Okotoks, Alberta’s town council has approved a recommendation for the town to resume direct control of its water and wastewater utilities. This ends the town’s…
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a low-cost membrane that effectively separates oil and water on demand. The technology could pave the…
With a $243-million partnership between the federal and provincial governments, communities in British Columbia will see increased investments in water infrastructure through the Environmental Quality…
New research from the University of Alberta has produced a helpful field tool that allows offline, in-the-field environmental managers to harness the power of artificial…
The Government of British Columbia has underscored its commitment to work with Indigenous peoples in the spirit of respect and collaboration by introducing a set…
City of Powell River Council has approved the route of the pipeline between Westview and the new Townsite wastewater treatment facility, as well as the…
The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1), a flood-mitigation project to protect Calgary from a 2013-level flood, has been certified by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)…
On Friday, Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, alongside Vernon Saddleback, Chief of Samson Cree Nation, took part in a sod-turning ceremony in Samson Cree…
Okanagan Valley’s mayors gathered yesterday at the UnH20 Gardens to talk water conservation. Following a difficult year of flood, record-breaking temperatures, and as talk turns…
Clean drinking water is coming to Southeast Kelowna. City Council has approved a budget amendment to cover a $22 million project shortfall for Kelowna Integrated…
EPCOR has successfully completed the performance testing and final facility requirements of Regina’s Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade project, as confirmed by independent certification firm BTY…
A record 693 quarter sections of land were brought into drainage compliance in the 2017–18 fiscal year in Saskatchewan, the provincial government has announced. This…
The City of Regina has announced the commencement of its 2018 summer construction season. Through the construction season, the city will invest $85.3 million in…
The Government of British Columbia has announced dedicated annual funding for B.C.’s Invasive Mussel Defence Program to help protect the province’s waterways from the environmental,…
The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia has issued evacuation orders to 1390 addresses, nearly 2800 residents, as of May…
British Columbia will act to mitigate flooding and wildfires in 2018 based on recommendations from a report on the 2017 spring floods and wildfires. As…
The City of Kelowna has announced the contractor for the first phase implementation of its integrated water system and provided details on how it will…
This week, BC-based Saltworks announced a successful pilot of its Flex EDR technology, which produced strong results in freshwater recovery from recycled injected water. The Flex…
Nine Alberta oil sands technologies will receive more than $70 million through the Oil Sands Innovation Challenge to support economic growth in the oil sands…
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) has announced that it plans to invest an all-time record $43.6 million in its water management infrastructure in 2018–19. The…
Last Friday, Amarjeet Sohi, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Brian Mason, Alberta Minister of Transportation, attended a commissioning ceremony for the North Red…
Photo: Road washout in the Modeste subwatershed flood in August 2016. Credit: County of Wetaskiwin The Government of Alberta is investing $720,000 in farmlands through…
Photo: Nathan E. Stewart spill off the Bella Bella coast. Credit: Heiltsuk Nation. A B.C. First Nation and Canadian marine and offshore company announced that they…
Fertilizer Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan have signed a three-year extension to their 2016 Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in support of 4R Nutrient Stewardship that will…