Sunday, July 6, 2025
Mayors Call for New Bi-National Commitment
Mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative are calling on the American and Canadian federal governments to build on the U.S. Great…
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Urgent Delivery
Contaminated drinking water is a major source of concern for small and rural communities (SRCs) including First Nations reserves. Many small communities have water contamination…
Cenovus Invests $2.5M in Saltworks
Cenovus Energy Inc., the Calgary-based integrated oil company, is investing $2.5 million in Vancouver’s Saltworks Technologies Inc. through its Environmental Opportunity Fund (EOF), which enables…
Interview: Aleid Diepeveen
In advance of Ontario’s Global Water Leadership Summit last week, Water Canada spoke with Aleid Diepeveen, director of the innovation program in water technology for…
Aftershocks
The nuclear disasters caused by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan have heated up concerns over water safety and radiation. Authorities reported increases…
Reform Utility Financing: Brubaker
Too many drinking water and wastewater systems across Canada threaten public health and the environment, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe…
Know Your Well
For Saskatchewan , spring runoff season presents a huge risk for private well contamination, especially considering the province’s high levels of arsenic, selenium, and uranium.…
State of Emergency
“We must commit ourselves as a society to ensure that every child has access to safe, clean drinking water,” wrote Assembly of First Nations (AFN)…
Ontario Introduces Innovation Showcase Funding
Last week Ontario’s ministry of environment announced its $17-million Showcasing Water Innovation program, meant to to fund leading edge, innovative and cost-effective solutions for managing…
State of Emergency in Pikangikum
Chief Jonah Strang has declared a state of emergency for Pikangikum First Nation, a northwestern Ontario community with an on-reserve population of 2,400, no all-year…
Pond, Tunnel and Pipe
It wasn’t a happy day back in 1987 when the International Joint Commission (IJC) listed Toronto’s waterfront as one of 43 Areas of Concern in…
Poll: Should Senate Pass Bill S-11?
This week, Senate held its last days of hearings for Bill S-11, the First Nations Drinking Water Safety Act, which proposes that water quality on…
IJC Recommends Focus on Human Health Concerns for Great Lakes
The International Joint Commission provided 32 recommendations for action at the federal, state, provincial and local levels of government in its 15th biennial report, released…
The Home Advantage
While we’re not facing a national water crisis, it’s no secret that this country is rife with water challenges. The Canadian Water Network (CWN) plays…
ENPAR Partners with Chile’s InTechnology
Guelph, Ontario-based ENPAR Technologies Inc. has entered into an MOU with InTechnology Chile Ltda to develop markets in Chile and other Latin-American countries for ENPAR’s…
Friend and Foe
Urban roads and expansive highways propel our interconnected economy and mobile lifestyle, but a snowstorm can bring productivity crashing to a halt. Not to mention,…
CUPE and Council of Canadians Fear CETA Will Privatize Systems: Report
Canada’s already challenged public water systems are under threat from a broad free trade agreement being negotiated by Canada and the European Union (EU), says…
Kannata Valley Celebrates New System
Residents of the Resort Village of Kannata Valley, Saskatchewan turned on the taps to a new drinking water treatment and distribution system last week. “We…
Vancouver Unveils Tap Map
Metro Vancouver is following in the footsteps of programs such as The Blue W and TapIt with its recent rollout, Tap Map. With help from…
Right or Wrong?
On July 28, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly, noting that “approximately 884 million people lack access to safe drinking water and that more than…
Ontario Meets Standards: Report
Ontario’s chief drinking water inspector, John Stager, has released his fifth annual report, providing an overview of the state of the province’s drinking water including…
Worth Every Penny
Canadians pay remarkably little for the water supplied to our homes and businesses compared to other developed countries (see figure 1). It’s no coincidence that…
RBC Announces Final 2010 Grant Recipients
Last week RBC announced the last wave of its 2010 RBC Blue Water Project Leadership Grant recipients. Seven organizations from Canada, the United States and…
Growth Expected for UV Market: Report
The recent ratification of legislation favouring ultraviolet (UV) disinfection methods—in addition to other variables—bodes well for the market, says Frost & Sullivan. The company’s new…