Sunday, April 20, 2025
Nanaimo begins major water supply upgrade
Nanaimo, B.C. – With construction expected to begin this summer on the Mid-Town Water Supply Project, the City of Nanaimo will begin falling trees along…
Canada calls for water projects for First Nations communities
Skilled water and wastewater operators are essential to ensuring long-term access to safe drinking water in First Nations communities. To help make this happen, the…
Okanagan Nation Alliance to have full voting rights on Okanagan Basin Water Board
Kelowna, B.C. – The three regional district boards of the Okanagan have voted to change the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB)’s governance structure, giving the Okanagan…
City of Barrie’s drinking water gets perfect score
Barrie, ON – The City of Barrie has achieved a 100% score from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) for drinking water quality.…
Flood mapping study to help community become flood-resilient
Vernon, B.C. – A new flood mapping study has been completed to help Vernon become a flood resilient community. The Detailed Flood Mapping, Risk Analysis…
No more 6-pack rings for Coors Light globally
Coors Light today announced it will eliminate plastic rings from packaging globally, where Molson Coors owns brewing operations, and is set to become the largest…
Support for marine research in Cape Breton
Nova Scotia – Invest Nova Scotia is supporting the modernization of the Université Sainte-Anne Marine Research Centre in Richmond County to help strengthen and grow…
Proactive detection of water leaks saved Hamilton over $500,000 last year
Hamilton, ON – In early 2021, after a two-year long pilot project, the City of Hamilton launched a program to proactively detect water leaks in…
New Director of Public Works for Northumberland County
Cobourg, ON – Northumberland County is pleased to announce Denise Marshall as the successful candidate in the recruitment process to fill the role of Director of…
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative receives $380,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Chicago – The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative has received a $380,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for a new…
Ontario to improve its water power
The Ontario government announced changes to build low-risk waterpower projects faster, such as such as expansions or changes to an existing facility. The changes to…
Southwest Alberta rancher protects provincially rare habitat
Alberta – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is announcing a new conservation site in southwest Alberta. This 303-hectare property, dubbed Chapel Rock, boasts coniferous…
NCC purchases N.S. forest and over 25 km of lake shoreline
Nova Scotia – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has purchased 950 hectares of mature Acadian (Wabanaki) forest, over 25 kilometres of undisturbed lakefront shoreline…
Fisheries and Oceans Canada to close herring spawn on kelp fishery
Bella Bella, B.C. – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is closing the commercial harvest of herring spawn on kelp (SOK) in Heiltsuk Territory under the…
Atlantic Mining NS Inc. pleads guilty, fined
Dartmouth, N.S. – Atlantic Mining NS Inc. (previously Atlantic Mining NS Corp.) pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia to one count of contravening the Fisheries Act.…
Canada supports expedition undertaking first of its kind pan-Pacific salmon survey
Vancouver, BC – In recent years, climate change, habitat loss and fishing pressures have negatively affected Pacific salmon at every stage of their lifecycle. In an effort…
Manitoba invests in water quality testing projects in Northern Communities
The Manitoba government is partnering with three northern Indigenous communities to improve access to timely testing of water quality samples by establishing a pilot bacteriological…
Manitoba receives funding for natural disaster mitigation and preparedness program
Manitoba – More than $186,700 will be provided to fund 12 municipal projects under the Mitigation and Preparedness Program (MPP) to prepare for future natural…
Barrie, ON Council approves change to stormwater funding
Barrie, ON – City Council approved the Stormwater Climate Action Fund to help improve the City’s resiliency against climate change impacts, mitigate flooding, protect Lake…
New National Standard of Canada will help standardize natural asset inventories
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), CSA Group, and the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) have signed an agreement where CSA Group will develop a…
AECOM and FMIS partner to create energy hub
Calgary – AECOM announced today that it has formed a partnership with FMIS (Fort McKay Industrial Solutions) to create an energy hub for engineering, environment,…
Collingwood, ON receives detailed stormwater model management report
Collingwood, ON – The Master Stormwater Management Model Report which was received by the Development & Operations Services Standing Committee on February 14th is the…
Canadian homes sell for 8.2% less after catastrophic floods
New findings show that over the past eight years, catastrophic flooding in communities resulted in an average 8.2 per cent reduction in the final sale…
Premier Tech Water and Environment launches process and service for on-site sanitation market
Premier Tech Water and Environment has developed a process and unique tools to extract sludge accumulation in on-site aerated systems with fixed culture. Thanks to its…