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Barrie, Ont. Approves Climate Change Strategy

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At the City of Barrie’s May 8th General Committee meeting, Councillors approved the Climate Change Adaptation strategy, which will guide future planning to reduce...

Urbanization Effect on Hydrology

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Changing atmospheric temperatures are forcing changes in the water cycle—higher evaporation rates, more frequent and intense rainstorms, and less precipitation as snow. Together these...

$3.2M in Capital Investments for St. John’s Water Systems

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Yesterday, St. John’s City Council voted on whether to approve the Capital Plan for 2016–2018 — council minutes were unavailable at the time of...

Timmins’ Director of Public Works and Engineering Resigns

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Luc Duval has resigned his position as director of Public Works and Engineering with the City of Timmins, effective as of April 10, 2017. Duval...

New Westminster Receives $5.5M for Sewer Separation

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The City of New Westminster, British Columbia, has been awarded over $5.5 million from the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) for the Sapperton...

RBC Study Shows Public Support for Municipal Action on Water

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There is good news for Canadian municipalities in the RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study. Canadians strongly support the safeguarding of their water. As Canadian municipalities...

B.C., Feds to Fund 144 New Water and Wastewater Projects

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The federal and British Columbia governments have announced funding for 144 new water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the province. Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure...

Great Lakes Commission on Binational Infrastructure Priorities

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On March 2nd, the binational Great Lakes Commission (GLC) called for U.S. and Canadian leadership to rebuild and modernize aging water infrastructure in the...

Experimenting With Green Laneways in Toronto

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The City of Toronto has more than 2,400 publicly owned laneways. These back alleys, that run throughout the city, behind our streets, connecting our...

Are Stormwater Measurement Practices Accurate?

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A new study released by the Journal of Water Management Modeling considers whether conventional practices in measuring particulate solids might affect understanding of stormwater...

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