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 Items tagged: Water Opportunities and Water Conservation ActItems Found: 9Drinking Water Success in OntarioAugust 2, 2011 - 9:02 am Ontario continues to be a North American leader in providing clean, safe, and reliable drinking water to Ontarians, reads a press release from the Minister of Environment John Wilkinson's office. The Minister's Annual Report on Drinking Water 2011 says the province is making progress in cleaning up... Categories: News Innovation Thrives in OntarioMay 9, 2011 - 12:32 pm Building upon past successes with big companies such as Trojan Technologies and ZENON Environmental and recently passing the Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, the Government of Ontario is making strides to position the province as a leader in water technology. Next week, it’s going... Categories: Features Ontario Introduces Innovation Showcase FundingMay 2, 2011 - 8:40 pm Last week Ontario's ministry of environment announced its $17-million Showcasing Water Innovation program, meant to to fund leading edge, innovative and cost-effective solutions for managing drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems in Ontario communities. The three-year program will... TrendspottingJanuary 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 Wasted EnergyOctober 29, 2010 - 8:42 am Across the country, provinces are updating Building Code standards—or implementing policies that would allow provincial ministries to change standards. Canada’s new building code, coming in 2012, will enshrine energy efficiency in its objectives, making the standard for all new homes much better... Categories: Features Great Lakes, WastedJuly 5, 2010 - 11:31 am More than 580 billion litres of drinking water, the equivalent of 236,000 Olympic swimming pools, are being wasted every year by homeowners in the Great Lakes region of Ontario and Quebec, according to a report released today by Environmental Defence. Down the Drain: Water Conservation in the Great Lakes... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario, Quebec Podcast: Ontario's Water OpportunitiesJune 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 Feedback: Ontario's Water Opportunities ActMay 19, 2010 - 7:34 am A day after Ontario Minister of the Environment John Gerretsen announced some details of the province's proposed Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, the feedback has started rolling in. "Wise water use better protects our environment and extends the lifespan of existing water and wastewater... Opportunities Act Details EmergeMay 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 |
