Forty-four community-based projects will be receiving $1.9 million in funding through the Ontario government’s Great Lakes Local Action Fund, which supports local projects that protect and…
Wastewater testing can accurately and rapidly identify levels of COVID-19 infections in the community, including the rise of variants of concern, suggests new research led…
The City of Red Deer Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Residuals Management Facility (RMF) has earned Envision® Bronze verification for leadership in sustainable infrastructure. “It is…
The full economic impact of B.C.’s watershed sector has been mapped for the first time, revealing that the sector currently contributes 47,900 jobs and $5…
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have announced a new beneficial management practice (BMP) for cow-calf producers under the Farm Stewardship Program. Eligible beef cow-calf…
Funds for drinking water infrastructure in Ontario will be available through the second intake of the Green Infrastructure stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure…
Following a thorough, science-based environmental assessment conducted by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency), Canada’s minister of environment and climate change has agreed…
The Manitoba government has launched an online public engagement seeking feedback on the development of a provincial water management strategy. “Water is a key resource…
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced more than $32.2 million in funding for the construction of a water treatment plant in Drummondville. “This investment will provide residents…
A new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), prepared with support from Infrastructure Canada, makes one thing clear: how we create and maintain our…
The federal government must tackle the country’s massive infrastructure deficit and commit more money into waterworks, transit, and roads and bridges, the Residential and Civil…
Water regulators should develop a model to identify the full life costs and benefits of sanitation services, according to a new report from the International Water Association…
Communicating science during a crisis is no simple task. Over the past year, governments across the world have faced the shared challenge of communicating the…
The Government of Nova Scotia is investing more than $4.6 million in an energy system to supply heating, cooling and hot water for the new…
Federal funding has been announced to increase flood resiliency and improve the safety of residents in 12 communities across B.C. “We’ve seen how devastating extreme weather…
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of over $1.1 million for the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA). The funding will be used…
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has welcomed Michelle Edkins as the chair of its Board of Directors. Edkins, a managing director at BlackRock, has…
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) is encouraging rural municipalities (RMs) and Conservation and Development Area Authorities (C&Ds) across Saskatchewan to take advantage of its…
A new $200 million Natural Infrastructure Fund has been announced by Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna and Toronto Mayor John Tory. Under this new…
Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, individual swab-testing has been adopted globally as the gold-standard for acquiring information regarding positive cases, rates of…
Representatives from the governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced funding for Phase 1 upgrades to the regional wastewater treatment system in the City of…
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (TOCOG), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and various individual event Unions (e.g.: International Triathlon Union [ITU]) selected Kingston, Ontario-based…
A $4.5-million investment has been announced through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) for projects that will improve the quality of…
Funding has been announced to construct a new water storage tank at Exit 12 in Osprey Village. “Atlantic Canada is opening up, construction season is…