Items tagged: water technology

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Seven Canadian Companies Honoured by Artemis Top 50

May 18, 2011 - 1:16 pm

Ontario’s global water leadership summit played host to the launch of The Artemis Project’s 2011 honoured companies for most innovative water technologies. Seven Canadian companies received recognition, including Aqua-Pure Ventures (Calgary), ENBALA Power Networks Ltd. (Toronto), Evandtec...

Categories: International, National, News

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

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

Ontario Proposes Water-Saving Toilets Mandate

April 22, 2010 - 1:40 pm

Ontario is proposing to require that all toilets sold in the province use no more than six litres of water per flush. The proposed measure would promote conservation and lower household bills for Ontario families. Toilet flushing accounts for 30 per cent of in-home water use. Replacing a 13-litre-per-flush...

Categories: News, Ontario

Open Ontario: Plans to Make a Splash

March 8, 2010 - 1:02 pm

"The world needs Ontario. The world needs what we have to offer," said Ontario's Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley in Monday's Speech from the Throne, which launched the Province's new five-year Open Ontario Plan. The plan, which seeks to "create an Ontario even more open to new ideas, new people...

Categories: International, National, News, Ontario