Municipalities throughout British Columbia (B.C.) can now move more quickly to prevent plastics from polluting their communities. Under new rules, local governments can institute bans…
The Coastal Protection Act was passed in March 2019 to set out clear rules for Nova Scotia’s 13,000 kilometres of coastline. The province is now…
A new partnership aims to empower community members to protect local waters and encourage others in the area to get involved. Inner Beach, a retail…
Actual Media is pleased to announce that Jackie Pagaduan has joined the company as the business development manager for Water Canada and the Environment Journal.…
Funding has been announced by the Government of Canada for the North End Sewage Treatment Plant in Winnipeg. “Investing in renewing or modernizing our public…
Canada’s minister of agriculture and agri-food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, has announced more than $25 million in funding to conserve, restore, and enhance critical wetlands and grasslands in…
The Government of Canada has announced that the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project is moving forward. “Canadians are seeing and feeling the effects of intensifying weather…
Catherine McKenna, minister of infrastructure and communities, has launched a new intake for the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF). “With extreme weather events becoming…
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced an investment of $104,800 through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF). The investment…
An upgrade to the Sooke Wastewater Treatment Plant will soon provide modern, reliable services that further meet the needs of people living in the District…
Forty-four community-based projects will be receiving $1.9 million in funding through the Ontario government’s Great Lakes Local Action Fund, which supports local projects that protect and…
Wastewater testing can accurately and rapidly identify levels of COVID-19 infections in the community, including the rise of variants of concern, suggests new research led…
The City of Red Deer Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Residuals Management Facility (RMF) has earned Envision® Bronze verification for leadership in sustainable infrastructure. “It is…
The full economic impact of B.C.’s watershed sector has been mapped for the first time, revealing that the sector currently contributes 47,900 jobs and $5…
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have announced a new beneficial management practice (BMP) for cow-calf producers under the Farm Stewardship Program. Eligible beef cow-calf…
Funds for drinking water infrastructure in Ontario will be available through the second intake of the Green Infrastructure stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure…
Following a thorough, science-based environmental assessment conducted by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency), Canada’s minister of environment and climate change has agreed…
The Manitoba government has launched an online public engagement seeking feedback on the development of a provincial water management strategy. “Water is a key resource…
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced more than $32.2 million in funding for the construction of a water treatment plant in Drummondville. “This investment will provide residents…
A new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), prepared with support from Infrastructure Canada, makes one thing clear: how we create and maintain our…
The federal government must tackle the country’s massive infrastructure deficit and commit more money into waterworks, transit, and roads and bridges, the Residential and Civil…
Water regulators should develop a model to identify the full life costs and benefits of sanitation services, according to a new report from the International Water Association…
A study at three Calgary hospitals has proven that testing wastewater for COVID-19 can help identify cases and predict outbreaks in individual high-risk facilities. The…
The federal government has blocked the Laurentia Project, a major deep-water expansion at the Port of Quebec, having determined the potential significant direct and cumulative…