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- May 22-24, 2012: Living Lakes Canada and Red Zone III Community Gathering
- May 23-26, 2012: CanWell: Canadian Groundwater Symposium
- May 24, 2012: Advancing Water Conservation: Leading Edge Tools & Technologies
- May 29, 2012: Webinar: Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on Our Water Future
- June 1-4, 2012: Federation of Canadian Municipalities: 2012 Annual Conference and Expo
- June 4, 2012: Water and Lessons Learned: Have we quenched our thirst?
- June 5-8, 2012: Earth, Wind and Water – Elements of Life: 1st Joint CWRA / CGU National Conference
- June 5-7, 2012: IBM & WCIT 2012 World Tech Jam
- June 13–15, 2012: Membrane Filtration Technology: Fundamentals, Design and Applications
- June 14, 2012: Nutrients Removal in Ontario WWTPs: Future Challenges & Options
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Posted on April 23, 2012
The Province recently announced that it is once again aiming to help communities prepare for the challenges linked to climate change. The Department of Environment is offering up to $25,000 through its Climate Change Adaptation Fund.
"Nova Scotians need to prepare for the realities of climate change," said Environment Minister Sterling Belliveau in a press release. "Through this fund, we're encouraging community-based projects that help adapt to our changing climate."
Last year, the fund supported research on stormwater management, coastal adaptation options, and preparing educational materials for people from different cultures [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2012
The City of Mississauga is looking for a new way to fund its stormwater management program. A stormwater financing study is underway, according to a recent press release.
"The City's stormwater management system is a valued infrastructure asset that protects the quality of our water," said Martin Powell, commissioner, Transportation and Works Department. "This aging stormwater system combined with future needs and competing financial pressures across Mississauga is forcing the City to consider new ways to fund the system beyond property taxes and development charges."
The City has hired a consultant to identify, review and evaluate [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2012
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) is celebrating Earth Day with the launch of its new consumer-facing website, Because Water Matters. The site will house a series of videos, facts and figures, and other materials designed to inform and educate Canadians about the crucial role plumbing plays in water conservation.
“Most Canadians know what changes they need to make to be more water efficient in the home, ” said Ralph Suppa, president and general manager of CIPH in a recent press release, “but our survey uncovered a gap between principle and practice. At CIPH, we surmise several reasons for this trend: in [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2012
Victoria public had the opportunity to learn more about river remediation at an open house at British Columbia's Goldstream Provincial Park this past weekend. The event highlighted remediation work in the surrounding area and river after a Columbia Fuels truck overturned in April of last year, spilling 42,000 litres of gasoline and 600 litres of diesel fuel along the Malahat section of the highway. Contaminants drained from the road into the adjacent Goldstream River, through the estuary and into the ocean. Fuel and contaminated soil were removed immediately, but contaminants remain in the soil and groundwater underneath the Trans [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2012
The Manitoba government is partnering with a variety of provincial stakeholders to reduce flooding and maintain a healthy Lake Winnipeg through the creation of a provincewide Surface Water Management Strategy, which will be a guide for responsible future planning for watersheds across the province, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today.
"Protecting the health of Lake Winnipeg and our many other beautiful lakes and waterways is a top priority for this government. A comprehensive approach to managing surface water will help to reduce the amounts of nutrients that are making our lake sick and [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2012
The austere Economic Action Plan for 2012 aims to “enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations, programs, and services” as part of a plan to balance the budget and reduce debt. The first thing to go? Pennies. The federal government is putting a stop to wasteful penny production. But it will also dismantle the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRT), an entity that in recent years produced reports such as Charting a Course: Sustainable Water Use by Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors and Changing Currents: Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors. What [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2012
A new report by the Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition says that green infrastructure offers tangible, cost effective ways to meet the challenges of urbanization and climate change. The report includes six recommendations for the Ontario government, including the implementation of stormwater management ponds.
"We need to think about public infrastructure the same way we think about health care–more holistically and with an eye towards prevention," said Paul Ronan, executive director of the Ontario Parks Association, in a press release. "Taxpayer dollars can go further, and provide a wider range of economic, health and [...]
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Posted on April 2, 2012
The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority has launched a new Online Products Portal that allow businesses and residents to apply, receive approval and pay for a temporary water rights licence online.
"We know our new Online Products Portal will reduce costs for businesses and also help give faster decisions," Minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Dustin Duncan said in a press release. "This online process will also improve water management by improving the collection of data on water use."
A Temporary Water Rights Licence grants permission to use a specific volume of water for short-term use. The Online Products [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2012
British Columbia has introduced Bill 32, the Energy and Water Efficiency Act, to help reduce consumers' energy bills and lower operating costs for businesses. The legislation would replace the current Energy Efficiency Act and provides:
Improved Standards: The bill expands the types of products to which energy-performance requirements can be applied. Standards are currently in place for electronics and some building components, like windows. With these changes, the provincial government will be able to enact guidelines for water products such as toilets and faucets, as well as energy systems like compressed-air and water-heating [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2012
Three Canadian environmental solutions firms have merged to form newterra ltd. The new organization combines the engineering, manufacturing, and sales and support networks of MLE Equipment, Filter Innovations and Pacwill Environmental. newterra, which has offices and facilities in Canada, the United States, Germany and the UK, employs nearly 150 people worldwide.
newterra will offer turnkey treatment and remediation systems to industry and municipalities—from initial design through engineering, manufacturing and service. newterra has pioneered approaches for iron removal from water, sound abatement designs for remediation equipment [...]
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