Saturday, April 19, 2025
Feds Invest in More Lake Simcoe Restoration Projects
The federal government announced on Tuesday that 19 projects will receive funding under round six of the Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund. “Since 2008, the five-year…
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Quebec Woman Honoured for Water Work in Mali
Today, at the 2011 Canadian Edition of its Women of the Earth Awards, the Yves Rocher Foundation honoured three women for their commitment to preserving…
FCM Honours Water Projects in Alberta and PEI
Two Canadian water projects received honours at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) 2011 Sustainable Communities Awards yesterday in Victoria, British Columbia. “This year’s award…
Threats to Groundwater Supplies Require Coordinated Response: Paper
Better oversight of Canada’s groundwater resources is required in the face of numerous challenges, according to a study released today by the C.D. Howe Institute.…
Water Disclosure Added to Canadian Water Summit Agenda
Executive Chris Hedemann from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Water Disclosure will be coming to Canada to share insights into how water measurement is changing…
St. Lawrence: A Prozac Nation for Fish?
Around one in four Montrealers take some kind of antidepressant, and according to new research, the drugs are passing into the waterways and affecting fish.…
Trojan UV Wins Large Australian Contract
Trojan Technologies and exclusive distributor in Australia, Aquatec-Maxcon PTY Ltd., have been selected by the Eastern Tertiary Alliance to provide the ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system…
WWF Urges Government to Protect Athabasca
Today, WWF-Canada released Securing Environmental Flows in the Athabasca River, a report that urges government agencies to demonstrate their commitment to protecting Alberta’s lower Athabasca…
Poll: Calgary’s Fluoride Debate
Our intern Brad wrote a great post on Calgary’s fluoride debate this week. What’s your opinion? [poll id=”4″] Got more to say? Leave a comment…
Tetra Tech to Acquire B.C.’s Fransen
California-based Tetra Tech announced this week that it intends to acquire the assets of Fransen Engineering of Richmond, British Columbia. Fransen provides engineering and technical…
Water Figures Heavily in Top 100
Water and wastewater has a significant presence in this year’s edition of ReNew Canada’s Top 100: Canada’s Biggest Infrastructure Projects, released this week. Nine projects…
Peter Kent Takes Charge of MOE
In an effort to help Canadians feel “stable,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made adjustments to his cabinet. Former broadcaster Peter Kent will now head…
Holiday News Roundup
Happy New Year! A brief news roundup following a two-week break: 1. Shortly after the Royal Society of Canada released its oil sands report and…
CUPE and Council of Canadians Fear CETA Will Privatize Systems: Report
Canada’s already challenged public water systems are under threat from a broad free trade agreement being negotiated by Canada and the European Union (EU), says…
GENIVAR Acquires Aquapraxis
Montreal’s GENIVAR engineering firm has acquired Laval-based Aquapraxis Inc., which offers recognized expertise in the areas of urban hydrology, urban networks and water resource management.…
Monitoring Not Adequate: Vaughan
Environment Canada is not adequately monitoring Canada’s fresh water resources, says Scott Vaughan, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, in his report tabled today in…
Feds Extend Stimulus Deadline
The federal government is extending the deadline for stimulus-funded projects (including several water/wastewater projects) by one full construction season, to October 31, 2011. Throughout the…
North 60° Petro Fined for Hydrocarbon Discharge into Yukon River
North 60° Petro Limited pleaded guilty on November 12, 2010, in Whitehorse Territorial Court for failing to comply with an Environment Canada Inspector’s Direction requesting…
Opus Acquires Dayton & Knight
New Zealand-based Opus International Consultants is acquiring Canada-based engineering consultancy, Dayton & Knight Ltd, a company that specializes in sanitary and health engineering, hydraulics, hydrology,…
Canada Signs Environmental Cooperation Agreement with China
Canada’s Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, and China’s Minister of Environmental Protection, Zhou Shengxian, signed a renewed memorandum of understanding (MOU) on environmental cooperation last week in…
Team Wins Synergy Award for Phosphorus Recovery
Donald Mavinic of the University of British Columbia, and Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., Stantec Consulting Ltd., Metro Vancouver, EPCOR Water Service Inc., and Clean Water…
Water “Unconference” a Success
This past weekend, 250 water-passionate Canadians from all over the country demonstrated their commitment to a healthy water future. The Canadian Water Innovation Lab (CWIL),…
Oilsands Panel Unveiled
In response to concerns about industrial pollution in the Athabasca River and connecting waterways, Canada’s environment minister, Jim Prentice, has appointed an independent advisory panel…
Clearford To Supply Wastewater Systems in Columbia
Ottawa-based Clearford Industries Inc. has made agreements with two municipal governments representing towns near Cali, Colombia to design and supply wastewater collection and treatment systems.…