Monday, April 21, 2025
NTP Finalizes Report on Bisphenol A
Another bisphenol A (BPA) report has arrived, this time released by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) in the United States. Current human exposure to BPA,…
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Limited Access to Drinking Water on Canadian University Campuses: Report
The bottled water debate continues to be spurred as a national online survey, Corporate Initiatives on Campus – a 2008 Snapshot, developed by the Canadian…
Weekend Water News
Funds A wastewater treatment plant in Cambridge, Ont. is getting a $21-million upgrade: the aim is to “dewater” the sludge held in its digesters. Meanwhile,…
Feds Support North Bay Water Upgrades
Tony Clement, minister responsible for infrastructure programming in Ontario, today announced the federal government will consider the upgrading of the North Bay water distribution system…
‘Blue Gold’ Report: MEI
Though some people fear harmful exploitation or even the drying up of water resources, Marcel Boyer, the author of a research paper published by the…
New GM for NSF’s Beverage Quality Program
Christopher Dunn, a 30-year veteran of the beverage industry, is now the general manager of NSF International’s Beverage Quality Program. The beverage quality program tests,…
$724M for Ontario’s Smaller Communities
Yesterday, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario welcomed the signing of the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund, which will flow more than $724…
H2O Innovation Secures Over $1.9 Million in Contracts
H2O Innovation has signed five new contracts, totaling $1.9 million. The municipality of St-Adolphe-d’Howard, Quebec, has signed on for a packaged nanofiltration treatment system including…
Ottawa River Cleanup Could Take Decades
Environment Minister John Baird says it could take 20 years to clean up the sewer mess in the Ottawa, but both the federal and Ontario…
Protecting the Mackenzie River Basin: NNSOnline
Michael Miltenberger says a way already exists to deal with the preservation of quality and flow of water in the Mackenzie River basin, reports the…
CAW, AFN Celebrate Clean Well Water
On Wednesday, Assembly of First Nations national chief Phil Fontaine and Canadian Auto Workers union president Buzz Hargrove will visit the community of Little Salmon…
OMERS to Acquire Maxxam Analytics
Maxxam Analytics International Corporation has announced that it has entered into a definitive acquisition agreement with OCPI MA Holdings Inc., an acquisition vehicle majority-owned by…
CSA International Announces New Certification Program
Last week, CSA International announced a new program to test and certify products to the requirements of the new CAN/CSA B483 Drinking Water Treatment Systems…
Small Communities Get Help with Water Costs
Small, northern and rural municipalities, as well as local services boards, can now apply for assistance to help offset the costs of operating public drinking…
Gatineau Boil Water Advisory: CBC Reports
At least 45,000 people in Gatineau are being asked to boil their water as a precautionary measure after a water main broke in the city’s…
Stop Taking Water for Granted: Ottawa Report
Canada’s stores of fresh water are not as plentiful as once thought, and water shortages threaten to pinch the economy and pit provinces against each…
London Votes to Ban Bottled Water
Last night London, Ont. city councillors voted in favour of banning the sale of bottled water in municipal buildings. The phased-in ban will take effect…
New Regional Water Supply System: Penobsquis
Residents of Penobsquis will have access to safe drinking water through a new regional water supply system. Today, the governments of Canada and New Brunswick…
$8.7 Invested in N.S. Water
Nine Nova Scotia communities will benefit from safer drinking water and improved storm water systems due to a shared investment by three levels of government.…
Ottawa Monitoring Treated Runoff: CBC
The City of Ottawa is monitoring how animals and plants in the Ottawa River are affected by chemicals that remain in sewage after it is…
Pure Technologies Holds Buried Pipelines Conference
Pure Technologies Ltd., a company involved in the development and application of technologies for inspection, monitoring, and management of physical infrastructure, recently hosted an international…
Trojan Technologies Acquires R-Can Environmental
Trojan Technologies, a manufacturer of water treatment solutions, has acquired R-Can Environmental Inc. R-Can manufactures ultraviolet equipment in residential water disinfection applications. The combined entity…
Funds for Clean Water in Kapuskasing
Guy Lauzon, parliamentary secretary for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced the federal government will consider improvements to the water distribution…
Dental Experts Support Water Fluoridation
Last week, the Ontario Dental Hygienists’ Association (ODHA), Canadian Dental Association, and Health Canada spoke out in favour of water fluoridation. The use of fluoride,…