Sunday, April 20, 2025
Consultation on Microbial Risk Assessment in Drinking Water
The Government of Canada is asking technical experts who focus on drinking water to provide feedback in the consultation process for the drinking water guidance…
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Lake Huron LAMP Released
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) for Lake Huron 2017-2021, part of a binational effort to restore…
Sustainable Finance Expert Panel for Climate Change Disclosure
The federal government has announced that it will create a Sustainable Finance Expert Panel to consult with Canada’s business leaders, including insurers, on opportunities related to sustainable…
Danone Canada Achieves B Corp CSR Certification
Danone Canada announced today that it has become the country’s largest consumer-facing Certified B Corporation, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of Danone’s acquisition of WhiteWave Foods. The…
H2O Innovation Announces New Partnership to Address Security
Quebec-based H2O Innovation announced a new partnership with Senrio, Inc., a provider in IoT visibility and security solutions. The partnership will help H2O Innovation provide a greater level…
A New Baseline for Water Infrastructure Risk in Canada
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, Public Safety Canada, and Dalhousie University released a study yesterday assessing the risks and level of preparedness to water…
Water Risk Helps Define Climate Change-Related Financial Disclosure
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published CSA Staff Notice 51-354 Report on Climate change-related Disclosure Project. The report summarizes the findings of the CSA’s previously announced…
Flash Flood, Water Contamination Warnings to Canadian Smartphones
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada has released an emergency notification app, expanding the National Public Alerting System (NPAS) to include smartphones and other such…
Climate Atlas of Canada Launched at the ROM Today
Minister McKenna and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto today to announce a joint initiative between the Prairie Climate Centre, University of…
National Grant to Help Municipalities with Climate Change Staffing Gaps
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced new funding to help municipalities close staffing gaps and support those working…
Auditors General: Canada Is Not on Track to Meet 2020 Climate Change Targets
A collaborative report from Canada’s federal and (most) provincial auditors general was presented to the House of Commons yesterday. The report indicates that Canada is…
Canadian Government Testing B-QUA Ballast Water Equipment
The Government of Canada is testing aqua-tools’ B-QUA ballast water sampling and monitoring kit for possible use in the Canadian ballast water surveillance programme. The…
Indigenous Canadians Speak for Water on World Water Day 2018
Indigenous Canadians spoke out on World Water Day 2018, the start of the International Decade for Action — Water for Sustainable Development 2018–2028. They called…
Water Leaders Help Shape Federal Innovation and Skills Plan
Water featured prominently at a strategy session held in Montreal yesterday (March 21, 2018) as part of federal efforts to shape Canada’s future economic growth…
Imperial Oil Pressured to Disclose Water Risks
Imperial Oil is under pressure to disclose its water-related risks to shareholders, yet the company maintains that it is already doing enough to be transparent.…
Municipal Water Pricing Report Highlights Challenges, Opportunities
A new report by Canadian Water Network (CWN) highlights the mounting financial pressures facing Canadian water utilities. Balancing the Books: Financial Sustainability for Canadian Water…
Lake Ontario Is the Focus of the Fourth AquaHacking Challenge
Today, the fourth AquaHacking Challenge has launched. AquaHacking 2018 is calling on North American youth (18-35) and sector experts to unite in solving pressing issues in…
CCME Posts Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life & Carbamazepine
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has posted The Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life: Carbamazepine. Carbamazepine (CBZ), sold under…
FCM Announces Partners in Building Municipal Climate Change Resilience
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced the not-for-profit organizations that will receive funding to assist 72 municipalities across…
Alert Labs Supports First Nations Drinking Water Pilot
Alert Labs, Kitchener, Ontario-based maker of smart sensors, is now supporting First Nations communities to make drinking water safe. For the month beginning March 22…
COSIA Partners Demonstrate Water Innovation in Oil Sands Operations
At its 2017 annual Performance Update, Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) showcased advances towards its goal of accelerating the pace of environmental performance in…
CWQA Announces a New Executive Director
The Canadian Water Quality Association has announced that Anne Baliva will be the new executive director. Baliva served as program manager of the Canadian Water Quality…
Federal Support for Green Infrastructure & Other Water Projects
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced 67 initiatives across Canada that will receive funding to support work on…
National Bioretention Standards Under Review
Bioretention is the process in which contaminants and sedimentation are removed from stormwater runoff using grass buffer strips, sand beds, ponding areas, organic layers, plants,…