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…
An immigration consultant told Reuters last week that he has clients willing to spend “at least $20 million” to buy wells in British Columbia. The…
Federal Infrastructure Minister Denis Lebel officially launched the New Building Canada Fund (NBCF) on March 28, 2014 to a lukewarm reception. While the plan is…
British Columbia’s District of Sechelt will conduct a field test to evaluate a novel method for removing hormones, pharmaceuticals, and other endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) from…
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…
WaterAid has taken a creative approach to shed light on the world’s water and sanitation crisis. The international charity that works to provide clean water…
In March 2011, a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in northeastern Japan. More than 15,000 people died…
The Canadian government will contribute $1.5 million to the Water Wall Turbine’s Dent Island tidal energy demonstration project. The investment will be made under the…
On July 8, 2012, Environment Canada published the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (WSER) under the Fisheries Act, a set of national wastewater effluent quality standards…
How often do you find yourself engaging in deep dialogue about systems with acquaintances, colleagues, or clients? When engaging in systems talk, we often notice…
The Capital Regional District’s (CRD) attempt to build a Vancouver Island wastewater treatment plant has become a bureaucratic debacle as messy as the sewage it…
When it comes to water perception and management, the public is the chief driver of change. Unfortunately, a shocking number of Canadians appear to be…
A new agricultural alternative is sprouting up in some of North America’s largest cities. Forget images of cattle grazing on a hot summer’s day or…
It has been estimated by the U.S. Department of Energy that Americans flush 350 billion kilowatt-hours of energy into sewers each year. This wasted energy…
Environmental groups are testing the litigation waters in British Columbia to challenge government actions that put the marine environment at risk. Right now, British Columbia…
Seaterra Program $782.7 million Location: Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia Owner: Capital Regional District Project/Construction Manager: Stantec Engineer: CH2M HILL (preliminary planning/study); C.N. Ryzuk &…
The POLIS Project is playing a lead role in organizing Watersheds 2014: Towards Watershed Governance in British Columbia & Beyond, a forum running January 27-29,…
Dealing with contamination and toxic substances is fraught with twists and turns, but some lessons have been learned (or at least clarified) by recent legal…
After seven years and more than 250 reports, Victoria’s regional sewage treatment plan now meets federal regulations requiring secondary treatment by 2020—but many still question…
Vancouver-based Quest Water Global Inc. and Pure Water Solutions Corp. have announced a joint venture to market and distribute Quest’s AQUAtap Community Drinking Water Station…
A proposed contaminated soil remediation site in the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) is getting a chilly response from the district’s residents and local board.…
Earlier this month, the City of Saskatoon and Vancouver-based Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. officially opened Canada’s first commercial nutrient recovery facility at the city’s…
Montreal taps were running a tad muddy after a pump at one of the city’s six water treatment plants malfunctioned in May. But a rapidly…
Officials are operating with caution around a tanker truck that crashed in Central Kootenay, British Columbia, spilling 35,000 litres of jet fuel. The accident forced…