QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM) have joined forces to develop sustainable water management solutions…
Winnipeg, MB – City of Winnipeg crews and contractors are still hard at work trying to resolve a sewage spill into the Red River at the…
Walkerton, ON — The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) is excited to recently complete the installation of two new ultrafiltration membrane pilot units, generously donated…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania February 20, 2024 as part…
OAK BAY, BC – Stormwater and wastewater infrastructure in Oak Bay will undergo significant upgrades thanks to a combined investment of more than $8.8 million from the federal and…
Abbotsford, BC – To help protect people, communities and farmland in the Fraser Valley’s Sumas Prairie from future flood events, the Barrowtown Pump Station in…
DUNCAN, BC – The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) is considering the acquisition of the Shawnigan Village Waterworks private water system from Lidstech Holdings Ltd.,…
NIPIGON, ON – The Government of Canada is making one of the largest freshwater protected areas in the world more accessible by awarding the contract for construction…
Toronto, ON – One of North America’s largest water infrastructure projects reached a major milestone on Wednesday, January 31, when pumps were activated for the…
EDMONTON, AB – On January 29, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., there was a failure in the distribution pumping equipment systems that move water from E.L. Smith…
Hornbrook, CA – The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) initiated the U.S.’s largest drawdown process in its history by opening the low-level outlet tunnel in…
It is unequivocal that Canada’s climate has changed and will continue to change. People in Canada are experiencing record-breaking climate events—from wildfires to extreme heat…
St. John’s, NL – The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South—Mount Pearl, on behalf of the…
The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) project is now ready to move to the construction phase. Voluntary agreements have been reached with landowners to secure 100…
The construction of water infrastructure across the country has accelerated in recent years. Canada’s latest Core Public Infrastructure Survey found that an average of approximately…
A new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), prepared with support from Infrastructure Canada, makes one thing clear: how we create and maintain our…
Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic put our critical infrastructure to the test. One major aspect of that was municipal water systems and its reliability.…
Developers, contractors, unions, associations, and workers involved in the construction of large and critical infrastructure projects are uniting in a growing coalition to support the…
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna has announced the appointment of Tamara Vrooman as chairperson of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, effective January 27, 2021. “Tamara…
1. Investments in Natural Infrastructure Have Significant Economic Returns: Report Canada’s built, or ‘grey,’ infrastructure requires an estimated investment of $5.3 billion per year in order to keep…
Funding for five water infrastructure projects has been announced by the governments of Canada and Alberta. “Clean drinking water and effective wastewater treatment are essential…
Fifteen projects in Nova Scotia will receive funding to help mitigate flood risk and support municipal infrastructure. This includes $675,477 for 10 projects under the…
One of two water reservoirs in Cold Lake South, Alberta will be modernized so that it can continue to supply residents with water during a…
Thunder Bay’s City Council approved an interest-free loan program on June 22, 2020. The program will allow property owners to borrow funds from the City…