The Manitoba government is investing $47 million to support the rehabilitation of the Rivers Dam to increase the dam’s capacity against future major flooding events,…
People living around and downstream from Williams Lake in Halifax and their properties will be safer with the Province’s construction of a new dam. The…
Peterborough, ON – The network of protected areas administered by Parks Canada is a gateway to nature, history, and 450 000 km² of stories from coast…
The Village of Cumberland has been successful in two major grant applications for infrastructure funding: a $4,475,000 grant from the joint federal-provincial Investing in Canada Infrastructure…
The City of Thunder Bay celebrated the official grand opening of the newly rehabilitated Boulevard Lake Dam on-site with a ribbon cutting ceremony. “The opening…
There are tens of thousands of large hydro dams in North America, built in the 1940s and 50s, that are nearing the end of their…
When hydropower reservoirs trap organic matter, it leads to higher local greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions are not increased; rather, they are displaced. A new tool…
SNC-Lavalin has announced that its work on Alterra Power Corp. and Axium Infrastructure Inc.’s Jimmie Creek Hydroelectric Project won Clean Energy BC’s Project Excellence award…
The City of Cranbrook has released a time-lapse video of the dam rehabilitation at Idlewild Lake. Deemed by B.C.’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural…
New research from Harvard University has forecasted human exposure to methylmercury levels in areas of Canada where new hydroelectric development is being considered will be…
In the aftermath of the August 4, 2014, Mount Polley mine disaster, the communities of Mount Polley and Likely, B.C., approved the diversion of the…
The Pic Mobert First Nation is the recipient of a 2016 Ontario Waterpower Association Innovation Award for solving an energy infrastructure dilemma while safeguarding drinking water…
If a landowners property has previously been drained by a man-made ditch, they are eligible to receive a one-time payment
Meanwhile, Site C and BC Hydro continue to work with Firs Nations communities. In July, BC Hydro and the McLeod Lake Indian Band reached agreements on anticipated economic developments from the project. The agreements include an Impact Benefits Agreement, a Contracting Agreement, as well as a Tripartite Lands Agreement, which involves the B.C. provincial government.
Dam Problems The announcement of a $900 million class-action lawsuit against the Ontario government is a part of ongoing efforts of the communities in Ontario’s…