John Nicholson is Water Canada's former editor. He remains a frequent contributor to the magazine.
Contact the AuthorEarth Day Profit?
April 23, 2010 - 10:23 pm
You’ve got to hand to Dalton McGuinty and the Ontario Government. They really knew how to score points on Earth Day. On April 22, the Premier of Canada’s largest province was in London touting the green jobs that can be created from environmentalists. The message is that the Province can make...
Tags: Dalton McGuinty, Green Energy Act, green jobs, John Gerretsen, Ontario, Toronto, Water Opportunities Act, water technology
Swimming in Stormwater
August 24, 2009 - 10:08 am
Growing up in Nova Scotia, I spent many of my summer days swimming in Canada’s Ocean Playground. At the time, the biggest worries were the occasional jellyfish and the undertow. Thoughts of ear infections or worse (as a result of bacterial contamination) never occurred. And why would they? The water...
Tags: Jim Prentice, Lake Ontario, Lakefront Promenade Park, Mississauga, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, national standards, Nova Scotia, stormwater, swimming, wastewater, waterfowl
Water's Next Big Hit
July 20, 2009 - 9:49 am
The parallels between the career of Michael Jackson and the evolution of the water industry in Canada are uncanny. From his Motown days in the Jackson 5 to his glory days as the King of Pop and finally to financial problems and sad ending, Michael Jackson and the water industry have traveled similar...
Tags: Andrew Benedek, bottled water, Hank Vander Laan, membrane separation, Trojan Technologies, UV treatment, water, water exports, ZENON Environmental
Does Water Pay?
June 8, 2009 - 2:01 pm
How does remuneration for water professionals stack up against other "green collar" professions? On May 11, ECO Canada released Canada's first Compensation Report specifically for 16 key occupations in the environmental sector. If the report is similar to ECO Canada's last survey on environmental...
Underground Threats
May 11, 2009 - 9:11 am
If Chicken Little told you the sky was falling, you'd likely take no heed to the warning. However, if a group of accredited professors tell you that Canada's groundwater supplies are threatened, you probably should listen. Sustainable Management on Groundwater in Canada, a report (PDF here) released...
Tags: Council of Canadian Academies, Geological Survey of Canada, groundwater, James Bruce, Natural Resources Canada, pollution, stormwater, sustainability, Sustainable Management on Groundwater in Canada
Water in Short Supply at EID
April 30, 2009 - 11:23 pm
The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) held its 9th annual Environment Industry Day (EID) on April 2009 at Queen's Park and Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto. The theme of the event, Open for (Green) Business, emphasized the fact that the environmental industry in Ontario employs...
Tags: Environment Industry Day, Frank Zechner, John Gerretsen, ONEIA, OSWCA, Toronto
Useful and Attractive
April 7, 2009 - 9:25 am
Is there a market for eye-catching water infrastructure? Prior to my current employment with CWT, I worked with an environmental services company that listed composting and soil remediation among its specialties. During my time there, the City of Calgary issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the...
Tags: Art Gallery of Ontario, Austria, Calgary, France, Frank Gehry, Guggenheim Museum, Hong Kong, Japan, municipal infrastructure, Spain, wastewater treatment plant, water infrastructure, water treatment, waterfronts, WWTP
Protecting Lake Simcoe
April 7, 2009 - 12:00 am
Once known as Canada's ice fishing capital, Lake Simcoe is Ontario's largest lake after the Great Lakes, boasting a surface area of approximately 744 square kilometres. But Lake Simcoe can no longer support natural breeding coldwater fish such as trout and whitefish. Every year, approximately 67 tonnes...
Tags: agricultural runoff, coldwater fish, Holland Marsh, Lake Simcoe, Lake Simcoe Protection Act, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Phoslock, phosphorus, septic systems, sewage treatment plants, storm sewers
Free Enterprise vs. the Nanny State
March 10, 2009 - 12:16 pm
Should the sale of bottled water be banned at municipal-owned venues? Presently in Canada, 11 municipalities and two school boards have banned the sale of bottled water on their properties over the past three years. Thirty-six local governments have rejected the calls for bans over the last eight...
Tags: bottled water, bottled water bans, drinking water, tap water
The U.S. Invasion
January 1, 2008 - 12:00 am
With Canada's infrastructure crumbling and so many water and wastewater treatment plants in need of upgrading, there is little wonder that U.S. companies are eyeing Canada as a place for expansion. There are a number of catalysts for companies from the U.S. to be interested in Canada. For starters...
Tags: AECOM, America, Gartner Lee, International Trade Administration, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, wastewater, wastewater treatment
