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Taking a Hike

If a pipe bursts underground, does it still show up on your bill? Thanks in part to inattention and years of relatively cheap water rates,…

Hot Potato

On the East Coast of Canada, a contentious debate rages on over the Prince Edward Island Potato Board’s request to have a moratorium lifted on…

Canada’s Big Problem

First Nations in this country still struggle daily to get what every Canadian expects as a right: clean drinking water and proper sanitation. Numerous international…

Risk Managed

Flooded basements. Extended power outages. Watermain breaks. Downtown districts at a standstill. Frozen or submerged transit. Major cities across Canada found themselves dealing with extreme…

Blue City

A recent Canadian report questioned 17 experts about their vision of a water sustainable city: what such a city would look and feel like, emerging…

Going Dutch

Since two-thirds of the Netherlands is vulnerable to flooding, it’s safe to say the Dutch know a thing or two about flood control. For hundreds…

A Measure of Progress

The birthplace of Confederation is gearing up for a major change—at least in regard to the monthly water bill. In October 2013, Charlottetown city council…

WRAIN Hires New Project Manager

The Water Research and Innovation Network (WRAIN) has hired Kirk Wong as its new project manager. Wong, an environmental business development professional, has experience overseeing…

Pilots Take Flight

As populations grow, infrastructure fails, and funding shrinks, Canadian municipalities are developing an urgent need to find ways to make water and wastewater treatment facilities…

Flow Woes

In August 2012, the City of Winnipeg received 600 complaints from residents experiencing brown tap water in their homes. In August 2013, that number had…

Flood on the Front Lines

In late June, southern Alberta was struck by heavy rainfalls that caused three of the province’s rivers to flow five to 10 times their normal…