Last week, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) released the long-awaited results of its National Assessment of Water and Wastewater Systems in First Nation…
Environment Minister Peter Kent today issued a press release announcing an integrated monitoring plan for Canada’s oil sands region. The Government of Canada will be…
The Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) has launched a new Groundwater Working Group (GWWG) to focus on improving scientific knowledge of regional groundwater systems using…
Canadian cities may be booming, but according to Statistics Canada’s findings, smaller communities are experiencing a widespread drop in population. In Nova Scotia, the rural-urban…
Canadian lakes, like those in other northern regions, are warming up faster than lakes further south, according to satellite data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.…
The concept of transparency in government isn’t a new thing, but theory is always easier than practice. Just think of how the term “public consultation”…
On June 14, the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management released a report on its Water Innovation Forum, held January 23-24, 2011, in collaboration…
Dr. Monique Dubé has won Canadian Geographic‘s 2011 Environmental Scientist of the Year Award for her contributions to aquatic ecosystem research. Dubé is the Canada Research Chair…
Does your company tweet? Are all employees plugged in to LinkedIn or Facebook? How useful do you find these tools for your water-related business? Let…
“People ask what Manitoba and Israel could possibly have in common. Well, the answer is water. And we’re learning through collaboration how we can do…
The Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, Canadian Water Network and RBC Blue Water Project announced the Blue Economy Initiative this week, which will provide information…
Mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative are calling on the American and Canadian federal governments to build on the U.S. Great…
Yesterday’s Canadian Water Summit couldn’t have fallen on a better day. The Council of the Federation (COF), comprised of Canada’s premiers, concurrently announced that it…
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…
The City of Calgary was awarded the National Municipal Environment Award from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators for its water reuse project. City manager Owen Tobert…
Engineering and consulting group SNC-Lavalin has acquired Aqua Data, a company of about 100 employees specializing in the computerized diagnosis and analysis of water distribution…
The Government of Manitoba will take new action to protect the province’s water and save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced yesterday. “The stakes are…
The Government of Manitoba will take the steps necessary to save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced today, concluding Dr. Peter Leavitt’s five-year study of…
Cenovus Energy Inc., the Calgary-based integrated oil company, is investing $2.5 million in Vancouver’s Saltworks Technologies Inc. through its Environmental Opportunity Fund (EOF), which enables…
The Dene Tha’ First Nation celebrated the grand opening of its new water treatment plant last week. Completed ahead of schedule and on budget, this…
In 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…
Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL) is not happy with recent comments from Environment and Conservation Minister Ross Wiseman. In a press release, MNL president Harry…
Ontario’s global water leadership summit played host to the launch of The Artemis Project’s 2011 honoured companies for most innovative water technologies. Seven Canadian companies…
Ontario will host the new global centre for Anaergia Inc., a company that uses technology to produce biogas and natural gas energy from wastewater and…