The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) and Alberta Environment are calling for feedback from stakeholders on a draft directive, which proposes new requirements for the…
Meeting yesterday in Whitehorse to discuss issues such as climate change, federal, provincial and territorial environment ministers recognized the work done to date in developing…
Alberta has released a long-term development plan, highlighting sustainable and responsible growth for its oil sands. The 20-year plan, titled Responsible Actions: A Plan for…
Flooding in the GTA leads to overflows at the banks of the Humber River as snow melts and warnings from the Toronto and Region Conservation…
With available fresh water resources expected to decrease as a result of climate change, Alberta faces the challenge of meeting its growing demand for water…
The current state of municipal water pricing in Canada is significantly flawed, with costs that include underfunded water agencies, aging infrastructure, excessive consumption and stifled…
The federal review for HELP Clean Water (Huron Elgin London Project) is now complete, giving the green light to start construction. John Baird, Transport and…
Aecon Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Lockerbie & Hole Inc. for approximately $220 million. “We believe this is a unique opportunity for Aecon to…
Seprotech Systems Inc., a provider and operator of pre-engineered water and wastewater treatment plants, has closed the purchase of Envirosearch Operations Incorporated, a private company…
OCETA and The Russell-Mitchell Group, in collaboration with Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and the Ontario government, announced today the upcoming release of a groundbreaking…
Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, have announced…
The exciting restoration of the old Britannia mine on the Sea to Sky Highway between Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia is recognized in this…
Canadian scientists, water policy and legal experts and environmental activists signed on today to a Freshwater Declaration, calling on all levels of government to take…
Ontario Energy Savings L.P. (OES), an independent energy retailer, and Nationwide Energy Advisors (NEA), a licensed provider of energy evaluations for Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY…
The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) has released its Top 10 Unfounded Health Scares of 2008 list-and near the top sits the bisphenol…
As Toronto City Council gathered yesterday to consider passing a city-wide ban on bottled water, a new coalition challenged advertising claims made by Nestlé Waters…
A new study about beverage consumption by children and adults reveals that at all ages, water is the beverage consumed by the highest percentage of…
Canada’s environmental record is one of the worst-standing 15th out of 17 developed countries- according to the latest Report Card on Canada: How Canada Performs:…
WWF-Canada and Coca-Cola Ltd. have announced a three-tiered partnership to conserve freshwater and fight climate change. One of the tenets is a four-year, $1-million commitment…
“The biggest challenge is to bring Canada’s widely dispersed technologies together, so that Canadian companies can compete on a global scale, and ultimately become more…
A draft version of Canadian Water Quality Guideline for the Protection of Aquatic Life – Boron, based on a scientific criteria document contributed by Ontario…
Human demands on the world’s resources have reached nearly a third more than planet can sustain, according to the latest edition of WWF’s Living Planet…
Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians and founder of the Blue Planet Project, has been appointed as the first senior advisor on…
Canada is taking steps to prevent importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottled containing bisphenol A (BPA). While BPA is not an issue for…