Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Manitoba Declares War on Phosphorus
Manitoba is implementing new rules for livestock waste management in response to recommendations made by the Clean Environment Commission (CEC) and the auditor general, Conservation…
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WWF Releases Rivers at Risk Report
Our friends over at WWF-Canada have released a new report, Canada’s Rivers at Risk: Environmental Flows and Canada’s Freshwater Future (pdf here). The report claims…
More Canadian Companies Look to China
Quebec-based BioSpec Global Solutions Inc., and partner ICBS Ltd. have announced that they’re filing Eurasian patents in anticipation of entry into China. “China is one…
McBride Unveils Second Eco-Friendly Wastewater Phase
McBride, British Columbia’s Eco-Sensitive Solution to Wastewater Treatment project officially unveiled its $2-million second phase yesterday. Phase 2 will add an additional month of retention…
BioteQ Signs Contract for Seasonal Whitehorse Plant
Vancouver-based BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc. will design and build a water treatment plant in Whitehorse at the Minto copper mine owned by Minto Explorations Limited.…
BIOREM Awarded B.C. Wastewater Biofiltration Project
Guelph, Ontario-based BIOREM Inc. has been awarded an advanced biofiltration project in British Columbia valued at $720,000. Under the terms of the agreement, Biorem will…
Armtec Wins YDSS Contract
Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund has been awarded a $26.9 million contract to supply water management products to upgrade the Southeast Collector Sewer System, which is…
In Bloom
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” says Oded Distel, director of Israel NEWTech (Novel Efficient Water Technologies). When it comes to Israel’s water supply, he’s…
Canadian Water Tech Companies Win Green 15 Awards
Several Canadian water industry companies have won 2009 Deloitte Technology Green 15 Awards, an award created in 2007 to showcase 15 Canadian companies that are…
Laliberté Makes for Space
“Humanitarian space explorer” Guy Laliberté blasted into orbit early this morning, becoming Canada’s first space tourist. The Cirque du Soleil and ONE DROP Foundation founder…
New Sewage Rules in Manitoba Met with Criticism
Manitoba has announced new rules for sewage disposal, including a ban on new sewage ejectors and a ban on septic fields in sensitive areas. “Manitobans…
Eimco Sees $30M in New Contracts
GLV Inc.’s water treatment group, Eimco Water Technologies, has been awarded new major contracts worth close to $30.3 million. Among the major orders awarded in…
Atlantic First Nations Get a Water Boost
The Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation has broken ground Phase I of its new wastewater treatment facility for the community located 40 kilometres from the town…
The Public Good
It seems that the loudest and most contentious debate around drinking water is the whether and to what extent private, for profit, entities should be…
$1M for Healthy Waterways: M.B.
Manitoba is strengthening its strategy for healthy waterways with an investment of $1 million to protect and restore wetlands including its largest marshes, Water Stewardship…
Funds Announced for Saskatoon’s Water Reservoir Project
Feds are setting aside up to one-third of the eligible costs of the Water Reservoir project in Saskatoon, to a maximum federal contribution of $7…
$8M for N.S. Water Projects
The provincial and federal governments are contributing nearly $8 million for eight water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the province. Funding for the eight water…
Xogen to Build Pilot Project in Orangeville
Xogen Technologies Inc. took a major step towards commercialization of its pioneering wastewater treatment and renewable energy technology with the announcement on September 10 from…
Funds Announced for Lake Winnipeg Clean Up
More than $109,000 in federal funding will support the Morden Community Lead Environmental Action on Nutrient Elimination and Removal (CLEANER) project, an initiative that will…
RVA Awarded Toronto Watermain Replacement Contract
The City of Toronto has retained R.V. Anderson Associates Limited (RVA) to provide program management, design, inspection, and contract administration services during construction for a…
Kensington Becomes Canada’s First Community with Wind-Powered Wastewater Treatment
Residents of Kensington, P.E.I. will soon have an energy-efficient wastewater treatment thanks to the purchase of a wind turbine. The turbine, funded in part by…
Seizing the Opportunity
There’s no denying the opportunity: China’s economic resurgence and subsequent infrastructure investments have led many Canadian cleantech companies to look for ways to take advantage…
$1.3M for Miramichi Wastewater Infrastructure
The governments of Canada and New Brunswick are each investing over $1.3 million towards the costs of improving local wastewater infrastructure. The City of Miramichi…
Imagine H2O Competition Opens
The inaugural Imagine H2O Prize competition has opened for submissions. The competition offers prizes of $70,000 in cash and in-kind services, to be awarded to…