Saturday, April 19, 2025
Ontario Mega-Quarry Cancelled
The Highland Companies is withdrawing its application to develop a quarry in Ontario’s Melancthon Township and to restore the rail corridor through Dufferin County. John…
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$51M for Ontario Municipal Projects
Ontario is now accepting applications for water and wastewater projects under its Municipal Infrastructure Strategy. Municipalities can apply online for a share of $51 million under the strategy…
Seprotech Shareholders Approve Acquisition of WESA
Ottawa-based Seprotech Systems has approved, subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, the proposed acquisition of WESA Group Inc., a company focused…
Ontario Needs to Better Prepare for Increased Dry Spells and Droughts
Following a summer of relentless hot and dry weather, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario warned this week that the Ontario government is not doing enough…
Water Conservation Research Project Underway
The Ontario Power Authority has granted a consortium of local researchers and energy professionals $99,800 to link water and electricity conservation incentives. The Sustainable Energy…
New Wastewater Facility for Niagara Region
Residents and businesses in Niagara-on-the-Lake will soon benefit from improved wastewater infrastructure, thanks to a joint funding commitment from the governments of Canada and Ontario.…
Hamilton Wastewater Upgrades Target Energy Use
Cutting energy use was a big factor in Hamilton, Ontario’s recent celebrations for seven completed water and wastewater infrastructure projects. In particular, Hamilton partnered with…
Changes in Calcium Levels Can Leave Organisms Vulnerable: Study
Changes in Canadian lake water chemistry have left small water organisms vulnerable to their predators, which may pose a serious environmental threat, according to a…
Ontario Helps IMAX Protect the Great Lakes
Ontario is investing in solutions in Peel Region to help protect Great Lakes water quality. IMAX Corporation is using new permeable pavement and stormwater treatment…
Canada and U.S. Come Together to Control Asian Carp
Canada has joined the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC), the latest step in the United States’ effort to ensure comprehensive action to protect the…
McGuinty Government Launches Community Action Fund
The Ontario government issued a press release yesterday, announcing the launch of a new initiative designed to help communities protect their part of the Great…
Lakehead Area First to Finish Plan for Protecting Drinking Water
The Ontario government announced this week that the Lakehead Source Protection Committee is the first of 38 source protection areas to deliver a plan to…
Invasive Species Centre Gets New Executive Director
Robert Lambe is the new executive director of the recently constructed Invasive Species Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. As the former regional director general…
Mayors Make Declaration on Water Sustainability to Protect Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
This week, mayors from Québec, Ontario and the United States made a Declaration on Water Sustainability, committing to common sustainable water management practices to protect…
McGuinty Government Renews Provincial-Municipal Collaboration to Protect The Great Lakes
Ontario and mayors from communities surrounding the Great Lakes have renewed their shared commitment to protect the Great Lakes. This week, Jim Bradley, Minister of the…
Parks Canada and Lakehead Join to Protect Lake Superior
Parks Canada and Lakehead University have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on research efforts aimed at better understanding the dynamics of Lake Superior’s…
Maxxam Acquires Becquerel Labs
Canadian lab company Maxxam Analytics has acquired Becquerel Laboratories. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Becquerel provides specialized radiological testing and neutron activation testing services. The terms…
HMM Acquires Engineering Northwest
Thunder Bay, Ontario-based Engineering Northwest Ltd. (ENL), a professional consulting engineering firm, has joined Hatch Mott MacDonald (HMM). ENL is focused on highway, municipal, water,…
Ontario Proposes Great Lakes Protection Act
The Ontario government has proposed a Great Lakes Protection Act, strategy, and support for local actions. Already, several groups have commented on the news. “Protecting…
Peninsula Harbour Sediment Capping Project Awarded to Milestone
Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. has been awarded the contract to complete the capping of historically contaminated sediment in the Peninsula Harbour, which is a Great…
Ontario-China Call for Water Tech Proposals
Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation has launched its second call for proposals under the Ontario-China Research and Innovation Fund. This year’s areas of…
Stantec Wins for Ottawa’s RTC System
Stantec’s water team in Ottawa has been honoured with the Environment Award for their real time control (RTC) system for the City of Ottawa’s combined…
Researchers Discover Resistance in Ontario Freshwater
McMaster University researchers have discovered that floc–“goolike” substances that occur suspended in water and that host large communities of bacteria–also contain high levels of antibiotic…
FOCA Renews Agreement with Province of Ontario
The Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations announced this week that it has renewed its agreement with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in support of the Ontario…