Wednesday, April 30, 2025
UPDATED: Toronto’s Dedicated Stormwater Fee Delayed
Toronto has delayed its decision to implement a dedicated stormwater fee, due to cost concerns and the ultimate transparency for rate payers, among others. When…
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Barrie, Ont. Approves Climate Change Strategy
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 the…
Urbanization Effect on Hydrology
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 changes…
$3.2M in Capital Investments for St. John’s Water Systems
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 writing.…
Timmins’ Director of Public Works and Engineering Resigns
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
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 Combined…
RBC Study Shows Public Support for Municipal Action on Water
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
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
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 Great…
Experimenting With Green Laneways in Toronto
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 residential…
Are Stormwater Measurement Practices Accurate?
A new study released by the Journal of Water Management Modeling considers whether conventional practices in measuring particulate solids might affect understanding of stormwater management…
Halifax Water Celebrates Twenty Years of Stewardship
Twenty years of innovative water management is noteworthy. As 2016 came to a close, Halifax Water released its twentieth annual report, noting the many accomplishments…
Climate Change Prompts Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience
City planners in Campbell River, B.C., have planned to address climate change impacts and rising sea levels on stormwater infrastructure and public space in 2017.…
Evaluating Long-Term Performance From Low Impact Development Practices
Imagine using an unassuming corner of your street, yard, or local park to improve the quality and security of water and the Great Lakes. It’s…
Ontario Environment Commissioner Released Report on Stormwater Pricing
The Environment Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) has released a report today noting that Ontario’s municipalities face a $6.8 billion deficit to fix existing stormwater infrastructure…
Edmonton Confronts Stormwater and Flood Mitigation
On November 9th, Edmonton announced a $107,081,000 stormwater management project and, on the same day, released a preliminary study on flood mitigation throughout the city.…
Bradford, Ont. Moving Toward Approval of a Stormwater Management Master Plan
In 2013, the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study to develop a new Stormwater Management Master Plan in…
Student Team Takes Top Prize With Stormwater Solution at Weekend Hackathon Event
If Lee Valley, Home Depot, or IKEA could offer you a low-cost, easy-install, beautiful modular green roof installation kit, would this be your next weekend…
Report: Stormwater Solutions for Municipalities
The Smart Prosperity Institute has released a report entitled New Solutions for Sustainable Stormwater Management in Canada. The report acts as a primer for municipalities…
Barrie Continues to Upgrade Stormwater Infrastructure
Barrie, ON, has begun a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study to determine necessary stormwater infrastructure improvements required to reduce flooding on both private and municipal…
Ottawa to Update Water, Wastewater, Stormwater Rates
Ottawa’s announcement assured residents that “over 85 [per cent] of their 400,000 households and properties will see no change to their monthly water bill
The Ongoing Challenge of Stormwater Maintenance
Maintenance of infrastructure is not an exciting topic of conversation. We prefer things that are new and innovative. Stormwater management technologies are no exception. We…
Water’s Next Award Winners Announced
It was a dazzling celebration of water leadership and innovation. On June 23, Water Canada celebrated it 2016 Water’s Next winners and nominees at a…
New Brew: Changing Mindsets So Clean Water and Industrial Growth Can Co-exist
The consumer thirst for craft beer and locally made food has been great for small businesses, creating many jobs in both large urban centres and…