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Know Your Well

For Saskatchewan , spring runoff season presents a huge risk for private well contamination, especially considering the province’s high levels of arsenic, selenium, and uranium.…

State of Emergency

“We must commit ourselves as a society to ensure that every child has access to safe, clean drinking water,” wrote Assembly of First Nations (AFN)…

Pond, Tunnel and Pipe

It wasn’t a happy day back in 1987 when the International Joint Commission (IJC) listed Toronto’s waterfront as one of 43 Areas of Concern in…

Finding Balance

When it comes to the Great Lakes, it’s all about balance. A recent United States Geological Survey five-year report on Great Lakes Basin water availability…

Damage Control

While City of Edmonton’s Dr. Fayi Zhou (general supervisor of environmental planning in the City’s drainage services branch) is proud of Edmonton’s Insurance Bureau of…

Bio or Bust

“Anybody who thinks this is a run-of-the-mill problem is wrong,” says John Fjeldsted, executive director of the Manitoba Environmental Industries Association (MEIA). “Make no mistake—this…

Changing Lives in Kechene

As part of our Canada Water Week series, culminating in today’s World Water Day celebrations, we learned about the African Medical and Research Foundation’s (AMREF’s)…

Interview: The Water Brothers

As part of our Canada Water Week series, we spoke with The Water Brothers, Alex and Tyler Mifflin. Currently, the two brothers, along with SK…

Youth4Water

As part of our Canada Water Week series, we met with Toronto’s Youth4Water organization to ask members what they’re doing to celebrate Canada Water…

Wells Worth Monitoring

As part of our Canada Water Week series, we spoke with Jennifer West about the Ecology Action Centre’s plans to celebrate and get communities involved…

The Home Advantage

While we’re not facing a national water crisis, it’s no secret that this country is rife with water challenges. The Canadian Water Network (CWN) plays…

Interview: Paula Tekela, Q Water

Specialty water has a long history in upscale restaurants. Oftentimes, discerning tastes call for an array of still and sparkling options, often costing owners a…

Trendspotting

Anyone interested in the business of water in Canada will be looking to Ontario to see what, if any, effect the recently passed Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act will have on the industry. With

Reuse It or Lose It

Canada depends on its water for agricultural, industrial, and domestic uses—but does it use more than it needs? A report from the Conference Board of…

Friend and Foe

Urban roads and expansive highways propel our interconnected economy and mobile lifestyle, but a snowstorm can bring productivity crashing to a halt. Not to mention,…

Interview: Cal Watson, Devon Canada

In anticipation of the upcoming Managing Water Resources in Oil Sands In Situ Production conference in Calgary, January 26-27, we spoke with Cal Watson, Devon…

Full Disclosure

Within the evolving field of sustainability, businesses have faced a rapidly evolving series of priorities. Climate change, energy efficiency, corporate citizenship, material efficiency, waste and…

Going Solo

Roman aqueducts and sewers provide a powerful emblem of the antiquity of urban water infrastructure—centralized approaches to water and wastewater service provision may seem similarly…

Interview: Khoo Teng Chye

A densely populated island that relies heavily on rainwater, Singapore has for years imported nearly half of its supply from its neighbouring Malaysia. Two agreements,…

The Networked Field

By 2030, the world’s farms will have to produce almost 50 per cent more food than they currently do. By 2050, agricultural yields will have…

Sea Change

Victoria has faced decades of criticism for failing to treat its sewage before pumping it into the Pacific Ocean, releasing often-harmful materials into the marine…

Wasted Energy

Across the country, provinces are updating Building Code standards—or implementing policies that would allow provincial ministries to change standards. Canada’s new building code, coming in…

Interview: Jay Bhagwan

Canada has federally funded Centres of Excellence, such as the Canadian Water Network, to help facilitate water research—but how are other countries moving forward? For…