The Ontario government is investing $7.47 million to improve the health of the Great Lakes. The funding will support projects that address environmental challenges such…
University of Guelph (U of G) students in a fourth-year freshwater course will be able to use custom-made field kits to conduct stream sampling and…
The Government of Canada is taking action to address the impact of climate change on water and land resources. It is also taking action to…
Enoch Cree Nation and EPCOR have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that formalizes their commitment to working together in the spirit of reconciliation and…
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners unveiled a new conservation site that is located 40-kilometres from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The conservation site…
The cities of Detroit (MI), Zion (IL), and Saint-Anicet (QC) have joined the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. “We look forward to working…
British Columbia’s central coast is the focus of a unique partnership to rid the shoreline of marine debris. The Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund…
The Ontario Waterpower Association (OWA) announced a proposed partnership with the University of Toronto (UofT) to establish a Masters Program designed to develop the next…
The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), thanks to funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada, has announced the launch of the first phase…
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, is issuing a Water Quality Advisory for the Lakeview/Rose Valley System effective immediately and until…
Construction is underway on the City of Courtenay Greenwood Trunk Sanitary Sewer Project to increase capacity in the sewer system in East Courtenay, British Columbia.…
BioLargo, Inc. announced that its first municipal wastewater treatment demonstration pilot of its AOS and AEC water treatment technologies will take place at a wastewater…
Funding for 280 drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout Quebec has been announced by Catherine McKenna, minister of infrastructure and communities, and Andrée…
A new research and habitat recovery project aims to support the recovery of fish and freshwater mussel species that are currently at risk of going…
The mass of ‘invisible’ microplastics found in the upper waters of the Atlantic Ocean is approximately 12-21 million tonnes, according to a new study. This…
Municipal bylaws that restrict outdoor watering every summer effectively reduce consumption only during particularly hot, dry periods, according to a new study. Researchers at the University…
The University of Calgary’s Advancing Canadian Water Assets (ACWA) has partnered with Village Brewery and Xylem Inc. to produce Alberta’s first beer made with reused…
The next phase of the Government of Canada’s public engagement on the first-ever Aquaculture Act has been launched by Bernadette Jordan, the minister of fisheries,…
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia has received federal and provincial funding to upgrade its water and wastewater systems. “The upgrades to Glace Bay’s water and wastewater…
The City of Swift Current received an update that its funding application for the proposed Wastewater Collection and Expansion Upgrades Project was unsuccessful. The application for…
The Ontario government has selected a consulting team led by the Climate Risk Institute to conduct the province’s first-ever multi-sector climate change impact assessment. “Our…
New Brunswick’s Department of Environment and Local Government has used the latest available technology to create a flood map for 2018. That year, the worst…
The Irrigation Rehabilitation Program (IRP) is providing $10 million in funding to Alberta’s irrigation districts for infrastructure improvements. This funding will help ensure there is…
The Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced that Catherine Grenier has been unanimously chosen as the organization’s next president and…