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Gowling WLG Launches Canada North Law Group
Gowling WLG is pleased to announce the launch of Canada North, a practice group of lawyers who are dedicated to serving clients in Nunavut, the Northwest…
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Armtec Set to be the Distributor for CULTEC’s Stormwater Management Products
CULTEC, Inc. and Armtec LP have announced that an agreement has been reached for Armtec to be the exclusive distributor in Canada for CULTEC’s stormwater…
Researchers Receive $16M for Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network
The Great Lakes will soon have a network of greater capacity to observe ecosystem changes thanks to a plan hatched by a University of Windsor researcher and funding…
Canada Submits 3rd Biennial Report to United Nations on Climate Change
On December 29th, Canada submitted its 7th National Communication and 3rd Biennial Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The government noted…
Water Canada’s Top Stories for 2017
High Five Basking in the halo of Canada 150 celebrations, 2017 was a year of political tension and turmoil when it comes to our water.…
Top 5 Water Infrastructure Stories 2017
1. Every Drop Counts in Ontario While Canada continues to lag behind other OECD nations with its approach to pricing carbon, we know that there…
Top 5 Water Project Finance Stories 2017
1. Liberal spending Since 2015, the Liberal government has taken bold steps to improve many aspects of water in Canada, clearer communications about science, stronger engagement…
Top 5 Water Science Stories 2017
1. National watershed assessment We rejoice when water is prominent in the mainstream media. When WWF-Canada released the first-ever national assessment of Canada’s freshwater underscoring…
Top 5 Water Technology and Innovation Stories 2017
1. Global trade agenda Welcome to 2017, where some have declared that Canada has lost control of its global trade agenda. There is great uncertainty…
Top 5 Water in Politics Stories 2017
1. SAD lakes The Great Lakes had a tough year. Lake Erie is not looking so healthy, Asian Carp continue their inexorable marathon towards ecosystem disruption,…
Shale-Rich Anticosti Island Among Locations Under Consideration as UNESCO Sites
The Government of Canada has announced the addition of eight new locations under consideration as candidate sites for UNESCO World Heritage recognition, including one…
How Does the Media Portray Water Security in Indigenous Communities?
A group of Canadian researchers conducted a study on how Canadian mainstream news media portrays drinking water security in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities…
Feds Commit to Best In Class Stormwater Management for New Buildings
The Government of Canada has committed to leading by example on climate change and will actively pursue potable water use and stormwater management efficiencies in new…
New Chairman Appointed at SNC-Lavalin
SNC-Lavalin has announced that the board of directors has appointed Kevin G. Lynch as chairman of the board, effective January 1, 2018. Dr. Lynch will…
Guelph Native, New President-Elect of National Ground Water Association
Scott King, originally from Guelph, Ontario, has been named the new president-elect of the board of the National Ground Water Association. As president-in-training, he will assume…
Canada Announces $1B for Retrofits to Reduce Carbon Emissions
On December 15th, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced that the Government of Canada will provide over $1 billion from the…
Fish Exposed to Treated Wastewater Demonstrate Altered Behaviour
A team of researchers from Environment Canada and Climate Change Canada and McMaster University have found that fish living downstream from a wastewater treatment plant…
Stantec Hires New Wastewater Engineer for Canada-U.S.
Stantec welcomes Dr. Mehran Andalib to lead the firm’s wastewater engineering practice in the Northeast and Midwest U.S. and Eastern Canada. Based in Boston, Ma.,…
Tetra Tech Director the New President of the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association
Diana Qing Tao has been appointed the new president of the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). Tao has 15 years of experience in the…
Government of Canada Releases Details of Procurement Innovation
As the single-largest purchaser of Canadian goods and services, the Government of Canada has announced details of its plan to use procurement to help Canadian small businesses…
Aquatic Habitats Receive Increased Protection for Species at Risk
Yesterday, Canada announced measures for the protection of aquatic habitat for species at risk from degradation caused by human activities. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans…
Innovative Solutions Canada Program Boosts Startups
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism are set to announce a new initiative…
Canada Invests $1.2M in National Water Projects
Yesterday, Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Jenny Gerbasi, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced funding for 72 initiatives in…
Xylem to Acquire Pure Technologies at $9 per Share
Pure Technologies Ltd. has announced that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Xylem Inc. whereby Xylem will acquire all of the issued…