Saturday, April 19, 2025
Medication Present in St. Lawrence River
Chemotherapy products and certain hypertension and cholesterol medications are present in the St. Lawrence River. A study conducted by Université de Montréal researchers reveals that…
Sewer Rehabilitation Continues in Hamilton: US$6M
Insituform Technologies, Inc. today announced that it was awarded an additional US$6.0 million in sewer pipe rehabilitation work for the City of Hamilton, Ont. This…
New Report Helps Clean Technology Companies Compete Globally
OCETA and The Russell-Mitchell Group, in collaboration with Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and the Ontario government, announced today the upcoming release of a groundbreaking…
Ont. Communities See Funds for Potable Water Projects
Twenty communities will benefit from grants under the Ontario Potable Water Program (OPWP), announced MP Guy Lauzon today. The total financial support is $3,739,153. The…
Alberta Takes Water Management Action in Athabasca River
Alberta Environment has directed industry to reduce water withdrawals from the Athabasca River as a result of a naturally occurring low water flow in the…
Feds Reinvest in Sustainable Infrastructure Research
Universities, municipal governments, and companies in Saskatchewan will be able to work together to develop innovative solutions to assess, maintain, develop and renew vital public…
Feds Take Action to Clean Up Drinking Water in First Nations Communities
Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, have announced…
2009 Mineral Industry Awards Announced: PDAC
The exciting restoration of the old Britannia mine on the Sea to Sky Highway between Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia is recognized in this…
BX Creek Gets a Facelift
Through a provincial grant from the General Strategic Priorites Fund, the City of Vernon, B.C. has been awarded $801,800 representing the full cost of the…
Orangeville Endorses Xogen Pilot Project for Sewage Treatment Plant
The Council of the Town of Orangeville last night passed a resolution supporting in principle a proposal from Orangeville-based Xogen Technologies Inc. to pilot and…
Canada’s Freshwater Supply at Risk: Declaration
Canadian scientists, water policy and legal experts and environmental activists signed on today to a Freshwater Declaration, calling on all levels of government to take…
ENPAR Awarded Contract for Pilot Ammonia Treatment Plant
Dr. Gene Shelp, president and CEO of ENPAR Technologies Inc. has announced that ENPAR has been awarded a commercial contract for the construction and on-site…
IJC Marks the 100th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty
Last Sunday, the International Joint Commission (IJC) recognized the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Canada-US Boundary Waters Treaty (BWT), which created the Commission…
UW to Cut Water Heating Costs with DWHR
RenewABILITY Energy Inc, manufacturer of the Power-Pipe® Drain Water Heat Recovery (DWHR) system, Reid’s Heritage Homes and Union Gas has completed the installation of 250…
Manitobans Can Save Money, While Using Less Water: Melnick
An instant rebate as part of the WaterSmart Manitoba initiative will be offered at participating retailers on the purchase of high-efficiency, dual-flush toilets for one…
The Benefits of Going Tankless
Ontario Energy Savings L.P. (OES), an independent energy retailer, and Nationwide Energy Advisors (NEA), a licensed provider of energy evaluations for Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY…
Pictou County to See Wastewater Improvements
Residents in New Glasgow, Stellarton, Trenton, Westville, and the Municipality of Pictou, Nova Scotia, will see improved wastewater treatment thanks to a shared investment by…
Funds for Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Treatment Plant
An innovative energy recovery system will be constructed at the Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Treatment Plant thanks to $2.98 million in funding from the federal Gas…
Annapolis Valley to Undergo Groundwater Survey
Farmers and other groundwater users in the Annapolis Valley are being asked to take part in a study that will help to improve water-use planning.…
ACSH Calls BPA Scares “Unfounded”
The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) has released its Top 10 Unfounded Health Scares of 2008 list-and near the top sits the bisphenol…
Sask. Water Supply Project EA Continues as Study
Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced today that a comprehensive study is the most appropriate type of environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Saskatchewan Landing…
La Scie Receives MCW Funding
The Town of La Scie, Newfoundland has received $314,000 through the 2008-09 Municipal Capital Works (MCW) program to remove creosote timber from the water supply…
Alberta’s Major Water Users Make Commitment
Some of Alberta’s largest users of waters are taking action to develop and implement water conservation, efficiency and productivity plans as part of the province’s…
Source Water Protection Funds for Sask.
The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority and the North Saskatchewan River Basin Council have signed a funding agreement to begin the implementation of the North Saskatchewan River…