Sunday, April 20, 2025
The Networked Field
By 2030, the world’s farms will have to produce almost 50 per cent more food than they currently do. By 2050, agricultural yields will have…
Guelph Champions Wastewater Optimization
The City of Guelph’s wastewater services staff is sharing its expertise with municipal wastewater treatment plant operators and managers aspiring to learn more about wastewater…
Waterfront Toronto Wins for Stormwater Project
Waterfront Toronto was a big winner at the Charles Sauriol Environmental Dinner for The Living City last Friday. The organization won the Toronto and Region…
Opus Acquires Dayton & Knight
New Zealand-based Opus International Consultants is acquiring Canada-based engineering consultancy, Dayton & Knight Ltd, a company that specializes in sanitary and health engineering, hydraulics, hydrology,…
Sea Change
Victoria has faced decades of criticism for failing to treat its sewage before pumping it into the Pacific Ocean, releasing often-harmful materials into the marine…
Ottawa Firm Wins for Ravensview Work
J.L. Richards & Associates Limited, headquartered in Ottawa, has won the Award of Excellence in Water Resources for its work on the Ravensview Wastewater Treatment…
Canada Signs Environmental Cooperation Agreement with China
Canada’s Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, and China’s Minister of Environmental Protection, Zhou Shengxian, signed a renewed memorandum of understanding (MOU) on environmental cooperation last week in…
Team Wins Synergy Award for Phosphorus Recovery
Donald Mavinic of the University of British Columbia, and Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., Stantec Consulting Ltd., Metro Vancouver, EPCOR Water Service Inc., and Clean Water…
OCWA Appoints New President and CEO
The board of directors for the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has announced that Jane Pagel is its new president and CEO. Most recently a…
Charlottetown Hires Water Conservation Program Coordinator
The City of Charlottetown, PEI has hired an experienced individual to help Charlottetown better protect its groundwater. “We are extremely lucky to live in Charlottetown…
Kannata Valley Celebrates New System
Residents of the Resort Village of Kannata Valley, Saskatchewan turned on the taps to a new drinking water treatment and distribution system last week. “We…
Wasted Energy
Across the country, provinces are updating Building Code standards—or implementing policies that would allow provincial ministries to change standards. Canada’s new building code, coming in…
Pine Creek Wins ACEC Tree for Life Award
Calgary’s Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant has won CH2M HILL an ACEC Award of Excellence for the water resources category. The plant also won the…
Vancouver Unveils Tap Map
Metro Vancouver is following in the footsteps of programs such as The Blue W and TapIt with its recent rollout, Tap Map. With help from…
Alberta Releases Water Reporting Video
According to the Alberta Water Council’s website, Alberta Environment’s online water use reporting system has been operational since 2006 and has been steadily increasing its…
Water “Unconference” a Success
This past weekend, 250 water-passionate Canadians from all over the country demonstrated their commitment to a healthy water future. The Canadian Water Innovation Lab (CWIL),…
Interview: Jay Bhagwan
Canada has federally funded Centres of Excellence, such as the Canadian Water Network, to help facilitate water research—but how are other countries moving forward? For…
Water’s Next Deadline Extended!
Wanted to submit to our inaugural Water’s Next supplement but ran out of time? Good news! we’ve extended the deadline to October 22nd, 2010. You…
Right or Wrong?
On July 28, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly, noting that “approximately 884 million people lack access to safe drinking water and that more than…
N.S. Government Addressing Water Quality Concerns
Land inspections, more water quality testing and new regulations are some of the actions the Nova Scotia government is taking to address water quality in…
Oilsands Panel Unveiled
In response to concerns about industrial pollution in the Athabasca River and connecting waterways, Canada’s environment minister, Jim Prentice, has appointed an independent advisory panel…
Clearford To Supply Wastewater Systems in Columbia
Ottawa-based Clearford Industries Inc. has made agreements with two municipal governments representing towns near Cali, Colombia to design and supply wastewater collection and treatment systems.…
Recirculating in Richmond Hill
The Town of Richmond Hill, Ontario has received an $85,300 Green Municipal Fund grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to test a specialized water…
Ontario Meets Standards: Report
Ontario’s chief drinking water inspector, John Stager, has released his fifth annual report, providing an overview of the state of the province’s drinking water including…