Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Great Waters Challenge 2017 Launches
This week, the Great Waters Challenge re-launched. An online, Canada-wide game engaging youth and schools in water celebrations, the Great Waters Challenge inspires youth to…
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Saskatchewan Government Cracking Down on Unapproved Drainage Around Quill Lakes
The Saskatchewan government’s Water Security Agency (WSA) will be enforcing new regulations to close unapproved drainage works that currently contribute water to the Quill Lakes.…
Greater Sudbury Receives $2.3-million Grant For Watershed Studies
The City of Greater Sudbury has received a $2.3 million boost from the province to better protect its vast water resources and preserve the natural…
IJC Assesses Lakes Huron and Michigan’s Water Level Woes
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has recommended that the governments of Canada and the United States consider structural options for raising the water levels in…
Keeping invasive mussels out of Alberta
Alberta is currently free of Zebra and Quagga mussels, but the risk is growing across North America. With more than 600 lakes and countless rivers…
Canada funds $9.3 million in freshwater solutions
Water sustains life; it is a vital resource for people, nature and our economy. It is more important now than ever that we invest in…
Alberta boat inspections
Zebra and Quagga mussels destroy ecosystems, threaten shorelines and can cause hundreds of millions in damaged infrastructure. Alberta is currently 100 per cent free of…
YorkU OneWATER and York Region organize workshop to tackle water challenges
York Region and York University’s OneWATER Institute, an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to furthering research on water-related issues, co-hosted a workshop on May 13 to…
Strengthening Canada’s freshwater future: Government of Canada appoints new President of the Canada Water Agency
The Government of Canada announced the appointment of Mark Fisher as the President of the new Canada Water Agency, reporting to the Minister of Environment…
Community submissions sought for World Water Day celebration
Brock’s Rankin Family Pavilion will be awash with artwork and exhibits to mark the University’s second annual World Water Day Celebration on Friday, March 21. Members of…
Global food production has led to major biodiversity loss
As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change and food insecurity, the need for sustainable food production has taken on a new urgency. But…
Thousands of letters from Ontarians and nature groups call for a new Conservation Area in Lake Ontario
Nature Canada is pointing to massive public support for protecting Lake Ontario by sending a joint letter to Ontario and federal environment ministers, urging them…
Federal funding boosts Halton and Hamilton freshwater solutions with $700K for Lake Ontario
Protecting fresh water is crucial to building a cleaner, safer, sustainable future for all. The Golden Horseshoe region is a vital part of the Great Lakes…
Bruce Fellowships Support Emerging Freshwater Policy Leaders: Meet the 2024 Recipients!
The Geoffrey F. Bruce Fellowships in Environment and Canadian Freshwater Policy were established in honour of Erika v.C. Bruce’s late husband, recognizing his dedication to environmental conservation…
Brock research investigating potential neurotoxin in Lake Erie algae
Algae that wash up on shorelines and start turning black aren’t just a smelly eyesore — they could also be the source of a dangerous…
Canada strengthens protection of freshwater with launch of standalone Canada Water Agency
WINNIPEG, MB – Fresh water is our most precious natural resource, needed for drinking, cleaning and sanitation, recreation, industry, agriculture, and ecosystem health. Water is…
Ontario working with farmers to restore wetlands
ST. ANDREWS WEST — The Ontario government is investing over $2.8 million in projects led by ALUS Canada to support farmer-led initiatives to restore and…
Canada expands and improves warning system for coastal flooding
Major expansion of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s capacity to predict and alert Canadians about coastal flooding GATINEAU, QC – Coastal flooding is a regular occurrence along Canada’s marine coasts and…
DUC acquires 297 acres of wetland in Lake Simcoe watershed
Group donates 297 acres to DUC along the Beaver River in the Lake Simcoe watershed UXBRIDGE, ON – Thanks to the generosity of a group of…
Biden announces $1B to restore and protect rivers and wetlands
Biden Administration announces $1 billion for clean water for Tribal Nations and funding to combat megadrought in the West through President Biden’s Investing in America…
USask celebrates launch of Canada’s freshwater monitoring network
Led by USask in partnership with eight other Canadian universities, The Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO) is a network of freshwater monitoring and observation stations…
University of Windsor signs on to national water observatory network
Windsor, Ont. – Participating in a new nationwide scientific freshwater observatory will help to secure the University of Windsor as a leader in freshwater research,…
TVO Original ‘TRIPPING The French River’ is a mesmerizing canoe trip through northern Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, – TVO Original TRIPPING The French River continues the hugely popular TRIPPING series with a mesmerizing paddle on the French River from Lake…
New platform brings together water data from across BC and the Yukon
KELOWNA, BC – The launch of Pacific DataStream means water monitoring groups across British Columbia and the Yukon can grow the audience for their data –…