The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) is awarding five grants this year to help farm businesses in the Shuswap watershed improve nutrient management, and ultimately protect…
Research from the University of Victoria’s POLIS Water Sustainability Project offers new insights and specific actions for a modernized land use and water planning regime…
Twelve projects in the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region will receive financial support through the Manitoba government’s $48-million fund for disaster prevention and climate resilience improvements. “We…
The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation has selected 20 new projects that will receive more than $5.6 million in funding. The projects will help ensure the…
SHARC International Systems Inc. (SHARC Energy) announced that it has hired Matt Engelhardt as its chief operating officer. Matt Engelhardt has over 15 years of…
Greg Ottenbreit, the minister responsible for Water Security Agency (WSA), announced that the WSA is investing $1 million to partner with 10 stakeholder organizations on…
The City of Nanaimo’s Parks, Recreation and Culture department has launched a Water Safety Education Team (WSET). From July to August, the team will educate…
The Canada Watertech Startup Support Program has been launched by Foresight, a not-for-profit corporation based in British Columbia (B.C.). “Over the last two years, we…
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has teamed up with Voyent Alert! to introduce a new notification system for emergency alerts and water advisories.…
Farmers on Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands will have more support to adapt to climate change following the development of the Vancouver Island…
The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is launching a new flood hazard study of the Englishman River. The study and resulting maps will replace the…
The District of Squamish has received a grant totalling $4,049,878 through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program offered by the Government of Canada. The funding will be…
Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre has issued a flood warning related to high water entering Manitoba from Saskatchewan and potential rises along the Churchill River.…
Twenty-four local governments and First Nations communities have been approved to receive $3.46 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding. This funding is part of the…
The Government of Manitoba is unveiling its new Conservation and Climate Fund that will provide up to $600,000 this fiscal year to organizations for local…
SaskWater tabled its 2019-20 Annual Report, which provides a summary of significant achievements, including major progress on infrastructure projects and substantial customer growth. “2020 was…
The Government of Canada has awarded a contract to complete the second phase of the ḰEL¸SET (formerly Reay Creek) Remediation Project that will remove sediments…
Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for eligible British Columbians in the following regions who may have been impacted by overland flooding from May…
Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre issued an updated flood warning and high water advisory for southwest and western Manitoba. On July 1, based on engineering…
Premier Scott Moe announced the first steps of a project that will irrigate up to 500,000 acres of land from Lake Diefenbaker, more than doubling…
One of two water reservoirs in Cold Lake South, Alberta will be modernized so that it can continue to supply residents with water during a…
The Alberta government is working to address the impacts to water users resulting from an infrastructure failure in Montana. On May 17, a concrete drop…
The Government of Alberta has awarded $200 million in infrastructure grants to municipalities across the province to make improvements to water supply and treatment facilities…
Cold Lake City Council voted to fund the $1 million design of a new wastewater treatment plant using funds available to the City through the…