Saturday, April 19, 2025
Lakes in Our Backyard Serve as Windows into Earth’s Origins
Countless lakes in Canada and elsewhere may offer some important insights into how life on Earth began and may also help us grapple with the…
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Kernza, the Next Winner for Water and Agriculture?
When the makers of Cheerios get behind a new grain, touted to build healthier soils, sequester carbon, improve water quality, and be drought resistant: take…
OPINION: Why Ontario Needs the Sewage Bypass Reporting Act
On May 31, the Sewage Bypass Reporting Act, 2017 passed first reading in the Ontario Legislature. The bill amends the Ontario Water Resources Act to…
Looking at Future Stormwater Solutions
Onto each city, some rain must fall. But we can be smarter about how we deal with it. Most of the time stormwater is treated…
First Nations Access to Water Infrastructure Linked to Health
International development experts are well aware that families in poor countries living without a toilet or piped drinking water are at risk for all kinds…
A New Water Management Paradigm Aims to be Energy-Positive
As if consistently topping world happiness surveys wasn’t enough to make you wonder what they’re doing right in Arhaus, Denmark, how about this? They’ve achieved…
A Climate Change Strategy for Canada’s Coastal Communities
We have come a long way in understanding how the impacts of climate change affect Canada’s coasts and what to do about them. In 2004,…
Utilities Kingston Unveils Real-Time Sewage Overflow Monitoring and Notification System
Something monumental just happened on Lake Ontario, and I want my colleagues around the world to know about it. Today, Utilities Kingston unveiled a real-time sewage…
The Wisdom of Green Infrastructure for Manitoba’s Future
As the Manitoba Government contemplates the shape and form of its carbon pricing and green plan, heeding the words of perhaps our greatest public intellectual…
Canada Needs a National Strategy to Address Flood Risk
When Water Canada published a story on the top seven water stories for 2016, the authors highlighted the federal government’s commitment to new funds for…
Urbanization Effect on Hydrology
Changing atmospheric temperatures are forcing changes in the water cycle—higher evaporation rates, more frequent and intense rainstorms, and less precipitation as snow. Together these changes…
Canadian Water: Get Ready for a Free-Trade Deal With China
The global trade environment is undergoing an unexpected radical period of change. One of the first acts of the Trump White House was to remove…
Water Experts Comment on Budget 2017
Budget 2017 was released almost a month ago and received a wide range of commentary analyzing its strengths and weaknesses. To highlight the impact of…
Three Out of Ten: Odds of a Solution to First Nations Water Rights in Alberta
The Government of Alberta has developed plans to manage looming water shortages in central and southern Alberta, but those plans risk leaving First Nations without…
How Does Conservation Pricing Affect Municipal Water Demand?
The City of Guelph has been a pioneer in the promotion of water conservation and efficiency in Canada. Motivated by limited supplies of local groundwater…
Global Water Forum on Climate and Water Policy
As World Water Day on March 22nd approaches, water leaders around the world are planning next steps in global water and climate policy and action.…
Will the Great Lakes be Swallowed by Asian Carp?
The fate and ecosystem integrity of the Great Lakes Basin is more dubious than ever now that decision makers in the U.S. are weakening measures…
Exercising the Human Right to Water and Sanitation
When the human right to life-sustaining drinking water and healthy sanitation is violated, anyone can call their governments to account. Those whose rights were violated…
Incredible Potential of Onsite Water Treatment Systems
Onsite wastewater treatment systems can provide permanent, affordable, and safe solutions for small communities. They can remove pollutants, including nitrogen and phosphorous, and often have…
Seeking Answers in Grassy Narrows
The Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows) First Nation has been living with the effects of mercury poisoning for over a generation. While liability has not…
Experimenting With Green Laneways in Toronto
The City of Toronto has more than 2,400 publicly owned laneways. These back alleys, that run throughout the city, behind our streets, connecting our residential…
Ontario Must Act to Protect Waterways Within the Greenbelt
Pressure is mounting on all sides. The Greater Toronto Area is planning to accommodate another four million people and provide over six million jobs in…
How CETA will Impact the Water Sector
The Canada-EU Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) moved closer to full implementation this fall. A late- October challenge from the Walloon region of Belgium threatened…
A Public Engagement Strategy for Biosolids Management
On a chilly April evening in 2013, a large group of residents filed into a crowded room at recreational facility in Cambridge, Ontario. The mood…