Indigenous Services Canada has released a May 2018 update on the federal government’s progress in ending long-term drinking water advisories for public water systems on…
Labatt Breweries of Canada is providing 100,000 cans of emergency drinking water for New Brunswick as part of its Canadian Disaster Relief Program. The water will go…
The idea of using energy from the sun to evaporate and purify drinking water is ancient. The Greek philosopher Aristotle reportedly described such a process…
Rural regions in Canada face many challenges when it comes to managing drinking water systems. New research from the University of Saskatchewan examines the potential to manage drinking…
The Government of Canada is asking technical experts who focus on drinking water to provide feedback in the consultation process for the drinking water guidance…
The City of Toronto’s targeted testing of tap water in 2017 indicated significantly lower lead levels, a result of a Corrosion Control Plan implemented from…
Canada and British Columbia have announced the outcome of their bilateral agreement, which includes $4.1 billion in federal funding. Announced yesterday Minister of Infrastructure and…
Saint John Water will soon begin its transitional treatment phase in anticipation of the Loch Lomond Drinking Water Treatment Facility becoming operational this summer. Beginning…
Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), B.C. has announced the completion of the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) for the Comox Valley Water Treatment Project, which permits…
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have published the results of a study on how people perceive the taste of recycled wastewater in…
Slate Falls Nation has opened a new water treatment plant, allowing the Nation’s Band Council to lift 11 long-term drinking water advisories (DWAs) that had…
In spite of good progress in water hygiene during the recent decades, contaminated water still causes millions of diseases every year. Most of these diseases…
Canada’s Department of Indigenous Services announced today that a long-term drinking water advisory in Tsal’alh First Nation in British Columbia was lifted on February 5th,…
Today, the Minister of Indigenous Services, the Honourable Jane Philpott, and Chief Ava Hill of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, announced a water main…
Iqalungmiut’s water and wastewater infrastructure has been improved by investments from the local government and the Government of Canada through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150). The…
Mishkeegogamang First Nation has successfully ended long-term and short-term drinking water advisories, continuing progress towards the federal governments pledge to end long-term DWAs. Yesterday afternoon,…
In early December, Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette released a report that documented the government’s shortfall in spending to deliver on the 2015 campaign promise…
Installation of a new 30-kilometre-long pipeline to help supply the City of Melville and area with a more reliable and sustainable water supply has recently…
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) is moving forward with the installation of temporary ultraviolet treatment that is expected to reduce boil water notices by approximately…
The Parliamentary Budget Officer, Jean-Denis Fréchette, released a report today analyzing federal spending on drinking water and wastewater treatment on First Nations reserves. In it, he…
The City of Prince George, British Columbia has conducted a review of drinking water quality at civic facilities and found it to be safe for…
The Canadian Council of Environment Ministers (CCME) has released the Water Quality Index 2.0 application and CCME Water Quality Index User’s Manual 2017 Update, replacing the Water Quality Index 1.2 published…
Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a Municipal Stewardship Agreement with the Town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity to protect wetlands around the community and coastal habitat. A ceremony…
An audit of Halifax Water examining its management of drinking water safety was released by the Municipal Auditor General (MAG) on November 10th. In her…