Tag: water resources
City of Charlottetown Partners with WaterSense Program
The City of Charlottetown's Water and Sewer Utility is partnering with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program to help consumers and businesses...
Review Shows Rapid Urbanisation Increasing Pressure on Rural Water Supplies
An international team of researchers has carried out the first systematic global review of water reallocation from rural to urban regions. They found that...
University Partners with City of Guelph to Protect Drinking Water Sources
In collaboration with the City of Guelph, the University of Guelph (U of G) has become the first university in Ontario to develop a...
Saskatchewan Announces $1.3 Million in Funding to Support Producers
The Government of Saskatchewan, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada and the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA), announced $1.3 million in funding and in-kind...
Radical Transformation Required to Meet SDGs, According to Report
By 2050, we will share our planet with an estimated 9 to 10 billion people. We could be headed towards a crisis unless we...
K’ómoks First Nation and CVRD Partner on Water Agreement
The K’ómoks First Nation (KFN) and Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) are working towards an agreement that will provide greater cooperation in the management...
New Study Presents Tasting Notes for Recycled Wastewater
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have published the results of a study on how people perceive the taste of recycled wastewater...
UBCM Endorses Motions to Support Better Water Resource Management
From September 25–29th 2017, the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) conducted its 114th convention and voted on a number of resolutions to bring...
P.E.I. Legislature Debates Water Act for the First Time
After more than two years of consultation with Islanders, the new Water Act came up for debate in the Legislative Assembly on November 29th.
The historic act is...
Global Institute for Water Security Receives $1.3m to Develop Sensors
Yesterday, Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced that the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) will receive an investment of over $2.7...
