Wednesday, April 23, 2025
City of West Kelowna Secures Site for Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant
The City of West Kelowna has purchased a 24-acre portion of 2010 Bartley Road, at a cost of $915,000, which will be the site of…
Waterlution Offers Spring Training for the Great Canoe Journey
Waterlution is offering leadership, facilitation, and cultural understanding training for youth ages 18-30 who are interested in becoming volunteers for the Great Canoe Journey nation-wide…
World’s Largest Companies Using More Water Despite Rising Risks
Companies are reporting greater exposure to water risks yet withdrawing more water, according to new research by CDP. The report, Treading Water, analyzes water data from…
Retrofit to Winnipeg’s Largest Sewage Treatment Plant Could Protect Lake Winnipeg
On World Water Day, the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) released a report recommending an interim retrofit to Winnipeg’s largest sewage…
Government of Ontario to Convene Great Lakes Guardians’ Council
On April 23, the Government of Ontario will convene the Great Lakes Guardians’ Council, in memory of Josephine Mandamin, to discuss emerging issues around the…
Okanagan Youth Invited to be Climate Heroes
In celebration of Canada Water Week (March 17-23) and UN World Water Day (March 22), the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s (OBWB) Okanagan WaterWise program has…
Innovation Cluster Launches H2O Makerspace
The Innovation Cluster launched the H2O Makerspace during a public event that celebrated World Water Day on March 21, 2019. Catered towards cleantech startups, the…
SAIT Offers First Integrated Water Program Diploma in Canada
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), along with industry partner Imperial, has created the first integrated water program diploma in Canada. Integrated Water Management is…
Report Warns of Far-Reaching Climate Change Impacts on Great Lakes Region
How climate change will affect public health, infrastructure, fish, wildlife, and the economy around the Great Lakes is the focus of a new report. The…
Gordon Foundation Launches Open-Access Hub for Water Quality Data
A new tool will help the public and scientists better understand the health of the Lake Winnipeg watershed. Lake Winnipeg DataStream is an open-access, online…
No Invasive Mussels Detected in Saskatchewan Waters in 2018
The Government of Saskatchewan concluded its 2018 invasive mussel monitoring program with no confirmed findings of invasive mussels in 121 waterbodies sampled throughout the province.…
Sewer Project in British Columbia Receives Community Support
Sewer service for the Swan Lake Corridor, located in the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO), took a major step forward as the majority of…
Government of Manitoba Increases Water Infrastructure Funding
The Government of Manitoba has increased the Manitoba Water Services Board capital budget by $2 million for 2019-20, to a total of $15.8 million, Municipal…
Gov’t of Canada Helps Protect Communities in Bow Valley from Debris Flooding
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced funding for a project to protect communities along the Bow Valley in Alberta from debris flooding.…
Gov’t of Alberta Funds Projects to Deliver Clean Drinking Water in 14 Communities
The Government of Alberta is providing funding for ten water systems that will deliver clean drinking water to 14 First Nations communities in Alberta. “As…
Government of Canada Funds Flood Protection Project in Kelowna, B.C.
Funding has been announced by the Government of Canada for the Mill Creek Flood Protection project in Kelowna, British Columbia. The flooding of Mill Creek…
New Research Shows More Nitrogen Enters Streams than Expected
New research by a scientific collaboration, led by the USDA Forest Service, shows that more nitrogen from rain and snow is making it to more…
Gov’t of Canada Invests in Research to Protect Waters from Oil Spills
Six international organizations will receive more than $4.1 million for research projects that will help improve protocols and decision-making to minimize the environmental impacts of…
Gov’t of Saskatchewan Advances Agricultural Water Management Strategy
The Government of Saskatchewan is helping advance the Agricultural Water Management Strategy with a $5 million investment in the Saskatchewan Conservation and Development Association (SCDA).…
Supporting First Nation Water and Wastewater Operators in Ontario
The Aboriginal Water and Wastewater Association of Ontario (AWWAO) has been playing an important role in supporting First Nation operators, so that they have training…
Gov’t of Canada Releases Study on Risk of Grass Carp to Great Lakes
Grass carp, one of four species of Asian carp, has the potential to disrupt the Great Lakes ecosystem and economy unless their spread is stopped,…
Dene Tha’ First Nation on Course for Clean Water
In a partnership with the Dene Tha’ First Nation, the Government of Alberta is bringing safe and reliable drinking water to the nation. The $2.1-million…
SUEZ Names Yuvbir Singh as CEO of Water Technologies and Solutions
SUEZ announced the appointment of Yuvbir Singh as CEO of the water technologies and solutions (WTS) division. He will take up his position on April…
NOAA Collaborates with Partners to Address Drinking Water Safety
An inter-agency team of public and private sector partners is addressing drinking water safety for oxygen depleted waters (hypoxia). NOAA’s latest experimental forecast models, developed by…