Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Exploring new opportunities to strengthen water security
The Town of Thorsby and the County of Wetaskiwin, Alberta announced the exploration of a new collaborative effort aimed at enhancing water services and ensuring…
Alberta
Alberta finalizing flood maps at lightning speed
Flood maps help keep people safe and play a critical role in informing local emergency response plans and guiding future Indigenous community and municipal development…
Ending unnecessary holdbacks to make more water available
Alberta’s communities and economy are growing fast, and so does the demand for water. Traditionally, water transfers required 10 percent of the water be held…
Phase two of the Water Meter Upgrade Program
The multi-year effort to replace 10,000 manually read water meters resumes this week. The neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood project continues in the west Lethbridge community of Heritage Heights…
World Water Day: Wolseley Canada celebrates with new charitable partnership
Wolseley Canada annouced its newest charitable partnership with Living Lakes Canada to help shape the future of groundwater monitoring in southern Alberta. In Alberta, groundwater…
Protecting Alberta’s borders from invasive species
Alberta is currently 100 per cent free from zebra mussels, quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive species, but reports continue increasing in provinces and states…
2024 National First Nations Water Leadership Award recipients
In recognition of their outstanding leadership, Katy Thorne of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation and the Lower Nicola Indian Band’s Public Works Team were announced…
More funding helps update irrigation infrastructure
Irrigation helps farmers increase yields, grow more diverse crops and improve productivity and crop quality to put more food on tables in Alberta and around…
Water pre-treatment upgrade approved for the town of High Level
The Town of High Level is moving forward on a project that could substantially improve water quality while saving the community hundreds of thousands of…
Mapping groundwater in southern Alberta
Communities across the province are growing and Alberta’s economy is thriving. This has led to increased demand for water, particularly in southern Alberta, which can…
ESAA announces new Executive Director: Erin Ciezki
The Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) has announced Erin Ciezki as the new Executive Director. Ciezki joined ESAA in July of 2023 as the Manager of Strategic Relations…
Fighting the spread of aquatic invasive species
Zebra and quagga mussels are not native to Canada and can wreak havoc on ecosystems and infrastructure. With growing concerns that invasive mussels could arrive…
Town of Banff to replace aging watermains and sewers in 2025-26
The Town of Banff has opened the tendering for reconstruction of Caribou Street, between Lynx Street and Banff Avenue, proposed to start in the fall…
Federal and provincial governments invest in community infrastructure throughout the province
The federal and provincial governments are investing more than $24 million to improve local community infrastructure across seven Alberta municipalities. The Town of Okotoks and Foothills County will receive funding to…
City shares results of Bearspaw South Feeder Main break investigation
City Administration shared the findings of the investigation into what caused the catastrophic break of the Bearspaw South Feeder Main in June. The pipe investigation,…
Province of Alberta launches comprehensive water storage study
As Alberta’s population and economy grow, demand for water from communities and industry increases at the same time. Due to the province’s prairie geography and…
$5 million to restore more wetlands in Alberta
In Alberta, wetlands act as nature’s “sponges.” They store and slowly release water to help reduce the damaging effects of flooding and drought. Wetlands also…
Central Alberta reservoir study underway
Alberta’s government is moving forward with a study to assess the feasibility of building a new reservoir on the Red Deer River to help support…
Alberta is cutting wait times for water permits
Alberta has reduced wait times for Water Act licences by 57 per cent to help businesses, landowners and communities manage water and grow the economy. Water is…
Designing more capacity at the Lethbridge Water Treatment Plant
Provincial funds are supporting plans to increase capacity at the Lethbridge Water Treatment Plant. Detailed design work will help prepare for much-needed upgrades at the…
UCalgary’s new flow facility advances pipeline leak detection research
Calgary, Alta. – Water pipeline leaks were a big issue in Calgary this past summer, plunging the entire city into two extended periods of water-use…
UCalgary addresses big water challenges through global collaborations
This summer, Albertans were reminded of the importance of water security when drought and water shortages led to increased concern around water usage. These concerns…
Alberta to provide better community drought and flood protection
Municipalities and Indigenous communities can now apply for $19 million in funding to help protect homes, businesses and lives from floods and droughts. Alberta’s government…
Ghost River location selected for new Bow River Reservoir
Alberta is moving forward to expand and relocate the Ghost Reservoir to protect communities on the Bow River. The Bow River runs through the most…