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Seasonal storage of floodwaters from three unexploited rivers that flow into James Bay and the channelling of this water to the Ottawa River could provide…
Seasonal storage of floodwaters from three unexploited rivers that flow into James Bay and the channelling of this water to the Ottawa River could provide…
Boundary Waters Week (June 5-14) will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty with a series of events in Niagara Falls, but the…
At precisely 2:30 p.m. in Cornwall, Ontario, the audience at the 16th Annual International Conference on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Ecosystem was…
The Federal Court of Canada has ordered the federal government to provide data on one of Canada’s largest sources of pollution—mine tailings and waste rock…
Once known as Canada’s ice fishing capital, Lake Simcoe is Ontario’s largest lake after the Great Lakes, boasting a surface area of approximately 744 square…
“Water has been my life in a different way than for most people. I have lived inside of it.” In 1969, Dr. Joe MacInnis, one…
Canada may be on the brink of a fresh water crisis and unless Canadians start taking notice, our economy will suffer. That’s the conclusion of…
Last Sunday, the International Joint Commission (IJC) recognized the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Canada-US Boundary Waters Treaty (BWT), which created the Commission…
“The Ontario public needs and deserves to be confident that our environmental protection systems are actually doing the job – but there are clearly areas…
Toronto, Ont.- RBC has made a donation of $200,000 to the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper (LOW) to fund its ongoing work for community-based water quality projects.…
Canada’s stores of fresh water are not as plentiful as once thought, and water shortages threaten to pinch the economy and pit provinces against each…
The 15th Annual Conference on the Great Lakes Lawrence River Ecosystem will highlight 50 years of hydroelectric power development and the construction of the St.…
Canada may be on the brink of a fresh water crisis and unless Canadians start taking notice, our economy will suffer, concludes a poll commissioned…
The Manitoba government is investing nearly $400,000 in rural Manitoba for aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention, Environment and Climate Change Minister Mike Moyes announced. “We…
The Manitoba government is providing a $95,000 grant to help the Souris River Watershed District develop an aeration system in Oak Lake that will enhance…
As wildfire seasons grow longer and more destructive, rural communities in British Columbia are turning to a proactive, made-in-B.C. solution: mapping water sources in advance…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) acknowledges a significant step forward in the ongoing effort to protect B.C.’s waterways from invasive mussels with the introduction…
When most people think of the Northwest Territories (NWT), they think of a land with bodies of water scattered throughout a vast, primarily open landscape.…
What is the WWMS? In the spring of 2025, the CSA Group is planning to publish the W217 Ontario Wastewater Management System (WWMS) standard. The…
Zebra and quagga mussels are not native to Canada and can wreak havoc on ecosystems and infrastructure. With growing concerns that invasive mussels could arrive…
In Ontario, Nature Force—an action-oriented climate resilience initiative funded by a coalition of Canadian property and casualty insurance companies in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada—has been…
Lethbridge, Alta. – Alberta’s government is partnering with the University of Lethbridge to study water storage, endangered species and other issues impacting Southern Alberta. Alberta…
DUNCAN, BC – B.C. is taking an important step forward in drought preparedness by supporting a new Cowichan Lake weir, ensuring the Cowichan River continues…
Waterloo, Ont. – University of Waterloo researchers have created a new technology that can remove harmful microplastics from contaminated water with 94 per cent efficiency.…