Monday, May 25, 2026
WSP Canada Acquires Two New Water Players
In July, WSP bolstered its water and wastewater consulting team by adding two new specialists. WSP senior vice president of Infrastructure Joe Sframeli said, “From…
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Portraits of Resilience: Teens Take on Climate Change
Portraits of Resilience: Teens Take on Climate Change is a new Ontario Science Centre installation that documents the effects of climate change from the perspective of…
The Global Water Crisis in Pictures
The Water Stories: The global water crisis in pictures open-air, public exhibition at the Jack Poole Plaza at the Vancouver Convention Centre July 8 to…
Fraser Riverkeeper Launches Real-Time Sewage Reporting Campaign
Fraser Riverkeeper has launched a campaign demanding real-time reporting and public transparency on raw sewage discharges into Vancouver’s waterways. The launch of the Swimmable Vancouver campaign coincides…
Looking at Future Stormwater Solutions
Onto each city, some rain must fall. But we can be smarter about how we deal with it. Most of the time stormwater is treated…
A New Water Management Paradigm Aims to be Energy-Positive
As if consistently topping world happiness surveys wasn’t enough to make you wonder what they’re doing right in Arhaus, Denmark, how about this? They’ve achieved…
BI Pure Water Receives NRC Grant for Refractory Wastewater
BI Pure Water, Inc. has been approved for a National Research Council Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) grant to pilot its low-cost remediation solution…
Water’s Next Finalists Announced
Water Canada magazine’s Water’s Next Award program is the only national awards program to honour leadership across the entire water sector—including public servants, non-governmental groups,…
National Shoreline Cleanup for World Environment Day
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup will partner with Environment and Climate Change Canada, leading 150 shoreline cleanups across the country on World Environment Day weekend,…
South Fork Water Treatment Plant Receives Engineering Award
On Saturday, April 8th, the City of Nanaimo and Associated Engineering were recognized for the City’s South Fork Water Treatment Plant, receiving an Award of…
Van. Announces Chief Resilience Officer, Resilient Cities Initiative
On Wednesday, Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver, announced its partnership with 100 Resilient Cities and with representatives from 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) – pioneered by…
UBC Invention Uses Bacteria to Purify Water
A University of British Columbia-developed system that uses bacteria to turn non-potable water into drinking water will be tested next week in West Vancouver prior…
Axine Receives $1M to Pursue Innovative Wastewater Tech
Axine Water Technologies has received $1 million from the Government of Canada’s Western Innovation Initiative (WINN) to deploy its disruptive, electrochemical oxidation technology for treating…
B.C., Feds to Fund 144 New Water and Wastewater Projects
The federal and British Columbia governments have announced funding for 144 new water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the province. Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure…
$459M Wastewater Treatment Facility to Begin Construction
Construction is imminent on Vancouver Island’s expanded wastewater infrastructure in the Capital Regional District (CRD). The governments of Canada and British Columbia are investing a…
Prov, Feds Announce Funding for Lions Gate Secondary Facility
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have announced their funding for the Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant at the Metro Vancouver Lions Gate treatment site.…
SNC-Lavalin Wins Clean Energy Award for Jimmie Creek Project
SNC-Lavalin has announced that its work on Alterra Power Corp. and Axium Infrastructure Inc.’s Jimmie Creek Hydroelectric Project won Clean Energy BC’s Project Excellence award…
Halifax to Mandate Wastewater Energy in Redevelopment
Halifax regional council’s Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee (ESSC) will pursue a mandate that anything built in its Cogswell Interchange redevelopment be powered by energy…
B.C. First Nation in Court to Fight Proposed Mine
The Tsilhqot’in Nation is in federal court in Vancouver this week to oppose an attempt by Taseko Mines Limited (TSX:TKO) (TML) to overturn the 2014…
Canadian Water Tech Makes Top Global Cleantech List
Cleantech Group has announced its list of top 100 cleantech companies, which includes Canadian water tech companies, Axine Water Technologies and Saltworks Technologies Inc., among…
New Technologies Go After Brownfield Contaminants at the Source
No one wants residual diesel or chlorinated solvents in their drinking water. Yet, scant decades ago, fuel tanks were left to rot underground, and liquid…
Canadian Designed Desalination Pipe Shortlisted for U.S. Prize
A Vancouver engineering firm’s solar-powered desalination pipe design has been shortlisted for the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI). LAGI promotes human-centric design solutions for sustainable…
British Columbia First Nations Community Receives New Water Treatment System
The Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, travelled to the Pacheedaht First Nation in British Columbia to congratulate the community on the grand…
Veolia Awarded Contract to Treat Gold Mining Wastewater in B.C.
Veolia Water Technologies Canada, has been chosen by mining company, Pretium Resources Inc. to supply the new effluent treatment facility for the Brucejack gold mine…