Monday, September 14, 2026
The island that wasn’t there
In August, boaters navigating British Columbia’s massive Williston Reservoir, the water body behind the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, spotted something that shouldn’t have been there: a…
reservoirs
Alberta launches feasibility study on new Belly River dam, irrigation upgrades
The Alberta government is studying whether to build a new dam and reservoir on the Belly River and make improvements to the Waterton–St. Mary Headworks…
Natural and Managed Watersheds Respond Similarly to Climate Change
A new study led by researchers at Indiana University (IU) has found that modifications, such as dams and reservoirs in the United States and Canada,…
North Red Deer Regional Wastewater System Has Been Commissioned
Last Friday, Amarjeet Sohi, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Brian Mason, Alberta Minister of Transportation, attended a commissioning ceremony for the North Red…
Lake Science: Water Clarity As Important As Air Temperatures in Response to Climate Change
A new paper released this week demonstrates how even small changes in water clarity over time can have big impacts on water temperatures. In a…
Projects to Map Aquifers in B.C.’s Horn River Basin
Geoscience BC and the Horn River Basin Producers Group have launched several collaborative geoscience projects to identify and map subsurface aquifers in the Horn River…