Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Blue Economy: Implementing green infrastructure
Take a quick scroll through the news or social media and you’re likely to see the term green infrastructure making an appearance somewhere on your…
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Canada’s Largest Water Infrastructure Projects
Each year, our sister publication ReNew Canada provides its report on the largest public sector infrastructure projects in Canada. This year’s report reached new heights:…
The Beaver Hills Biosphere Wetland Inventory Project
The Beaver Hills was designated as a biosphere on March 16, 2016 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This is a…
Meeting a critical need: First Nations community gets water treatment facility
Most of North America takes potable water for granted, but for many of Canada’s First Nation communities, access to clean drinking water is not a…
Addressing climate change risks through infrastructure design
As we look back upon 2021, it was a year characterized by weather extremes – with Western Canada shattering both heat and wet-weather records. Many…
Over and above: Warren Brown
Last spring, when Warren Brown was recognized with Water’s Next awards for both water steward and water/wastewater operator of the year for 2020, he couldn’t…
The Brighton Beach bioswale project
When it rains, the ground acts like a sponge, absorbing much of the downpour, providing essential nutrients for the plant life tucked in the soil’s…
A culture of water stewardship bubbles up with Coors Seltzer’s help
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught executives anything about the keys to business resilience, it’s that risk management and listening to a broad group of…
Bear Street redevelopment embraces stormwater solution
When you think about redeveloping a road to make it more pedestrian-friendly, what actions come to mind? The first thoughts likely lead to the idea…
Can we keep our freshwater fresh?
One of the most serious threats to our freshwater is contamination from salts (also known as freshwater salinization). Salts are a major threat to drinking…
The path towards holistic water management
An urban water system (UWS) constitutes three main service components: drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater. Historically, these components have been managed in silos. Even today,…
SPONSORED: Helping municipalities mitigate flood risks and protect their communities
Over the last decade, flooding has become the costliest extreme weather disaster affecting Canadians. According to research by Intact Center on Climate Adaptation, the average…
Improving water infrastructure in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities
Water is the lifeblood of every community, an integral part of ancient and modern societies. Without it, life is unsustainable. Access to potable water is…
Contaminants of emerging concern
When we lather up our hair with shampoo in the morning, we seldom think about what is actually going down the drain to be treated…
SPONSORED: Permeable paving: Stormwater management for the future
With the predicted increase in precipitation and storm events over the coming decades, the issue of how to effectively manage stormwater is becoming more pressing…
Assessing stormwater quality in Saskatoon
Stormwater is rainfall and snowmelt that runs off land into isolated storm sewers (separated stormwater sewers) or systems that collect a combination of stormwater and…
Blue Economy: Advancing municipal co-digestion projects
Many stakeholders recognize that the amount of greenhouse gas emissions entering the atmosphere needs to be limited, if not reduced, given the negative implications of…
SPONSORED: Don’t miss ECO Impact 2022, ECO Canada’s annual learning series & networking event
ECO Canada’s renowned learning series and network event, ECO Impact, takes place on February 2 and 3rd, 2022. This interactive, virtual learning and networking event…
Brewing up support in Kawartha Conservation’s watershed
This is a story about people and community. And like many good stories, this one starts over a beer or two. Located 90 minutes north-east…
Keeping Ontario’s drinking water safe
Ontario’s drinking water protection framework has correctly been lauded as exceptional. However, improved implementation and sustained investment is needed now to extend protection beyond municipal…
Lake Simcoe study points to a new direction for stormwater planning
As a summer of climate change extremes comes to a close and many in the water sector are grappling with the implications, findings from a…
Driving diversity in Canada’s water industry
Increasing diversity can help organizations remain competitive, productive, and profitable Embracing diversity in the water workforce is more than just a good idea—it is a…
Blue Economy: Tackling plastics in freshwater
There has been a significant amount of focus on the plastic that ends up in our oceans. At the same time, we need to consider…
Top five Great Lakes stories of 2021
1. Canada and Ontario mark 50th anniversary of Great Lakes agreement The Governments of Canada and Ontario announced that they have signed the new Canada-Ontario Agreement…