Saturday, April 19, 2025
Ontario Bill to Protect Great Lakes Passes Second Reading
Yesterday, Bill 6, the proposed Great Lakes Protection Act 2013 passed its second reading in the Ontario Legislature. The proposed act, if passed, would would…
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TD Economics Report Proposes New Method of Measuring Environmental Performance
A new TD Economics report (PDF) has proposed a “new, holistic approach” to measuring the progress being made by Canadian businesses in achieving economic growth…
June Alberta Floods Costliest Insured Natural Disaster in Canadian History
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has reported that the latest Property Claim Services Canada (PCS-Canada) estimate of the insured property damage caused by last June’s…
Fluoridation Debate in Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Herald released an open letter from the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) on September 18, expressing the organization’s support for community water fluoridation.…
Canada Announces Investments in First Nations’ Water Systems
The federal government has announced investments in water and wastewater treatment system improvements in five British Columbia First Nation communities – Metlakatla First Nation, Esk’etemc…
Stantec Unveils New Brand
Edmonton-based professional services company Stantec Inc. unveiled a new brand on September 10, with a goal to reinforce the company’s “design with community in mind”…
Anti-Fluoridation Rally Set for September 21
End Fluoride Toronto, a group “fighting to get fluoride medication out of Toronto’s water supply,” according to its website, is holding a peaceful assembly outside…
New Report Explores Overland Flooding Insurance Policies
The Co-operators Group Limited has released a report looking into issues of insurance coverage against flooding in Canada. While some homeowners may be eligible for…
Researcher Shows the Danger of Even Small Numbers of Asian Carp
According to research from Kim Cuddington of the University of Waterloo, the introduction of just 20 Asian carp into the Great Lakes could cause the…
WWF Releases Freshwater Health Report
WWF-Canada has released a report on the healthiness of seven Canadian watersheds: the Athabasca River, the Fraser River, the Ottawa River, the St. John River,…
Giveaway: Down the Drain: How We Are Failing to Protect Our Water Resources
“Our water isn’t nearly as secure as we think it is,” award-winning author Chris Wood recently told Water Canada. “We don’t have in place mechanisms…
Ecojustice Releases Great Lakes Basin Pollution Report
Ecojustice, a Canadian environmental charity, has released a new report ranking 12 Ontario municipalities on their ability to minimize sewage pollution in the Great Lakes…
Consultant Stresses Need for Municipalities to Plan for Extreme Weather
A July 23 release from environmental engineering firm XCG Consulting suggests that the violent flooding seen in Toronto in early July could have been much…
Harper Shuffles Cabinet; Names New Environment Minister
Prime Minister Stephen Harper updated his cabinet today, announcing the changes on his Twitter feed. There have been some significant shifts in several ministries under…
CaGBC Celebrates 1,000 LEED Certifications
Canada is now home to 1,000 LEED-certified projects contributing to water savings of over 3.3 billion litres–the equivalent of 1,336 Olympic sized swimming pools, says…
Canada Assumes Chairmanship of Arctic Council
Ministers from the eight Arctic states and representatives of the Arctic Indigenous Peoples met today in Kiruna, Sweden at the conclusion of Sweden’s two-year chairmanship…
DFO, IISD Sign Agreement on ELA
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have signed a memorandum of understanding that may see IISD become the Experimental…
Bill S-8 to Have Second Reading in House
Bill S-8, the proposed Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act, is now in line for its second reading in the House of Commons. The…
Atlantic Mayors Discuss Upcoming Wastewater System Upgrades
The mayors of municipalities across Atlantic Canada met in Halifax last week to discuss, among other things, funding for wastewater projects. With government imposed deadlines…
Ostara Receives $13M in Financing
Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., a Vancouver-based clean water company, has been awarded $13 million in financing, according to a company press release. The company,…
Alberta and Canada Launch Online Portal to Monitor Oil Sands
In February 2012, the federal government and provincial government of Alberta announced the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring, a collaborative effort to…
Ontario Supporting the Experimental Lakes Area
Ontario is working collaboratively with the federal government, the Government of Manitoba and other partners to keep the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) operational in 2013…
Unhappiness Over Great Lakes Action Plans
Restore Our Water International (ROWI) and Sierra Club Canada have released criticism of the International Joint Commission (IJC) Draft Great Lakes Regional Adaptive Management Plan…
Students Rewarded in 2013 Evolve Sustainable Design Competition
Royal Bank of Canada and Canadian architecture firm B+H have announced the winners of their 2013 Evolve Sustainable Design Competition. The competition, for architecture and…