Monday, May 12, 2025
Canada’s Asian Carp Program Receives Five-Year Funding Commitment
Canada’s Asian Carp Program will receive up to $20 million over five years due to a new government investment. Announced by Karina Gould, Minister for…
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Duffin Creek Plant Finds Way Forward on Phosphorus Reduction
Ontario’s York and Durham regional municipalities have completed a study requested by the province’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change on strategies to further improve…
Researchers Receive $16M for Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network
The Great Lakes will soon have a network of greater capacity to observe ecosystem changes thanks to a plan hatched by a University of Windsor researcher and funding…
Water Canada’s Top Stories for 2017
High Five Basking in the halo of Canada 150 celebrations, 2017 was a year of political tension and turmoil when it comes to our water.…
Top 5 Water Science Stories 2017
1. National watershed assessment We rejoice when water is prominent in the mainstream media. When WWF-Canada released the first-ever national assessment of Canada’s freshwater underscoring…
Top 5 Water in Politics Stories 2017
1. SAD lakes The Great Lakes had a tough year. Lake Erie is not looking so healthy, Asian Carp continue their inexorable marathon towards ecosystem disruption,…
Fish Exposed to Treated Wastewater Demonstrate Altered Behaviour
A team of researchers from Environment Canada and Climate Change Canada and McMaster University have found that fish living downstream from a wastewater treatment plant…
Montreal Mayoral Candidate Campaigns on Water Issues
Valérie Plante, a frontrunner in the mayoral election race in the City of Montréal, is campaigning on the issue of water quality and municipal infrastructure. She…
Deep Blue Art Exhibit Opens in Ontario
Fold, crease, repeat, complete! On Thursday, October 12, the Ontario Science Centre unveiled DEEP BLUE, a stunning, collaborative art installation comprised of more than 2000 origami…
Research on HABS and Lake Erie Water Quality
Water quality conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose health risks for Ohioans in coastal communities that use the lake as their drinking water source.…
AquaHacking Offers Five Innovative Solutions for Lake Erie
Leaders from government, First Nations, philanthropically minded businesses, and youth activists came together for the 2017 AquaHacking Summit to address the many issues facing the…
COSIA Director Joins Wilfrid Laurier Water Initiative
Kelly Munkittrick has been named Wilfrid Laurier’s executive director of cold regions and water initiatives, a newly created position within the university. A former director of monitoring with…
Grass Carp Eggs Found in Lake Erie Tributary
Yesterday, the U.S.’s Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee and the bi-national Council of Great Lakes Fishery Agencies announced the discovery of grass carp eggs in…
Blue-Green Algae, Cyanobacteria Identified in Lower Thames
The Lower Thames Conservation Authority (LTVCA) has confirmed that the Thames River is experiencing a toxic blue-green algae event. On August 28, LTVCA staff noted…
Hamilton, Ont., Begins $340M Upgrade to Wastewater Plant
Over the next five years, Hamilton’s Woodward Wastewater Treatment Plant will receive $340 million in upgrades. The first project under this multi-year, multi-phase initiative officially…
Ontario Invests in Partnerships to Quell Invasive Species
Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Jeff Leal, MPP for Peterborough, were in Peterborough yesterday to announce a number of new investments…
U.S. Army Corps Releases Asian Carp Study
Following a five month delay and political interference, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the study that evaluated control options and technologies to…
A Vision for Canada as a Leader on the Global Water Stage
On this most important anniversary for our country, we have opportunity to reflect upon the role water has played in shaping our identity. When people…
Michigan Posts $1M Challenge for Solutions to Asian Carp
Governor Rick Snyder and the Michigan Legislature have launched a $1 million global search for innovative solutions to the impending invasion of the Asian carp.…
New Data on Nuisance Green Algae in Lake Ontario
A recent study, Chronic nutrient loading from Lake Erie affecting water quality and nuisance algae on the St. Catharines shores of Lake Ontario, offers insight…
Randle Reef Cleanup Renewed with Contract
Cleaning up the environment and improving water quality for the benefit of Canadians while creating middle-class jobs remains a high priority for the Government of Canada.…
Toronto Port Lands Flood Protection Project Gets $1.2B
With the waves nearly cresting the concrete dock, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Toronto Mayor John Tory, and Waterfront Toronto CEO Will Fleissig…
Farmers, Municipalities to Reduce Phosphorus in the Thames River
A new initiative launched this week, called The Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative, is developing innovative tools, practices and technologies to help farmers and municipalities…
Governments Appoint Advisory Panel on Protection of Freshwater
The Federal and Provincial Governments of Canada have created a National Advisory Panel on Canada’s biodiversity conservation initiative, which will guide the protection of 17…