Friday, May 16, 2025
Alberta boat inspections
Zebra and Quagga mussels destroy ecosystems, threaten shorelines and can cause hundreds of millions in damaged infrastructure. Alberta is currently 100 per cent free of…
water infrastructure
Quebec government grants more than $6.8M to Saguenay for its water infrastructure
The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Ms. Andrée Laforest, announced that $6,806,596 has been granted to the City of…
Manitoba investing $24M for municipal water and wastewater upgrades and expansions
The Manitoba government is committing $24 million in funding for the Manitoba Water Services Board (MWSB) capital budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year to assist…
Funding woes threaten Ontario’s water infrastructure, say experts at ROMA Conference
The Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference wrapped up on January 21 in Toronto with a panel discussion on water and wastewater infrastructure challenges in…
Zhiibaahaasing First Nation celebrates groundbreaking of new water treatment plant and distribution system upgrades
Zhiibaahaasing First Nation Chief Irene Sagon Kells and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, are excited to mark the official groundbreaking of the…
Federal government establishes council to deliver Canada’s first National Infrastructure Assessment
Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, announced the new Canadian Infrastructure Council, an expert advisory body that will deliver the country’s first-ever National…
LOGISTEC appoints Patrick Maginn as President of its Water Infrastructure Solutions Division
LOGISTEC’s Water Infrastructure Solutions Division, has named Patrick Maginn as its new President of the Water Infrastructure Solutions division. Maginn, a seasoned executive with a…
Ontario helping build more homes in Sudbury
SUDBURY — The Ontario government is investing up to $34.9 million in water infrastructure to help enable the construction of 3,300 new homes in the City…
Ontario invests $25M in water infrastructure to enable over 2,200 homes in Cobourg
COBOURG, ONT.—The Ontario government is investing up to $25 million in water infrastructure to support the construction of 2,266 new homes in the Town of…
Ontario government invests $5.77M in water infrastructure for Gananoque housing
The Ontario government is investing $5,771,984 to enhance water infrastructure in the Town of Gananoque, facilitating the construction of over 400 new homes. This funding…
Key water infrastructure projects launching in Southwest Saskatchewan
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is set to invest over $2 million in the design and construction of five critical water infrastructure projects across Southwest…
Alberta invests in water management infrastructure
Through Budget 2024, Alberta’s government is taking action to protect communities and vital water management infrastructure from the impacts of floods. RED DEER, AB –…
Government invests $51 million in water and wastewater infrastructure improvements across Saskatchewan
CRAVEN, SK – Communities across Saskatchewan are upgrading critical public infrastructure through 34 projects after a joint investment of more than $51 million from the federal and provincial governments.…
Ontario Introduces Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund
Ontario municipalities can now receive funding for water infrastructure projects to protect communities and build more housing. About the fund The Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund…
EPCOR Lifts Non-essential Water Ban
EDMONTON, AB, – Following the completion of critical repairs at the E.L Smith Water Treatment Plant, and stabilization of the water distribution network, EPCOR has…
Springbank Dam Set to be Decommissioned
London, Ont – The city of London, Ontario is preparing to decommission and partially remove the Springbank Dam, a task that has been on the…
Don Lands Sees First Flow of Water
Toronto, ON – One of North America’s largest water infrastructure projects reached a major milestone on Wednesday, January 31, when pumps were activated for the…
Federal investment supports water supply system upgrades in Hartley Bay
Hartley Bay, B.C. – The federal government is investing $16 million to support the village of Hartley Bay’s, home of the Gitga’at First Nation, water…
Water and wastewater infrastructure funding for municipalities of Tracadie and Rivière-du-Nord, NB
Rivière-du-Nord, NB – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie–Bathurst, the Honourable Réjean Savoie,…
Canada invests in NL water and sewer upgrades to improve reliability and energy efficiency
Whitebourne NL – Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista–Burin–Trinity, the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member of the House…
Northern Waters: Water treatment challenges across Canada’s territories
When spring arrived this past year in the town of Hay River, Northwest Territories, residents weren’t ready for what followed. River water levels reaching historic…
Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure survey provides new data about water infrastructure to Canadian communities
On August 19, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the latest release of data on the status of Canada’s…
How digital transformation will make municipal water management more resilient
Across Canada, municipalities must be ready for big growth—and big change. Increased immigration levels and housing booms outside of major urban centres mean municipalities of…
Joint funding announced for 88 infrastructure projects in Nfld. and Lab.
Over $99 million in joint funding has been announced for green, recreation, and rural infrastructure for residents across Newfoundland and Labrador. “Investing in public infrastructure is…