Saturday, April 19, 2025
Sediment Release in Athabasca River Being Monitored
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, is monitoring sediment released from a decommissioned coal mine to ensure the safety of their water supply. The…
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RBC Blue Water Project Accepting Applications
The RBC Blue Water Project has announced that expressions of interest for Leadership Grants and Community Action Grant applications for next year are currently being…
Saskatchewan Town Receives Funding for Water Distribution System
The Town of Hague, Sask. will receive approximately $240,000 from both the provincial and federal governments in order to upgrade its water distribution system. Located…
Flow Woes
In August 2012, the City of Winnipeg received 600 complaints from residents experiencing brown tap water in their homes. In August 2013, that number had…
Central Okanagan Treatment Plant Saves Thousands of Dollars
The Regional District of Central Okanagan will save an estimated $12,000 a year as a result of improvements made earlier this year at the Westside…
Oil and Gas Commission Accused of Illegal Water Use in BC
Environmental law firm Ecojustice has announced it will be representing Sierra Club BC and the Wilderness Committee as they take the British Columbia Oil and…
Guelph to Perform Stormwater Funding Study
Guelph, Ont. announced November 7 that it is launching a Stormwater Funding Study to look into alternative methods for funding its stormwater management program, which…
Permanent Dikes in Manitoba to Protect from Frazil Ice Buildups
The Government of Manitoba is investing in community flood protection in the Community of Waterhen by funding the bolstering of permanent dikes along the Waterhen…
Alberta Invests $116 Million in Flood Erosion Control
The Government of Alberta announced substantial investments in erosion control and flood mitigation on Friday, with a particular focus on the Cities of Calgary and…
Ontario to Help Small Rural Communities Protect Drinking Water
The Government of Ontario announced on November 1 its plans to help protect drinking water sources in small provincial municipalities. Nearly 200 communities will receive…
Gull River Flooding Review Reveals No Blame to Parks Canada
Parks Canada is off the hook following a third party investigation into their actions during the 2013 Gull River flooding. The review found that staff…
When Rail Meets Water
On July 6, shortly after midnight, a freight train carrying 7.2 million litres of light North Dakota crude to a New Brunswick refinery derailed in…
Newfoundland and Labrador to Invest $881,000 for Water and Sewer Projects
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will invest $881,000 to fund water and sewer projects that will be cost-shared with the Towns of Bay de…
Cultural Interactions
Traditional users of the land have a wealth of information about that land. In the past, traditional knowledge (TK) studies have supported land and compensation…
Greenway Water Technologies Announces Pair of Partnerships
Greenway Water Technologies (GWT), of Guelph, Ontario, announced an exclusive partnership with California’s ClearWater Tech LLC on October 30. The partnership will introduce residential and…
TrojanUV Technology Selected for Chicago Wastewater Plant
London, Ontario-based TrojanUV announced on October 29 that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has selected its newest wastewater ultraviolet light disinfection system,…
Microplastics a “Very Real Threat” to Great Lakes Cities
On October 29, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative sent letters asking regulators and industry to commit to cleaning up microplastics in the…
CWN Appoints New Scientific Director
The Waterloo-based Canadian Water Network (CWN) announced the appointment of Dr. Simon Courtenay as Scientific Director on October 30. The appointment came into effect at…
BC Hydro System Not a Safe Alternative Water Supply for Campbell River
The City of Campbell River and representatives from BC Hydro have agreed that the community’s water supply is safer and more reliable when separated from…
New Treatment Facility for Newfoundland and Labrador Town
A new wastewater treatment facility has been completed in the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in central Labrador. Included in the new facility are a…
Quebec Invests in Source Water Protection
Quebec provincial government has announced a $25,000 contribution to the Agro-Futur Matane organization, which operates in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. The investment will go towards efforts…
Halifax Solar City Program Reducing Water Use and CO2 Emissions
The Halifax Regional Municipality’s (HRM) Solar City Program helps area homeowners use solar power to heat water. The program pays between $6,000 and $8,000 to…
The Proof is in the Printer
From microcell batteries to prosthetics to Iron Man suits, 3D printers continue to churn out an amazing range of conceptual and functional items. Yet, decades…
Watermain Breaks in Ottawa Not Unusual, Says City Memo
The Orleans area in Ottawa’s east end saw a spat of water main breaks in recent weeks, which are disrupted traffic and caused water to…