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Friends of the Greenbelt Announce Water Grant Recipients

January 12, 2012 - 1:54 pm

Water is the focus of a new round of grants announced this week by Ontario's Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation. Five organizations have been awarded grants centred on protecting water systems and wetlands, extending the Greenbelt along major connecting waterways, and bringing more Greenbelt food...

Categories: News, Ontario

A Game of Balance

May 11, 2011 - 2:13 pm

By now, you’ll have heard about the growing opposition to Ontario’s most recent quarry proposal for Melancthon Township in the northwest corner of Dufferin County. For several groups and opponents, water protection is one of the biggest issues at stake. After a number of requests to cover the...

Categories: Blog

Singapore and Ontario to Collaborate on Clean Water Tech R&D

February 17, 2011 - 10:43 am

PUB, Singapore's national water agency, and the Government of Ontario have officially agreed to enter into a strategic alliance to conduct advanced clean water research and development. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Ontario and PUB will collaborate in the areas of clean water technologies...

Categories: International, News, Ontario

Trendspotting

January 16, 2011 - 2:28 pm

Anyone interested in the business of water in Canada will be looking to Ontario to see what, if any, effect the recently passed Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act will have on the industry. With

Categories: Features

Friend and Foe

January 3, 2011 - 9:40 am

Urban roads and expansive highways propel our interconnected economy and mobile lifestyle, but a snowstorm can bring productivity crashing to a halt. Not to mention, icy roads and snowy banks increase the probability of accidents, threatening motorist and passenger safety. Road salt plays a major...

Categories: Features

Ontario Meets Standards: Report

September 29, 2010 - 1:40 pm

Ontario's chief drinking water inspector, John Stager, has released his fifth annual report, providing an overview of the state of the province's drinking water including quality tests, inspection and performance. Of the report findings publicized by the Province in a press release, it appears...

Categories: News, Ontario

Podcast: Ontario's Water Opportunities

June 14, 2010 - 1:15 pm

It's Water Canada's first exclusive podcast! Last Tuesday at Toronto's National Club on Bay Street, I moderated a Global Public Affairs session on Ontario's proposed Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act. Participants included key stakeholders David Henderson, a managing director of XPV Capital;...

Categories: Blog

Opportunities Act Details Emerge

May 18, 2010 - 2:51 pm

"We want Ontario to provide the solutions the world is calling for," said Ontario's Minister of Environment, John Gerretsen, today. Quietly and without much advance notice, the provincial government announced the introduction of its Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act this morning...

Categories: International, News, Ontario

Anishinabek Nation and Ontario Partner for Water

April 29, 2010 - 1:18 pm

As of yesterday, the Anishinabek Nation and Ontario have agreed to continue to work together to strengthen collaboration on natural resource management. The Anishinabek Nation, as represented by the Union of Ontario Indians, and the province's Ministry of Natural Resources have signed four agreements...

Categories: News, Quebec

Earth 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...

Categories: Blog

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