Sunday, April 20, 2025
Corrosion Control Significantly Lowers Lead Levels in Toronto Water
The City of Toronto’s targeted testing of tap water in 2017 indicated significantly lower lead levels, a result of a Corrosion Control Plan implemented from…
Ontario
OSWCA Report: State of Ont. Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Shocking
On March 19th, the Ontario Sewer & Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA) hosted a provincial Lobby Day at Queen’s Park to launch their new Asset Management…
Ontario Budget 2018 Supports Provincial Water Resources
Ontario Budget 2018 will support the health of water resources and water infrastructure through a number of spending programs. Indeed, Budget 2018 devotes considerable detail…
Guelph Adopts Credit Programs for Water and Wastewater Customers
On March 26th, Guelph, Ontario’s city council approved two new credit programs for the city’s water and wastewater customers. The new programs will provide forgiveness…
Toronto Region Watersheds Holding Steady Amidst Mounting Pressures
Stormwater runoff and climate change continue to put a strain on the watersheds of the Toronto region, according to the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). These are the…
Province Releases Progress Report on Climate Change Action Plan
Yesterday, Ontario released its first progress report on its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), which details progress and actions taken to meet environmental targets, specifically…
Dr. Karen Kidd to Receive Int’l Environmental Award for Aquatic Research
Recipharm has announced that its 2017 International Environmental Award will be presented to Karen Kidd, professor in Biology, and Geography & Earth Sciences at McMaster…
WaterTAP Report: Water Cleantech Vital to Meet GHG Targets
Yesterday, Ontario’s WaterTAP released a new report at the GLOBE Forum 2018, Water: The next frontier on the path to a low carbon economy, which asserts that…
Nestlé & Guelph Share Data to Improve Science-Based Decision Making
At the request of the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC), the City of Guelph has signed a reciprocal agreement with Nestlé Waters…
Economic Discussion Paper Addresses Financial Incentives for LID
Ontario’s Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has developed an economic discussion paper entitled, Economic Instruments to Motivate Stormwater Management on Private Lands, which grew out of…
Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund Invests in Water Systems
Ontario has announced that 78 communities will be receiving support for a variety of projects, including replacement and rehabilitation of water systems, through the Community…
Regional HELP Clean Water Project Wraps After 14 Years
On Friday, Mayor Matt Brown of London, Ontario marked the successful completion of the HELP Clean Water (Huron-Elgin-London Project Clean Water) project, a multi-year, multi-million-dollar regional…
Kitchener Hires Its First Sustainability Officer
Kitchener, Ontario has announced the creation of a sustainability office and the appointment of its first sustainability officer, Claire Bennett, who will begin her role…
Prov. Disaster Recovery Assistance for Flood-Affected in Chatham-Kent
Ontario has activated the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians program in flood-affected areas in the communities of Chatham and Thamesville after extensive flooding throughout the…
Support for Research Projects in Ontario Cleantech Available
Ontario has announced three funding programs to assist Ontario-based researchers. Funding will be available for up to 289 research projects across the province under the…
Thunder Bay, Ont. Releases Annual Report on Drinking Water Quality
The City of Thunder Bay has released its 2017 Drinking Water Quality Annual Report, meeting or exceeding all provincially mandated parameters for drinking water quality.…
BluMetric Releases First Quarter of Fiscal 2018 Financial Report
Ottawa’s BluMetric Environmental Inc. has announced revenue of $7.6 million and net income of $101,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2018, ended December 31st, 2017. In the last…
Clearford Expands Project Capital Options with Bond Support
Ontario’s Clearford Water Systems Inc. announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Sustainable Water Investments Inc. (SWI), a Vancouver-based investment vehicle. SWI…
OOWA Appeals to Environment Commissioner for Review of Building Code
On Friday, February 23rd, the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association (OOWA) submitted a Request for Review to the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) in collaboration with the Federation of…
Farmers, Cities Team Up to Help Meet 40 Per Cent Target
The Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative (PRC) is moving into the next phase in developing practical ways to reduce the amount of phosphorus getting into…
York Region Approves Updated Corporate Asset Management Policy
The Regional Municipality of York has updated its Corporate Asset Management Policy, improving the coordination and affordability in the management of over $5 billion in water…
Orillia, Ont. Awards Contract for Second Phase of Smart Meter Installation
At its February 12th, 2018 meeting, the City Council of Orillia, Ontario awarded a contract to Wamco Municipal Products to complete the installation of smart…
Ontario Recognized Freshwater Users in Inaugural Rural Leader Award
Ontario has recognized innovative leadership in rural communities through the inaugural Rural Ontario Leaders Awards, winners of the award include innovative freshwater users. Jeff Leal,…
Ontario Farmers to Improve Data Collection for Evaluating Drainage Tiles
The Government of Canada announced yesterday that it will support the development of new tool that can aid Ontario farmers in determining the efficacy of…