Friday, August 8, 2025
Canadian and US Mayors Call for Immediate Action on Asian Carp
Mayors from Canada and the United States are urging immediate action on the threat of Asian carp at Brandon Road Lock and Dam in the…
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Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Announces Organizational Changes
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has realigned its organizational structure to support operational efficiencies and to ensure that program delivery opportunities are realized.…
Government of Canada Invests in Water Systems in Southern Ontario
Gagan Sikand, Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Streetsville, announced more than $1.3 million to support six climate change projects in Southern Ontario on behalf of the…
Government of Canada Takes Action to Protect Aquatic Species at Risk
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced that the Government of Canada is formally launching the Canada…
LIFT Launches 2019 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge
The Intelligent Water Systems Challenge is back for a second year to encourage participants to use innovation and data to help solve some of the…
Ostara Receives Grant to Address Phosphorus Pollution in Lake Erie Watershed
Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. announced that its been awarded a grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for a research project that will address both non-point and point…
Plastics and Other Waste in Our Watersheds
How did we get to a stage when microplastics have become a ubiquitous issue? This was one of the questions raised by Dr. Chelsea Rochman,…
Water Canada’s Top 10 News Stories of 2018
It’s been a busy year at Water Canada. This year we saw our widest ranging audience ever, and you doubled the time you spent reading…
IAGLR Publishes Toronto Harbour Remediation Case Study
According to a study released today by the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), decades of cleanup efforts and collaborative planning have turned Toronto’s…
Cannabis Legalization Spurs a Need for Targeted Wastewater Treatment
With medical marijuana legal for five years and the door opening to recreational use on October 17, 2018, Canada’s cannabis growers are learning to navigate…
Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative Selects Projects to Curb Pollution
The Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative (PRC) has chosen five projects from 11 proposals to develop and test technologies that intercept and remove phosphorus from…
Funding for St. Clair River Area of Concern to Manage Contaminants
Two weeks after three Beneficial Use Impairments were re-designated to Not Impaired for the St. Clair River Area of Concern (AOC), another positive step towards…
Ont. Gov. Proposes Legislation to Sidestep Clean Water Act
The Ontario government has proposed legislative changes that will allow municipal and residential development to bypass protections granted in the Clean Water Act to source…
Fraser Institute Reports Canadian Water Quality Generally Very Good
A study from the Fraser Institute reports that Canada’s freshwater supply and water quality is generally very good. “Canadians are rightly sensitive about the country’s…
Baitfish Primer App to Help Protect Waterways from Invasive Species
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has launched their guide for identify legal and illegal live bait, the Baitfish Primer, as an app. The app allows fish…
Ontario Releases New Environment Plan
The Government of Ontario has released its new environment plan, which outlines its intentions to improve water quality and manage climate change. “This plan strikes…
Report: 2017 Lake Ontario Flood Not the Result of Outflow Protocols
A new report concludes that there were few surprises regarding how the plans used to regulate the outflows from Lake Superior and Lake Ontario performed…
Three BUIs Designated as Not Impaired in St. Clair River AOC
The Canadian Remedial Action Plan Implementation Committee (CRIC) for the St. Clair River Area of Concern (AOC) has announced a Not Impaired status has been…
Cover Crop Project to Reduce Phosphorus Loss in Thames Watershed
The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) has announced that the Canadian Agricultural Partnership has granted $500,000 for UTRCA staff and local certified crop advisors…
Imbrium Systems Introduces LittaTrap to Prevent Plastic from Entering Waterways
New Zealand-based Enviropod®, in conjunction with Canada’s Imbrium® Systems, recently introduced the Enviropod® LittaTrap™ to address plastic pollution and other trash in Canadian waterways. LittaTrap is a low-cost…
Lake Winnipeg Foundation: Manitobans Want Action on Sewage Treatment
Ahead of Wednesday’s municipal elections, the Lake Winnipeg Foundation (LWF) has reported that polling results show Manitoba citizens want immediate action taken to improve city…
Local Water Conservation Projects Receive Federal Support
Yesterday, the federal government announced support for 58 EcoAction Community Funding Programs to help support local action on climate change and water conservation. Announced by…
Malaysian Delegates Learn Water Practices from Ontario
A delegation from the State of Sarawak, Malaysia visited Ontario last week, engaging with the University of Waterloo’s the Water Institute, as part of its efforts…
Nature Conservancy of Canada Secures Protected Area on Lake Superior
Last week, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners announced the creation of a new 3,170-hectare protected area in northwestern Ontario on the…