Sunday, July 6, 2025
York Region Topped Ontario Drinking Water Quality in 2016
York Region has announced that it either met or exceeded the required parameters for drinking water quality established in its Safe Drinking Water Act of…
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Manitoba Red Tape Reduction Bill to Affect Drinking Water, Groundwater
Manitoba has given a first reading to its Red Tape Reduction and Government Efficiency Act, 2017, or Bill 24. The changes would impact The Drinking…
B.C. Funds Alternative Drinking Water Sources in Hullcar Valley
The Government of British Columbia has announced that it will provide $950,000 for alternative drinking water sources, treatment for domestic well users, and sustainable, environmentally…
Inuvik, NWT, Completes a New Drinking Water Treatment Plant
The Town of Inuvik, North West Territories, has announced the completion of a new drinking water treatment plant. The water treatment plant received about $2,018,925…
Canada Lacks Research on Drinking Water and Indigenous Health
New research from the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan shows that research on drinking water and health outcomes in Indigenous communities in…
Drinking Water Solutions for Ont. First Nations Flawed
The David Suzuki Foundation has released a report assessing the progress of the federal government in ending long-term Drinking Water Advisories (DWAs) in nine First…
Feds Announce Limits for Lead in Drinking Water
The Government of Canada’s Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water has released a report for public consultation on lead in drinking water for the purposes of…
Ontario Releases Annual Minister’s Report on Drinking Water
Ontario has released the Minister’s Annual Report on Drinking Water from the office of Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC). The report details…
Ontario Report on Drinking Water Quality and Resilience
A report from the province released on November 28 said Ontario’s drinking water continues to be among the safest and best protected in the world.…
Ontario Bans Municipalities from Removing Fluoride from Drinking Water
Liberal MPP Bob Delaney got his way this week following a healthy debate about whether to ban municipalities from removing fluoride from their drinking water.…
City of Calgary Council Re-opens Discussions about Fluoride in Drinking Water
The City of Calgary is discussing the issue of fluoride in drinking water once again, now that three city councillors have motioned to re-open the…
UBC Researchers Develop Drinking Water Quality Index Tool for Municipalities
UBC engineers have created a tool that will help municipalities measure water quality, as a way to ensure clean and safe drinking water is coming…
Funding for New Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure at Whitecap Dakota First Nation
The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Jim Reiter, Minister of Government Relations, and Chief Darcy Bear, announced funding for…
Researchers Build Machine that Turns Urine into Drinking Water
A team of researchers from Ghent University in Belgium have created a machine that can turn urine into drinking water and fertilizer using solar power.…
Government of Canada and Slate Falls Nation Partner to Provide Clean, Safe Drinking Water
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, announced $11.6 million toward the construction of Slate Falls Nation’s new water treatment plant. Once complete, this…
Governments of Canada, Ontario partner with Constance Lake First Nation to deliver safe drinking water
The opening of a new water treatment plant has been announced by Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett and Constance Lake First Nation…
Ottawa Needs A Fresh Approach To Address Drinking Water Regulations For First Nations
In 2005, when half the people living on the Kashechewan First Nation reserve in Northern Ontario were evacuated following an E. coli outbreak in the…
Calgary Study Sparks Fluoride Drinking Water Debate
The City of Calgary’s fluoride debate erupted again this week following the release of a study published on Wednesday in the journal Community Dentistry and…
Upgrades to Drinking Water System in Saint-Fortunat, Quebec Aim To End Boil Water Advisory
Combined funds from all three levels of government will deliver over $700,000 to the Municipality of Saint-Fortunat for upgrades to the drinking water treatment and…
Residents of White Rock Protest Chloramine in Drinking Water Treatment
Residents of White Rock, British Columbia are calling on the municipality to suspend its plans to use chloramine in drinking water treatment until further study…
Ontario Government Releases 2014-15 Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s Annual Report
Ontario’s drinking water remains among the best protected in the world, according to the 2014-15 Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s Annual Report. In the forward message…
Napanee Posts Ontario’s First Standard Road Sign For Drinking Water Protection
The Town of Greater Napanee has posted Ontario’s first new standard road sign to help protect public drinking water sources. It is the first of…
Alberta Funds Drinking Water and Wastewater Projects
The Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP) and Water for Life have announced the recipients of grants to support drinking water and wastewater projects across the…
Thunder Bay pilot project to reduce lead in drinking water raises concerns
The City of Thunder Bay has announced the beginning of a Corrosion Control Pilot Study in the Hodder Pressure Zone starting in December 2015. This…