Sunday, May 24, 2026
Elevated E. Coli Levels at Vancouver Beaches
Officials in British Columbia are warning people not to swim at three West Vancouver beaches after water quality sampling revealed elevated E. coli levels. The…
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Boring Begins on New Metro Vancouver Water Supply Tunnel
The boring of a new water supply tunnel under the Fraser River began on February 20 in Metro Vancouver. The $240-million Port Mann Water Supply…
Biomethane Production Project Coming to Metro Vancouver Wastewater Treatment Plant
Metro Vancouver will initiate the design of a $13-million biomethane production project at the Lulu Island wastewater treatment plant in Richmond this spring. The project…
Metro Vancouver Purchases Wetlands
Metro Vancouver has taken steps to protect regional wetlands by purchasing nearly eight hectares of marsh and uplands on Pitt River, a large tributary that…
Vancouver’s Drinking Water Quality Meets All Provincial and National Requirements
Metro Vancouver has released its Quality Control Annual Report for 2012, and the region’s tap water has met all provincial and national quality guidelines. “The…
Vancouver Company Announces Water Drilling Venture in Africa
British Columbia’s Energold Drilling Corp.’s manufacturing division, Dando International Drilling Ltd., has formed a new subsidiary, Dando Drilling Services Ltd., which will specialize in water…
Golder Acquires Vancouver’s NovaTec
Golder Associates has acquired Vancouver-based NovaTec Consultants, a specialized process engineering firm, focused on industrial and municipal advanced water and wastewater treatment plant design, operations,…
Chrysalix Invests in Vancouver’s Axine Water Technologies
Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital has invested in Vancouver’s Axine Water Technologies, developers of a low-cost solution for treating toxic organic pollutants in wastewater. The investment…
Join Us at GLOBE 2012 in Vancouver this March
Join ReNew Canada and Water Canada at GLOBE 2012.
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…
Vancouver Island Tech Park Welcomes ARC
The Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP) has welcomed the Alberta Research Council (ARC) as its newest tenant. ARC has opened its first British Columbia-based office…
Vancouver Terminates Contract for Water Tunnels
According to a local news report, Metro Vancouver is firing the contractor drilling tunnels for its $600-million water filtration plant on the North Shore due…
The $3.8B lesson: What the North Shore settlement teaches Canada about wastewater procurement
It is the resolution the Canadian water sector has been waiting for—and one it will be dissecting for years to come. Just last week, Metro…
Independent review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant program to proceed
Metro Vancouver has settled the legal proceedings with ACCIONA related to the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Project and an independent review will now proceed. “The…
CALIBRATED: A Leadership Experience for Women Who Build
A new leadership experience designed for women operating in high-stakes, industrial environments will launch this spring in Vancouver. CALIBRATED: A Leadership Experience for Women Who…
Mosaic launches pilot combining watershed stewardship with forest management
Mosaic Forest Management announced Feb. 25 it is launching a multi-year pilot in the Koksilah watershed on Vancouver Island which integrates watershed services, carbon programs,…
People Moves: February 2026
All the biggest hires, promotions and appointments in the Canadian water sector. Joel Melanson has joined Metro Vancouver as Director of Engineering, Design and Construction…
Regional District of Nanaimo secures additional Hamilton Marsh funding
The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) has announced additional funding has been secured to acquire 360 hectares (ha) of land known as Hamilton Marsh on…
Proactive risk reduction key to addressing future climate crises: expert
As floods and fire continue to batter the built environment, one climate resilience expert is stressing the importance of shifting from reactive responses to proactive…
Wastewater to biofuel pilot gets $150K WRF grant
A Metro Vancouver pilot project to transform wastewater into biocrude oil has earned a $150,000 grant from the Water Research Foundation (WRF). The funding will…
SiteMedia Acquires STOREYS to Unify Canada’s Built Community
“SiteMedia, Canada’s leading platform for industrial and construction intelligence and Water Canada’s parent company, has announced the acquisition of STOREYS, the country’s premier digital destination…
Water In Mining Global Summit
The Water in Mining Global Summit goes from April 20-22, 2026 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, B.C. Registration, sponsorship and exhibitor information is…
B.C. floods highlight pressure on infrastructure and river systems
Southwestern British Columbia continues to deal with high water levels and flood-related impacts after heavy rainfall over the past week. Flood warnings remain in Fraser…
Drift logs linked to intertidal damage along B.C. coast, UVic study finds
New research from the University of Victoria suggests that drift logs washing ashore along the B.C. coast are causing widespread damage to rocky intertidal ecosystems…