Thursday, April 24, 2025
Pipe Technology Aids Halton’s Expansion Plans
Halton Region, which lies between the cities of Hamilton and Mississauga southwest of Toronto, on Lake Ontario, is growing rapidly. According to statistics from Ontario…
Steep Increase in Water Disclosure by Global Giants
Corporate giants and water leaders gathered in Johannesburg today to discuss the findings of the annual Global Water Report published today by Carbon Disclosure Project (the non-profit global…
Study on Cranberry Farming Nutrient Runoff
Cranberry farming is big business in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, and B.C.. In fact, Canada is the second-largest producer of this tart red fruit in the world.…
@LakeSuperior on Trudeau, Greatness, and Gordon Lightfoot
With just over 15,000 followers on Twitter, @LakeSuperior is a social media sensation loved and revered for its courage, wit, and sometimes, bad temper. Water Canada caught…
Grand River Secures $40K From Federal Government for Lake Erie
The Grand River Conservation Authority has received $40,000 from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to contribute to the goals of the Lake Erie Lakewide…
Alberta and NWT Release First Progress Report on Bilateral Transboundary Water Agreement
The Government of Alberta and the Government of the Northwest Territories have released a report regarding year one of implementation of the Alberta-Northwest Territories Transboundary Water…
CCME Water Quality Index Releases New App
The Canadian Council of Environment Ministers (CCME) has released the Water Quality Index 2.0 application and CCME Water Quality Index User’s Manual 2017 Update, replacing the Water Quality Index 1.2 published…
Day One, Great Lakes Day on Parliament Hill Met With Support
Canada and the U.S. have a long legacy of strong diplomatic ties that have been fostered through security, trade, and co-management of the Great Lakes.…
Study on Arctic Climate Issues Highlights Dramatic Global Changes
The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)—one of six Working Groups of the Arctic Council—has released its fourth assessment addressing Arctic climate issues. The report entitled, Snow, Water,…
Northern Alberta Gets a New Water Treatment Plant
The governments of Canada and Alberta have announced just over $7.5 million in joint federal-provincial-municipal funding for the construction of a new water treatment plant for the Hamlet…
Ontario Low Carbon Innovation Fund Opens Technology Validation Stream
As a part of Ontario’s action on Climate Change, the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science has announced the opening of the Low Carbon Innovation…
Lystek Awarded $1.5M Grant Through California Energy Commission
Canadian biosolids and organics solutions provider, Lystek International Ltd., has announced that it has been awarded a US $1.5 million grant through the California Energy Commission’s Electric…
Ontario’s Trend Towards Stormwater Fees
In January 2016, the City of Mississauga became the largest municipality in Canada to charge customers with a stormwater fee. This funding is earmarked for…
Smart Stormwater Pilot Launches in Collingwood
A group of local organizations have come together to develop the first ever “smart” stormwater technology pilot focused on reducing the risk of basement flooding…
Global Agriculture Intensity Detailed in Interactive Map
A new interactive map released this week provides the highest resolution of agriculture croplands worldwide ever published. The study has the potential to be a powerful tool…
National Assessment of Canada’s Wildest Rivers
Canada’s history, culture, and patterns of human development are a reflection of the nation’s rivers. Although Canada once had an abundance of wild, large, and…
Enterprise Car Foundation Supports Boreal Wetland Conservation
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation, associated with Enterprise car rentals, has announced a $30 million donation to The Nature Conservancy to conserve rivers and regionally important…
New Facility Classification Model for Water Systems in B.C. & Yukon
British Columbia and Yukon Territory have embarked upon a new classification system for water systems that promises to strengthen the oversight of operational responsibilities, recruitment, training, and…
Artificial Sweeteners in Groundwater Indicate Contamination from Septic Systems
Researchers from the University of Waterloo has found evidence that artificial sweeteners are making their way into rural groundwater through septic system wastewater. The study describes how the researchers tested private,…
Chevron Develops Shale Plays in Alberta
Chevron Canada, a subsidiary of global giant Chevron Corp, has announced that it will begin to develop its first ever Canadian shale play development in the East…
CWN Names Advisory Panel on Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater
The Canadian Water Network has announced the names of the experts who will participate on a new advisory panel tasked with framing and assessing the knowledge, practice, and priorities in…
Government Implements Diversity Measures, Announces New Research Chairs
The government of Canada has moved forward with changes to the way federal granting councils target money through the Canada Research Chairs Program that are…
$28.8M for Alberta Cleantech
The governments of Canada and Alberta together have announced investments in twelve cleantech projects, including several to improve water in natural resources projects, totalling $28.8…
Evaluating the Costs of Cutting Phosphorus in Ontario
Nutrient loadings (particularly phosphorus) from human, agricultural, and industrial waste, combined with climate change, changes in land use patterns, and invasive species are creating algal…