Tag: data
Survey of Drinking Water Plants Shows Population & Tech Growth
Statistics Canada has released data from the 2015 Survey of Drinking Water Plants, which shows growth in the population supplied, a slight decrease in...
Online Data Tool Launched to Support Great Lakes Decision-Making
The Great Lakes Commission and The Nature Conservancy have launched new information services for their Blue Accounting initiative at the 2017 Leadership Summit of the Great Lakes...
Watershed Planning & Data Management Tool Goes to Market
Last week, Greenland International Consulting Ltd. completed the next iteration of the Healthy River Ecosystem AssessmenT System (THREATS), a data management tool for watershed planning.
The development of the...
NASA Maps Saskatchewan’s Wetlands, North Sask. River
Saskatchewan’s wetlands and North Saskatchewan River have been chosen as a testing ground for new NASA technologies designed to map water in northern environments...
Fraser Riverkeeper Launches Real-Time Sewage Reporting Campaign
Fraser Riverkeeper has launched a campaign demanding real-time reporting and public transparency on raw sewage discharges into Vancouver’s waterways. The launch of the Swimmable Vancouver campaign...
Ont. Bill Would Mandate Public Reporting of Diverted Sewage
On May 31st, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Dufferin—Caledon, Sylvia Jones, brought forward Bill 141, Sewage Bypass Reporting Act, 2017. The bill would...
New Brunswick to Survey Parlee Beach Wetlands, Protect Water Quality
A ground survey to delineate wetlands in the area surrounding Parlee Beach begins this week. The project is part of the government’s effort to...
Nunavut Faces a Water Security Crisis
According to a recent study by a team of Canadian researchers, Iqaluit is facing an imminent water security crisis, so too is the territory.
“Even...
Data Tool Visualizes Water Technology Trends
A new data visualization tool has been developed to create interactive engagement with technology trends in the water sector.
Developed under the Leaders Innovation Forum...
How Does Conservation Pricing Affect Municipal Water Demand?
The City of Guelph has been a pioneer in the promotion of water conservation and efficiency in Canada. Motivated by limited supplies of local...
