Thursday, July 31, 2025
Canadian Water: Get Ready for a Free-Trade Deal With China
The global trade environment is undergoing an unexpected radical period of change. One of the first acts of the Trump White House was to remove…
Search Results for great lakes
$3M Grant for Ducks Unlimited Canada to Protect Prairie Wetlands
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) announced a $3-million grant from James C. Kennedy, an environmental philanthropist, to protect more than 8,000 hectares of wetlands and grasslands…
Study Shows Canada has 10 Hectares More Freshwater than Every Other Country on Earth
Researchers from McGill University have published the most complete database of lakes to date, providing a tool to scientists that assists understanding of the impact lakes…
Canadian Arctic Scientist Awarded Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research
Canadian Arctic scientist, Dr. John England, joins prestigious ranks, today accepting the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research. England is a well-known advocate…
Q&A With the Playwright/Writer of The Watershed
Annabel Soutar is a Montreal-based playwright and theatre producer. In 2012 Annabel was commissioned with Chris Abraham of Crow’s Theatre in Toronto to write a…
Water’s Next Award Winners Announced
It was a dazzling celebration of water leadership and innovation. On June 23, Water Canada celebrated it 2016 Water’s Next winners and nominees at a…
New Brew: Changing Mindsets So Clean Water and Industrial Growth Can Co-exist
The consumer thirst for craft beer and locally made food has been great for small businesses, creating many jobs in both large urban centres and…
CWRA Joins Manitoba’s Lake Friendly Accord
Tom Nevakshonoff, Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship minister, and Rick Gamble, chair of the South Basin Mayors and Reeves, announced on June 3 that the…
Manitoba Kicks Off Phase Two of Fight against Zebra Mussels
Manitoba’s Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Tom Nevakshonoff announced on May 28 that the province has launched phase two of their detection and awareness campaign…
B.C. Issues Warning to Imperial Metals for Mine Tailings Breach
The Government of British Columbia issued an official warning to Imperial Metals on Sept. 9 after an inspection found the Mount Polley copper and gold…
Tapping In
Depending on where you are, it may be getting harder to buy a bottle of water. In response to concerns over the environmental, economic, and…
Cultural Interactions
Traditional users of the land have a wealth of information about that land. In the past, traditional knowledge (TK) studies have supported land and compensation…
Manitoba Reviews Operating Guidelines for Water Control Structures
The Province of Manitoba is reviewing operating guidelines for three important water control structures leading up to work on a new Lake Manitoba outlet and…
Interview: John Ralston Saul on Environment, Economics, Governance, and First Nations
In advance of his keynote presentation at the upcoming Columbia Basin Watershed Network Symposium, Water Canada spoke with John Ralston Saul, Canadian intellectual and author…
Interview: Tim Morris on B.C.’s Water Movement
The POLIS Water Sustainability Project’s first Creating a Blue Dialogue webinar of the year will take place September 26. The series is supported by the…
Top Ontario Plant at Centre of Local Controversy
While an Ecojustice report card recently named Pickering, Ontario’s Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant one of the province’s finest, the plant is at the…
B.C. Could Be a Global Leader in Freshwater Protection: Report
A new report published by the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia and the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance at the University of Victoria says…
The Silver Screen
Not much is known about the health impacts of silver nanoparticles. Often employed for its antibacterial properties, nanosilver fights potentially harmful bacteria in consumer products…
Manitoba: Three-year Water Infrastructure Funding for Municipalities
The Province of Manitoba has announced a three-year, $12-million project to fund wastewater systems in communities around the province. The Municipal Water Infrastructure Fund is…
Building Healthy Soil
Urban development fundamentally changes the ways by which water flows through the local environment. Without the application of best management practices to control stormwater runoff…
Lake Winnipeg Named World’s Most Threatened Lake
The Global Nature Fund has recognized Lake Winnipeg as the “most threatened lake of the year” of 2013. Lake Winnipeg, the tenth largest freshwater lake…
All Aboard
Across the video screen, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and benthos are collaborating to perform an intricate dance. After an intense two-day discussion at the Living Lakes Canada…
Manitoba Unveils Comprehensive Environmental Strategy
Manitoba continues moving forward on environmental protection with an aggressive strategy of more than 100 initiatives across government that will bolster the Province’s economy and…
The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and Nass
Water Canada recently spoke with Canadian anthropologist, best-selling author, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Wade Davis, about his new book, The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and Nass.