Friday, April 18, 2025
York Region Seeks New Revenue Powers for Water Systems, Infra.
York Region is requesting that the Province of Ontario provide it the same revenue raising powers as the City of Toronto to help service future…
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Reducing the Energy and Climate Impact of Water Use
The office of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) has served up a suite of recommendations to drive improvements in Ontario’s water usage, energy efficiency,…
Municipal Water and Wastewater Key Energy Consumers
There is an enormous opportunity in the Province of Ontario, to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions through the municipal water sector. That is the…
$131M for Rural Alberta Water & Wastewater Partnerships
More than $131 million from the Water for Life and the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership grant programs will support 29 water infrastructure projects across the…
Water Projects in the Estrie Region of QC Receive $6.1M
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced $6.1 million for three new projects related to water in the Estrie region: one in Asbestos and two in…
Markham: Insurance Board Should Consider City Flood Control
The City of Markham, Ontario, has urged the insurance industry to consider city flood control measures when setting home insurance rates. Over the past three…
New Brunswick Community Receives $2.1M for Water Infrastructure
St. Margarets, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, will receive approximately $2.15 million for water infrastructure upgrades. The project, announced on the 24th, is being funded through…
York Region to Invest $2.4B in Water and Wastewater
The Regional Municipality of York has announced that it will invest a total of $2.4 billion in water and wastewater projects over the next decade.…
Canadian Water: Get Ready for a Free-Trade Deal With China
The global trade environment is undergoing an unexpected radical period of change. One of the first acts of the Trump White House was to remove…
$37M in Funding for Man. Water & Wastewater Projects
The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced investment in provincial infrastructure as they continue to develop modern, reliable water and wastewater services. The governments…
$3.2M in Capital Investments for St. John’s Water Systems
Yesterday, St. John’s City Council voted on whether to approve the Capital Plan for 2016–2018 — council minutes were unavailable at the time of writing.…
Man. Budget Adds $20M to Water Infrastructure Spending
Manitoba released its 2017 budget, yesterday, which includes $60 million for water infrastructure and $15 million for maintenance and preservation of water related assets. The…
Report Challenges EPCOR’s Efficiencies in Drainage Utility Transfer
As Edmonton City Council prepares to vote on the transfer of the city’s drainage utility to EPCOR, a report from the Edmonton and District Labour…
RBC Study Investigates Divided Public Perception of Water
Following on the release of the 10th RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study, the RBC Blue Water Project and GlobeScan held a webinar, bringing further discussion…
Timmins’ Director of Public Works and Engineering Resigns
Luc Duval has resigned his position as director of Public Works and Engineering with the City of Timmins, effective as of April 10, 2017. Duval…
Guelph Asset Management Plan Shows $271M in Water Infra. Backlog
City Council for Guelph, Ontario, unanimously endorsed the City’s Corporate Asset Management Plan and Asset Management Policy at March 27th meeting of the council. The…
New Westminster Receives $5.5M for Sewer Separation
The City of New Westminster, British Columbia, has been awarded over $5.5 million from the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) for the Sapperton Combined…
Closing U.S. Water Infrastructure Gap Could Generate $220B
The Value of Water Campaign, supported by founding member Water Environment Federation (WEF), has released a new report that found closing the investment gap in…
Canada and Quebec Provide $62M for 36 Water Projects
The governments of Canada and Quebec will provide $62 million to fund 36 projects to improve water infrastructure in the Chaudiere-Appalaches region, investing in projects…
Inuvik, NWT, Completes a New Drinking Water Treatment Plant
The Town of Inuvik, North West Territories, has announced the completion of a new drinking water treatment plant. The water treatment plant received about $2,018,925…
$24.7 M for First Nations Resilience to Flooding and Rising Seas
The Government of Canada has announced that it will invest $24.7 in First Nations climate resilience. Called First Nations Adapt, the program will direct funds…
Recommendations for the Federal Phase 2 Infrastructure Spend
Over the coming decade, decisions about how the federal government’s Phase 2 infrastructure investments are made will play a critical role in shaping the future…
Feds Announce Limits for Lead in Drinking Water
The Government of Canada’s Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water has released a report for public consultation on lead in drinking water for the purposes of…
Cost Control and Financial Awareness in the Operation of P3s
A new white paper published by Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) and Service Works Group argues that a strong and enduring contractual relationship can…