Friday, April 18, 2025
Government of Canada Funds Flood Protection Project in Kelowna, B.C.
Funding has been announced by the Government of Canada for the Mill Creek Flood Protection project in Kelowna, British Columbia. The flooding of Mill Creek…
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Gov’t of Canada Invests in Research to Protect Waters from Oil Spills
Six international organizations will receive more than $4.1 million for research projects that will help improve protocols and decision-making to minimize the environmental impacts of…
Gov’t of Saskatchewan Advances Agricultural Water Management Strategy
The Government of Saskatchewan is helping advance the Agricultural Water Management Strategy with a $5 million investment in the Saskatchewan Conservation and Development Association (SCDA).…
Gov’t of Canada Announces Funding to Help Tech Firms Expand into New Markets
Omar Alghabra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification, announced $17 million over five years to expand the successful Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA)…
New Brunswick Accepting Applications for Environmental Trust Fund
New Brunswick’s Department of Environment and Local Government is now accepting applications for funding under the Environmental Trust Fund. “The Environmental Trust Fund is a…
IAGLR Responds to NSERC Funding Changes, Impacts on Great Lakes
The president of International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), Michael R. Twiss, PhD., has responded to a change in the structure of the Natural…
Support for First Nations Government Internships in Northern BC
A pilot project that supports First Nations government internships in northern B.C. has received a significant boost thanks to a partnership between Northern Development Initiative…
Funding Announced for National Climate and Asset Management Network
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced 19 communities that will participate in the next two-year cycle of the…
Grant Applications Open for Water Conservation Projects in Okanagan
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications to its 2018 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant Program. This is the 13th…
Lampman, Sask. to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure
Yesterday, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced funding to upgrade the Town of Lampman’s wastewater treatment infrastructure. The federal and provincial governments are each…
Thunder Bay Joins Climate and Asset Management Network
The City of Thunder Bay, Ontario has been accepted into the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) new Climate and Asset Management Network, which is available…
Nfld. Makes Cost-Sharing on Water Infrastructure Easier for Municipalities
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced that it is ending limit of service agreements for municipalities within the province, providing more cost-sharing opportunities for…
New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund Applications Open
New Brunswick’s Department of Environment and Local Government will accept applications for funding under the Environmental Trust Fund starting today, November 1st for the 2018–2019…
Canada Launches New Municipal Climate Innovation Program
Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Jenny Gerbasi, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced funding for 103 initiatives in…
Nfld. and Labrador Announces Funding for Wastewater, Water Systems
Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, has announced $38.8 million for projects that will support improvements in municipal wastewater and water systems. The money…
Infrastructure Investments for Two First Nations Communities
Yesterday, the Government of Canada announced improvements to water infrastructure for two First Nations communities in Ontario, with the goal of lifting long-term drinking water…
PEI Sets New Funding Model for Watershed Groups
A new funding formula will improve how watershed organizations on Prince Edward Island receive provincial support. The province has instituted a plan to make the…
Funding for Community Projects in Northern Manitoba
The Northern Manitoba Food, Culture & Community (NMFCCC) organization has announced that it will be funding projects through 2017 that partner with people in Northern…
Alarmingly High E. Coli Levels in First Nations
In a report published on September 29th, scientists found what they described as an “alarmingly high frequency” of fecal bacteria in drinking water sources at…
Advancing Water Technologies Program in Ontario: Call for Proposals
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) is inviting applications by southern Ontario companies for a limited number of technology development projects of up to 2…
New Ways to Fund Stormwater Service
The City of Mississauga is looking for a new way to fund its stormwater management program. A stormwater financing study is underway, according to a recent…
Saskatchewan Flood Plan Proves Popular
Uptake for the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program has been very strong, Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Dustin Duncan announced last week. Since the…
Manitoba to Spend $22M Fighting Floods
Manitoba will invest $22 million in equipment and technology to improve flood-fighting capacity and preparedness as it faces the potential for widespread spring flooding, Premier…
SDTC Calls for Funding Applications
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) today announced its 18th round of funding for Canadian clean technology demonstration projects. Canadian entrepreneurs and technology developers with new…