Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Vancouver City Council commits to Healthy Waters Plan
Vancouver City Council has approved a key milestone in the development of our Healthy Waters Plan, with the confirmation of the plan’s guiding principles, goal…
British Columbia
Ocean Plastic Depot opens in regional district of Mount Waddington, B.C.
Richmond, B.C. – Ocean Legacy Foundation, a Canadian non-profit organization that develops and implements worldwide plastic pollution response programs with the goal to end ocean…
B.C. transfers land back to Lake Babine Nation, benefits the region
The Province and Lake Babine Nation are taking the next step in the journey to recognize and implement the Nation’s rights and title through the…
Sunshine Coast Regional District: Working together to secure water supply
Sechelt, B.C. – On Monday January 16, 2023, elected representatives from the shíshálh Nation, Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD), District of Sechelt and the Town…
Government of Canada investing $13 million in infrastructure funding for Radium Hot Springs
Radium Hot Springs, B.C. – The network of protected areas administered by Parks Canada is a gateway to nature, history, and 450 000 km² of…
A closer look at British Columbia’s proposed Watershed Security and Strategy Fund
In January of 2022, the government of British Columbia issued a discussion paper seeking the public’s input on a proposed Watershed Security Strategy and Fund,…
Improved wastewater treatment for Sechelt, B.C.
Sechelt, B.C. – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, the Honourable Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and John…
What’s at Stake for British Columbia’s Fresh Water Systems?
Vancouver – In its newly released Major Outcomes Report, Our Water, Our Future, the Healthy Watersheds Initiative (HWI) documents the successes and challenges of one…
Canada invests to make Indigenous communities on Vancouver Island more resilient to natural disasters
District of Port Hardy, B.C. – The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of…
Canada and British Columbia invest in new wastewater treatment facility to protect Cultus Lake
Regional District of Fraser Valley, B.C. – The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency…
The Government of Canada and FCM support strengthened asset management in British Columbia communities
Gibsons, B.C. – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, and Taneen Rudyk, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities…
McCue Engineering Contractors in perspective: Staff health and safety for success
Considering the health and safety of staff is a critical component for a successful workplace—for both employer and employees. McCue Engineering Contractors in Delta, British…
New polling shows British Columbians want more action on flood risk
Vancouver – One year ago, a series of atmospheric rivers brought unprecedented rain to southwest British Columbia (BC). The storms resulted in the tragic loss…
The Canada Infrastructure Bank invests in shíshálh Nation Government District-owned wastewater treatment plant
shíshálh Nation, BC – Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the shíshálh Nation Government District (sNGD) announced financial close on an agreement, which will see the…
Shuswap Watershed Council publishes Phosphorus Action Plan
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) has just published a new document to encourage residents in the Shuswap to take steps that will protect water quality.…
MNAI appoints three new board members
Victoria, B.C. — The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) is pleased to announce the expansion of their Board of Directors with the election of three…
Surrey, B.C dyke upgrades to protect against flood and storm events
Surrey, B.C. – The City of Surrey is in the first phase of upgrading the dyke network to protect against flooding from increasingly more common high…
Okanagan water efforts celebrated
Kelowna, B.C. – As summer winds down, so too does the Okanagan’s Make Water Work campaign, with a celebration of those who worked to conserve and…
Abbotsford builds back stronger with new drinking water system
Abbotsford, B.C. – The Province is providing $62 million to the City of Abbotsford to build a new well and water-treatment system to ensure a…
Axine achieves destruction of PFAS in water with its commercially proven electrochemical oxidation technology
Vancouver, B.C. – Axine Water Technologies, a global provider of on-site solutions treating the toughest organic contaminants and emerging contaminants in industrial wastewater, announced that…
Canada supports community-based action to improve and protect fresh water in B.C.
Vancouver, B.C. – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, alongside a number of environmental organizations at John Hendry Park in Vancouver…
B.C.’s Maliview Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade project receives funding
Victoria, B.C. – The Capital Regional District (CRD) will receive funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Rural and Northern Communities Program. The $1,989,000 in…
Cumberland, B.C., awarded two major grants for drinking water infrastructure
The Village of Cumberland has been successful in two major grant applications for infrastructure funding: a $4,475,000 grant from the joint federal-provincial Investing in Canada Infrastructure…
Provincial oversight requested for B.C.’s Hatzic watershed management
Mission, B.C. – Local partners in the management of the Hatzic watershed are asking the Provincial Government to lead a stakeholder discussion on how best…