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 Items tagged: water qualityItems Found: 26Democratizing Data to Build a Blue FutureFebruary 2, 2012 - 10:23 am This guest column is part of Building Our Blue Future, a monthly web series that narrates Canada’s water story as it happens. In 2003, Don Tapscott published a book called The Naked Corporation, which declared that the boundary-less immediacy of the Internet would expose business practices and radically... Categories: Blog N.S. Government Addressing Water Quality ConcernsOctober 7, 2010 - 8:34 am Land inspections, more water quality testing and new regulations are some of the actions the Nova Scotia government is taking to address water quality in the province's Carleton River Watershed. The Department of Environment released a report yesterday outlining the state of 10 lakes within the Carleton... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Wheatley Harbour RestoredApril 19, 2010 - 8:46 am Wheatley Harbour, Ontario is once again a clean and healthy aquatic ecosystem, announced Dave Van Kesteren, MP for Chatham-Kent-Essex last week. Wheatley Harbour was designated a Great Lakes Area of Concern in 1985 pursuant to the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The major... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario $3.75M Invested in Water Quality ResearchMarch 22, 2010 - 11:57 am The feds are making an investment in water quality research at the Universities of Lethbridge and Saskatchewan.Today's investment totals $3.75 million and will go towards research projects that will ultimately assist organizations in making environmentally-responsible decisions aimed at preserving... Categories: National, News, Western Canada Threats and ConsequencesMarch 22, 2010 - 11:51 am How can we act to prevent invasive species and protect biodiversity in the Great Lakes? As part of our World Water Day series, Water Canada got scientific with Professor John Casselman of Queen’s University’s Biology Department. Water Canada: In terms of biodiversity, how has Lake Ontario... Categories: Features Putting Water Quality on the Global AgendaMarch 21, 2010 - 7:30 am If you like the idea of your great-grandchildren having access to clean, safe drinking water, grab your calendar and set up a recurring reminder for March 22. Today (and every March 22) is a particularly big day for two programs committed to generating awareness about the need to protect the world’s... Categories: Features Sustainable Stormwater ManagementDecember 21, 2009 - 9:26 am Stormwater management has become an increasingly challenging issue for urban communities. In many cases, rainwater can no longer follow its natural patterns, which increases the volumes of runoff and its associated problems. In a natural environment, runoff is minimized since rainfall for the most... Categories: Features BioteQ Signs Contract for Seasonal Whitehorse PlantOctober 7, 2009 - 8:37 am Vancouver-based BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc. will design and build a water treatment plant in Whitehorse at the Minto copper mine owned by Minto Explorations Limited. BioteQ will provide process design, engineering and project management services on a fee basis. Minto Explorations is providing... Categories: National, News, Northern Canada Funds Announced for Lake Winnipeg Clean UpSeptember 24, 2009 - 8:14 am More than $109,000 in federal funding will support the Morden Community Lead Environmental Action on Nutrient Elimination and Removal (CLEANER) project, an initiative that will ultimately contribute to cleaning up Lake Winnipeg and its watershed. “Through the combination of science, community action... Categories: News, Western Canada CANTEST Wins Manitoba ContractAugust 20, 2009 - 8:43 am CANTEST Ltd., an analytical and testing laboratory, has won a three-year contract with Manitoba Water Stewardship to provide microbiological testing of drinking water from all drinking water treatment plants in Manitoba. The testing will help Manitoba Water Stewardship, a department of the Government... Categories: National, News, Western Canada Advertisement
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