Saturday, April 19, 2025
Ottawa Receives Water Contamination Complaint
The federal government is failing to enforce anti-pollution provisions of the federal Fisheries Act by allowing oilsands tailings ponds to leak contaminated materials into both…
News
Study Links Softener to Energy Use
Softeners are among the “very best” household energy savers, says a new independent study released by the Battelle Institute, commissioned by the Water Quality Research…
Public Campaign Promotes Conservation
A coalition of environmental, industry, labour and community organizations as well as individual Ontarians launched a public campaign today to advocate that the provincial government…
New Meters for Abbotsford
Abbotsford, B.C. is implementing a new remote read metering system with a contribution of $1.27 million from the Gas Tax Fund. Currently, the City of…
SDTC Funds Low-Energy Desal Project
A project led by Vancouver-based Saltworks Technologies Inc. to develop a low-energy water desalination system that has the potential to greatly improve the affordability and…
U of Regina Greywater Reclamation Tech Funded
Dr. Stephanie Young’s research team at the University of Regina will install and pilot test greywater reclamation technology at the campus’ Research & Innovation Centre…
Guelph Introduces Rainwater Rebate
The City of Guelph, Ontario continues to blaze a trail in water conservation and efficiency. Just a few weeks ago, the City defined vulnerable local…
Canada-Ontario Great Lakes Agreement Extended
The 2007 Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) has been extended to March 31, 2011. The agreement, signed in June 2007, was…
Ontario Can Become a Global Water Industry Leader: Report
The Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA) and XPV Capital Corporation, in collaboration with several key organizations (including Water Canada), have released a timely…
NL Opens Water Portal
A new application that allows public access to a variety of water resources data, including information on the quality of drinking water, was launched last…
Halifax Water Requests Increase
In more Nova Scotia news, Halifax Water has filed an application with the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) requesting an increase in rates…
Water Research Partnership Receives Recognition
Water research resulting from an innovative partnership between Halifax Water and Dalhousie University has been recognized by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the largest…
Funds for Athabasca Watershed Council
A two-year $500,000 provincial grant, announced yesterday, will allow the newly-created Athabasca Watershed Council to set up operations to advise government and begin its assessment…
$3.75M Invested in Water Quality Research
The feds are making an investment in water quality research at the Universities of Lethbridge and Saskatchewan.Today’s investment totals $3.75 million and will go towards…
Proposed Wastewater Regs Published
The proposed Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations have been published in Canada Gazette, Part I beginning the formal 60-day public comment period. As Environment Minister Jim…
EPCOR Supports Decade of Action
As part of its effort to increase the public’s understanding of water scarcity issues in Canada, EPCOR Utilities Inc. is supporting the United Nations’ Water…
Making Progress on Lake Winnipeg Recommendations
Two years after the release of the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board’s final report containing 135 recommendations for action, the board has evaluated the progress made…
Winnipeg Treatment Plant Opens
This morning, Winnipeg’s Mayor Sam Katz toasted the official opening of the City’s new drinking water treatment plant—a facility that took 10 years to plan…
FOE Launches Awareness Project in Manitoba
Friends of the Earth Canada is launching its new water awareness project, Be True To Blue, in Manitou, Manitoba in cooperation with the Pembina Valley…
Ontario Food Processors Address Pressures to Cut Water Use
In the food and beverage processing industry, water represents as much as eight per cent of a company’s total cost of production, and the costs…
Canadian Conservation Efforts Declining: Study
Canadians’ efforts to save water appear to be going down the drain despite their reported concern about its availability, according to the third annual Canadian…
Guelph Identifies Protected Areas, Unveils Efficiency Rebates
The City of Guelph, Ontario made two big announcements yesterday. Firstly, the City has identified vulnerable local water supply source areas in need of protection,…
CVRD Launches Water Ed Campaign
British Columbia’s Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) launched a new water education campaign this week urging residents to adopt simple measures that will assist in…
$200M for Hamilton Plant
As promised, this morning brought news of federal and provincial funding for major upgrades for Hamilton, Ontario’s Woodward Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, citing a host…