukon Rural Water Well Program Now Available in Municipalities
Yukoners living inside municipal boundaries may now have access to the province’s successful Rural Domestic Water Well Program, which has been in place since 2004.…
HELP Clean Water Initiative Recognizes Major Milestones
Representatives from the provincial and federal governments joined the Elgin Area Joint Board of Management to acknowledge major milestones in the Huron Elgin London Project…
The Rise of Water P3s
Public-private partnerships (P3s) are still a relatively new concept in Canada, and employing them to deliver water and wastewater projects can be confusing for the…