Tag: February 2023
North Bay studying PFAS treatment options
North Bay, ON – The City of North Bay has proactively undertaken a study to evaluate options for enhancing its water treatment process to...
Work underway on Saskatoon’s third dry storm pond project
Saskatoon - Construction has started on a dry storm pond in Weaver District Park. It’s the third of nine Flood Control Strategy (FCS) projects the...
Government of Canada takes action to stop the manufacture and import...
Ottawa - Every year, it is estimated that 110 tonnes of lead from wheel weights fall off tire rims and are released into the...
AFNQL responds to proposed federal legislation on drinking water and wastewater
Wendake, QC - The Chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) and the Grand Chiefs denounce the fact that, despite...
Statement: Government of Canada seeks to modernize the Canadian Environmental Protection...
"Healthy, clean, and just. When it comes to protecting the environment and human health from pollution, society sees these priorities as government responsibilities and...
Water forecasting platform soon to be launched for the Pembina River...
Winnipeg - An exciting, high-tech modelling project led by Pembina Valley Watershed District (PVWD) and Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) that will have...
McGill study offers second chance to protect wetlands
Wetlands are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world. A new study, published in Nature, has found that the loss of wetland areas around...
P.E.I. purchasing land in buffer zones
P.E.I - The province is now offering to buy land near buffer zones, watercourses or wetlands.
The provincial government will buy land from owners at...
Canada to refuse to permit seabed mining absent a rigorous regulatory...
Vancouver - The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard,...
Government of Canada on track to meet its 2025 and 2030...
Vancouver - During the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard,...
