Tag: policy
Simulated drought project helps improve management in Alberta
Edmonton, AB - A new report by the Alberta Water Council (AWC) summarizes the results of a recent exercise that simulated a severe drought...
Tools for wetland classification: research contributes to major win in Manitoba...
Wetlands face an ever-increasing threat worldwide, despite their value in providing essential services like carbon storage, water purification, wildlife habitat, and more. Wetlands play...
New Research Institute Aims to Bring Clarity to Canada’s Climate Choices
Dozens of academics and policy experts launched the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, a new independent national research body.
The Institute aims to bring clarity...
Anti-Sprawl Policies May Be Harming Water Quality: Study
Urban growth boundaries are created by governments in an effort to concentrate urban development—buildings, roads, and the utilities that support them—within a defined area....
USask and Indian Institute of Science Sign MOU to Advance Water...
The University of Saskatchewan and the Indian Institute of Science have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner for five years on joint research,...
Water Priorities for the Federal Election
Record investments in water infrastructure across the country have put a dent in the needs for new and rehabilitated assets, but there is still...
York Region Approves Updated Corporate Asset Management Policy
The Regional Municipality of York has updated its Corporate Asset Management Policy, improving the coordination and affordability in the management of over $5 billion in...
Old Legislation Moves Ontario Stormwater Management Forward
In the summer of 2017, the Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVC) held a workshop that sought to apply old piece of provincial legislation, the...
New Brunswick Releases Draft Water Strategy
A draft water strategy has been developed based on input from stakeholders, the public and First Nations and is now available online for comment...
NWT Releases Guidelines for Effluent Mixing Zones
The Land and Water Boards of the Mackenzie Valley and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced the release of the Guidelines for Effluent...