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Urgent DeliveryGetting water where it’s most needed. Contaminated drinking water is a major source of concern for small and rural communities (SRCs) including First Nations reserves. Many small communities have water contamination problems that go largely undetected, while over 1,700 SRCs and over 100 First Nations communities across Canada are under [...] |
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Interview: Aleid DiepeveenIn advance of Ontario’s Global Water Leadership Summit last week, Water Canada spoke with Aleid Diepeveen, director of the innovation program in water technology for the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), to find out how her country has tackled coordinating and exporting its water expertise. Water [...] |
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AftershocksAfter March’s 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Water Canada received several messages via email and Twitter regarding radiation and water safety. We asked science writer Raymond K. Nakamura to set the record straight. The nuclear disasters caused by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan have heated up concerns over water safety and radiation. Authorities reported increases of radioactive iodine in water sources surrounding the Fukushima site. The major issue? Steam released from the nuclear plants [...] |
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Innovation Thrives in OntarioBuilding 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 [...] |
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Know Your WellSaskatchewan’s watershed authority teaches users about proper maintenance. For Saskatchewan , spring runoff season presents a huge risk for private well contamination, especially considering the province’s high levels of arsenic, selenium, and uranium. At the height of this year’s flood crisis in the Prairies, Terry Hanley, director of science, information, and monitoring [...] |
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State of EmergencyOne reserve’s battle with unsafe water. “We must commit ourselves as a society to ensure that every child has access to safe, clean drinking water,” wrote Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo in an April 13 op-ed about the federal election for CBC News. In his letter, he claimed that 114 First Nations are [...] |
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Pond, Tunnel and PipeToronto manages its wet weather business. It wasn’t a happy day back in 1987 when the International Joint Commission (IJC) listed Toronto’s waterfront as one of 43 Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin. “Toronto the Good” was coming of age. Anxious to strut about the global stage, the city would welcome world leaders to the 1988 [...] |
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Finding BalanceWater Canada gathers experts to discuss the challenges of Great Lakes management reform. When it comes to the Great Lakes, it’s all about balance. A recent United States Geological Survey five-year report on Great Lakes Basin water availability says that jurisdictions must find balance between storage of surface water and groundwater in the system, flows of water through the system [...] |
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Damage ControlAs weather extremes grow more frequent, cities such as Edmonton are implementing low impact development measures as part of a strategy of resilience. While City of Edmonton’s Dr. Fayi Zhou (general supervisor of environmental planning in the City’s drainage services branch) is proud of Edmonton’s Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Watershed Award recognizing his municipality’s project for adapting [...] |
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Bio or BustDoes the solution to Lake Winnipeg’s peak phosphorus problem herald a new bioeconomy for Manitoba? “Anybody who thinks this is a run-of-the-mill problem is wrong,” says John Fjeldsted, executive director of the Manitoba Environmental Industries Association (MEIA). “Make no mistake—this is a world-class problem. Maybe we should think of a world-class solution.” He’s referring to Lake [...] |
