Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Canada updates guidelines for iron in drinking water
In an effort to uphold the highest standards for drinking water quality, Health Canada has released the latest Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline…
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New Criteria in Drinking Water Standard Tighten Lead Leaching Allowance for Plumbing Products
Newly published changes to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61, the drinking water product standard required in the United States and Canada, further restrict the amount of lead that…
Top Five Drinking Water Stories of 2019
The following five news stories were the most read in the drinking water category on Water Canada’s website in 2019. Health Canada Sets New Guideline…
Health Canada Sets New Guideline for Lead in Drinking Water
Health Canada has updated the drinking water guideline to reduce the maximum acceptable concentration of lead from 0.01 mg/L, which was set in 1992, to…
Greater Toronto Area Municipalities Band Together To Defend Peel Region’s Fluoride Use
The Mayors of Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon are calling on Region of Peel Council to maintain the fluoride that is currently added to drinking water…
Canadian Government Tightening Water Standards on National Planes, Trains, and Ships
The Canadian government is introducing stricter regulations to ensure clean water aboard planes, trains, and passenger ships for drinking, hand washing, oral hygiene, and food…
Don’t Drink the Water
When Attawapiskat First Nation declared a state of emergency in October 2011, Charlie Angus (MP Timmins-James Bay) visited the community to find out why. “It…
Aftershocks
The nuclear disasters caused by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan have heated up concerns over water safety and radiation. Authorities reported increases…
Health Canada Now Flushes Reclaimed Water
Health Canada has released the Canadian Guidelines for Domestic Reclaimed Water for Use in Toilet and Urinal Flushing, says a release from the Canadian Institute…
Treatment Product May Pose Health Risks: Health Canada
Health Canada has issued a warning to the Canadian public about the risks to health associated with use of the unauthorized drug product, Miracle Mineral…
Winnipeg Treatment Plant Opens
This morning, Winnipeg’s Mayor Sam Katz toasted the official opening of the City’s new drinking water treatment plant—a facility that took 10 years to plan…
History in the Making
For over 250 years, the town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has been associated with water. Located on a peninsula southwest of the provincial capital of…
BPA Levels Safe: Health Canada
Health Canada testing has detected bisphenol A (BPA) in some 18.5-litre polycarbonate bottles of drinking water, but it says the levels are low and pose…
Cottage Life
The wild streams and rivers of rural Canada look clear and crisp enough to drink directly from the source, but thirsty cottagers beware: the potential…
Drinking Water Quality Guidelines Examined: Auditor General’s Report
Auditor General Sheila Fraser’s 2009 status report will include a chapter on safety of drinking water. The report, along with Commissioner of the Environment and…
Medication Present in St. Lawrence River
Chemotherapy products and certain hypertension and cholesterol medications are present in the St. Lawrence River. A study conducted by Université de Montréal researchers reveals that…
New Herbicide-Fertilizer Ban Protects Alberta’s Water
A new ban on herbicide-fertilizer combination products in Alberta will help protect the quality of water downstream of urban areas. As of January 1, 2010…
Health Canada: Bisphenol A on Toxic Substances List
Canada is taking steps to prevent importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottled containing bisphenol A (BPA). While BPA is not an issue for…
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,…
Polycarbonate Water Cooler Bottles Safe for Use: CBWA
The Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA) said this week that it supports the findings of Health Canada and the Minister of Health Tony Clement that…
Government Takes Action on Bisphenol A
The Government of Canada announced today it will take action to protect the health of Canadians and the environment from bisphenol A, a chemical found…
State of the Industry: Into the Looking Glass
As unique as 2007 was for many in this industry, 2008 will follow with some of the same trends observed last year. Consider the last…