Tag: watershed
Trillium Foundation Grant for Agricultural Conesrvation Projects
Agricultural producers in Ontario will soon have more opportunities to establish ALUS conservation projects on their farms, thanks to a $695,900 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).
Ontario...
Yukon Receives Fed. Funding for Climate Change Preparedness
Yukon will receive $1.7 million over five years from the Government of Canada’s Climate Change Preparedness in the North program (CCPN). The program supports...
Three B.C. River Basins Upgraded to Level 4 Drought
On September 1st, British Columbia upgraded the Nicola, Salmon, and Similkameen river basins to Drought Level 4. These are in addition to the Coldwater...
Man. Launches Consultations to Improve Water Management
The Manitoba government has launched public consultations on three new environmental initiatives, which will improve water management and modernize watershed planning.
“Our government believes there...
Ontario Invests in Partnerships to Quell Invasive Species
Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Jeff Leal, MPP for Peterborough, were in Peterborough yesterday to announce a number of new...
Toronto Region Conservation Authority Announces New CEO
Today, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) announced their selection of John MacKenzie as the new chief executive officer.
After a year-long North American search,...
Western Water Resources in a Changing Climate
The Changing Cold Regions Network (CCRN) recently released two documents on the changing environment in Canada’s west, focused on the impacts to water resources.
Future...
Loblaw Water Funds Supports Water and Habitat-Restoration Projects
Swaying public opinion on the value of beavers in rural Alberta may sound like a tall task, but Cows and Fish—as the Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society is...
Sask. Creates Agricultural Water Management Advisory Boards
Saskatchewan has moved forward on its agricultural water management strategy. On May 16th, Minister Responsible for the Water Security Agency, Scott Moe, announced the...
Burnaby Concerned Over Potential Pipeline Impact on Brunette Watershed
On April 24th, the City Council of Burnaby, British Columbia, heard a report to council regarding the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project,...
