Thursday, September 18, 2025
Manitoba Invests in Flood Management
The Province of Manitoba is making major investments in water level regulation and the flood water management system along the lower Assiniboine River, including Lake…
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Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Concerns Prompt Ministry of the Environment Review
An Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change review may result in a sewage pollution notification system for the City of Toronto. The review…
Government of Canada to Invest in Mapping System for First-Ever Global Surface Water Survey
The federal government—through the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)—will invest in Canadian innovation that will play a key role in the first-ever global survey of surface…
Manitoba Supports New Assiniboine River Basin Commission
The Manitoba government announced on August 6 its support of the new Assiniboine River Basin Commission, and a contribution of $50,000 toward initial startup activities.…
B.C. Releases Fraser River Flood Risk Reports
The Government of British Columbia released two reports concerning flood risk along the Fraser River on July 11. The reports can be used to support…
Canada, In Brief
Canada’s water challenges and the ways provinces and territories address those challenges can be so similar yet entirely unique. Each jurisdiction’s positions on issues of…
Brandon to Enhance Flood Protection Infrastructure
The City of Brandon, Manitoba, will receive federal and provincial funding to enhance its flood protection system after the Red River Floodway Expansion Project came…
RBC Donates to Cornwall Flood Mitigation Initiative
The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences received a donation of $50,000 from the RBC Blue Water Project. The donation will help the River…
Change in Attitude
With the 2013 Calgary and Toronto floods still fresh in our minds, and the bone-chilling cold of the polar vortex lingering well into spring, Canadians…
Manitoba Unveils Massive Comprehensive Strategy for Surface Water Management
In an effort to protect the province’s water resources, Manitoba announced its first comprehensive Surface Water Management Strategy along with multi-year surface water management investments.…
Flood Prevention Initiatives Include Tearing Up Canadian Streets
Five Canadian cities will have portions of their asphalt roads ripped up and replaced with permeable brick and gravel this summer in an effort to…
A Watershed Moment
What happens when data streams from an intensely instrumented watershed are combined with next-generation analytics in a high-powered computing environment? The answer is an unprecedented…
Alberta Commits $600 Million to Flood Mitigation Projects
The Government of Alberta will move forward with flood mitigation efforts along the Elbow and Highwood Rivers, according to an April 29 press release. The…
Flood Season Underway in Manitoba Communities
Flood season is underway in the Prairies, as two Manitoba communities, the Town of Birtle and the Waywayseecappo First Nation, have started evacuating their homes…
Taking a Hike
If a pipe bursts underground, does it still show up on your bill? Thanks in part to inattention and years of relatively cheap water rates,…
Subsidy Extended for Manitoba Homeowners to Install Sump Pumps and Sewer Backup Valves
Manitoba families can better protect their homes from basement flooding thanks to a subsidy from the provincial government, the city of Winnipeg, and other rural…
Below and Beyond
On the surface, the grate is inconspicuous— it doesn’t appear to be any different than all the other sewer grates in the city of Toronto. The…
Water Damage the Leading Cause of Property Claims: Aviva Canada
A record setting amount of more than $190 million in water damage claims were paid out in 2013 by insurance company Aviva Canada. This is…
Manitoba to Receive Federal and Provincial Money to Improve Flood Protection
The provincial government and the federal government have promised Manitoba $42 million to improve flood protection measures. The majority of the money will come from…
Canadians Aware of Flood Risks, But Not Protecting Themselves: RBC Survey
According to the seventh annual RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study, three-quarters of Canadians—or 74 per cent—agree that climate change will cause heavy rainstorms, snowfall, and…
Alberta Approves County’s Application to Flood Recovery Erosion Control Program
An application to the 2013 Flood Recovery Erosion Control Program by Rocky Mountain View County, Alberta has been approved by the provincial government. The county…
IBC Pleased with Alberta Flood Mitigation Investment
The Province of Alberta has earmarked $1.5 billion for flood mitigation and recovery programs over the next three years, garnering approval from the Insurance Bureau…
CWN Announces Consortium Leadership Group
The Canadian Water Network (CWN), announced their Consortium Leadership Group (CLG) on February 26. The group brings together leading municipal water managers from across the…
City of Windsor Says Drainage System Moving Without City Approval
The City of Windsor has alleged that the Ministry of Transportation moved ahead with the building of the Herb Gray Parkway drainage system without formal…