Western Canada

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is raising awareness to stop an infestation of invasive zebra and quagga mussels from reaching the Okanagan. In addition to…

The City of Saskatoon is offering to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the nearby City of Martensville to negotiate an agreement to provide Martensville…

Continuing its efforts to reduce discoloured water in the city, Winnipeg announced on January 30 that it will be modifying treatment processes at the water…

The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, a research organization at the University of Victoria, released a report on January 22 which proposes “a new model…

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund (GMF) has approved an application by the District of Sechelt, BC, to contribute funding towards a new…

Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency is currently accepting nominations for the Council of the Federation Excellence in Water Stewardship Award. Connected to the council’s Water Charter,…

The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium will receive continued funding from the Province of Manitoba, according to a December 20 announcement from Minister of Conservation and…

Metro Vancouver has taken steps to protect regional wetlands by purchasing nearly eight hectares of marsh and uplands on Pitt River, a large tributary that…

The City of Lloydminster, which straddles the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan, is taking steps to control what is discharged into its wastewater with the…

The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) announced on December 12 that it is accepting applications for its 2014 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant…

On December 13, Manitoba Minister of Municipal Government, Stan Struthers, announced the completion of four water and sewer infrastructure projects in central-Manitoba with the help…

The City of Winnipeg’s North End sewage treatment plant will now treat wastewater from the Rural Municipality of Rosser. The two municipalities have entered a…

Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki, Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles, and Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig came together to officially open Estevan, Saskatchewan’s new north water reservoir.…

Okotoks, Alberta has decided to connect with the City of Calgary’s water system after a town council vote on November 25. The town will work…

A water distribution system pipe that carries water across the Assiniboine River between north and south Winnipeg has been rehabilitated and will be returned to…

The Regional District of East Kootenay celebrated the completion of the $2.7-million West Fernie Dike Project on November 15. The dike system provides a one-in-200-year…

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, is monitoring sediment released from a decommissioned coal mine to ensure the safety of their water supply. The…

The Town of Hague, Sask. will receive approximately $240,000 from both the provincial and federal governments in order to upgrade its water distribution system. Located…

The Regional District of Central Okanagan will save an estimated $12,000 a year as a result of improvements made earlier this year at the Westside…

Environmental law firm Ecojustice has announced it will be representing Sierra Club BC and the Wilderness Committee as they take the British Columbia Oil and…

The Government of Manitoba is investing in community flood protection in the Community of Waterhen by funding the bolstering of permanent dikes along the Waterhen…

The Government of Alberta announced substantial investments in erosion control and flood mitigation on Friday, with a particular focus on the Cities of Calgary and…