The Manitoba government announced on August 6 its support of the new Assiniboine River Basin Commission, and a contribution of $50,000 toward initial startup activities.…
The Province of Alberta will enlist the help of highly trained specialized dogs to defend its waters against invasive aquatic species. The Alberta-Montana Canine Mussel…
A tailings storage facility breach at Imperial Metals Corporation’s Mount Polley mine in central British Columbia has caused the release of approximately five million cubic…
Officials in British Columbia are warning people not to swim at three West Vancouver beaches after water quality sampling revealed elevated E. coli levels. The…
The City of Regina has finalized an agreement with EPCOR Water Prairies Inc. to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain its new sewage treatment plant…
The Government of British Columbia released two reports concerning flood risk along the Fraser River on July 11. The reports can be used to support…
A CBC investigation has discovered that untreated sewage from Redwood Meadows, Alberta, is being discharged directly onto a forest floor on Tsuu T’ina First Nations…
The City of Brandon, Manitoba, will receive federal and provincial funding to enhance its flood protection system after the Red River Floodway Expansion Project came…
According to Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, this year’s flooding in the province will be worse than the flooding in 2011, which caused $360 million in…
Manitoba has completed a number of important steps in the fight against an influx of zebra mussels on Lake Winnipeg, and are set to expand…
The Province of British Columbia is providing $50,000 in funding to the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) to ensure consistent licensing standards…
In an effort to protect the province’s water resources, Manitoba announced its first comprehensive Surface Water Management Strategy along with multi-year surface water management investments.…
Alberta is taking steps to better prepare communities for potential drought and severe floods, such as the heavy rainfall that devastated Calgary and other parts…
The Seaterra program will not be continuing with the proposed wastewater treatment plant at McLoughlin Point in Victoria, British Columbia, due to decisions last week…
Plains Midstream, the owner of a pipeline that leaked nearly half a million litres of oil into Red Deer River in 2012, is facing charges…
In response to the passing of Protecting Alberta’s Environment Act on April 28 2014, the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluating, and Reporting Agency (AEMERA) has now…
The new 14 million litre water reservoir in Nanaimo, British Columbia has reached completion, thanks to significant funding from the federal Gas Tax Fund, which contributed…
Costs for the innovative Sechelt Water Resource Centre in Sechelt, British Columbia will be covered by the federal Gas Tax Fund and the Communities Component of the…
Wood Buffalo, Alberta launched its water conservation campaign on May 20. The goal of this initiative is multifaceted: to highlight the importance of water and…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is proposing to the provincial government a British Columbia water commission to streamline water use reporting and to connect…
The Province of Manitoba released a new Peatlands Stewardship Strategy on April 30, including Canada’s first stand-alone legislation on the subject. The legislation will ensure…
Manitoba’s Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh released the Clean Environment Commission’s (CEC) report on the Keeyask Generation Project on May 7. It recommends…
The City of Kelowna, British Columbia won the inaugural British Columbia Water & Waste Association’s (BCWWA) “Best of the Best” tap water taste test challenge…
Manitoba has announced actions to protect Lake Winnipeg from invasive zebra mussels, which have been found in harbours at Gimli, Willow Point, Boundary Creek Marina/Winnipeg…