Saturday, April 19, 2025
Ottawa Council Receives Drinking Water Quality Report
Ottawa continues to produce and deliver some of the highest quality and safest drinking water in the world, according to a report received by the Environment and…
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Updated: Ontario’s Annual Report on Lake Simcoe
Ontario has released its Minister’s Annual Report on Lake Simcoe for 2015. The report provided an update on government efforts since the release of their…
Report: Stormwater Solutions for Municipalities
The Smart Prosperity Institute has released a report entitled New Solutions for Sustainable Stormwater Management in Canada. The report acts as a primer for municipalities…
New Report Explores Climate Change Adaptation
How should water resources management practices across the country be modified to adapt to the challenges posed by changing weather patterns and global climate change?…
Alberta’s Water Management System Needs Change: Report
A new report by Canmore-based Water Matters recommends that Alberta’s water management system must change if Alberta’s rivers are to remain engines of economic prosperity,…
Improving River and Watershed Management in Alberta: Report
Water Matters, an Alberta-based water policy think tank, has released a report with recommendations on how to use science-based management to ensure that Alberta’s rivers remain…
Cross-Canada Tour Reveals National Concern About Water
This week, the Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT) released Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on our Water Future, highlighting a 16-city cross-Canada tour conducted by…
Ontario Too Slow: ECO’s Annual Report
Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province’s pressing environmental issues. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report, titled…
Ecojustice Gives Feds an ‘F’ Grade for Water Protection
The federal government is still failing to ensure all Canadians have access to safe drinking water, according to a new report from Ecojustice. Waterproof 3,…
Reform Utility Financing: Brubaker
Too many drinking water and wastewater systems across Canada threaten public health and the environment, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe…
WWF Urges Government to Protect Athabasca
Today, WWF-Canada released Securing Environmental Flows in the Athabasca River, a report that urges government agencies to demonstrate their commitment to protecting Alberta’s lower Athabasca…
Ontario Meets Standards: Report
Ontario’s chief drinking water inspector, John Stager, has released his fifth annual report, providing an overview of the state of the province’s drinking water including…
Great Lakes, Wasted
More than 580 billion litres of drinking water, the equivalent of 236,000 Olympic swimming pools, are being wasted every year by homeowners in the Great…
NRTEE Reports on Water Use in Natural Resource Sectors
Adding to yesterday’s Canadian Water Summit excitement, the morning saw National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) release a thick new report…
Groups Speak Up on Bulk Water Issues
The bulk water export debate is back in the media. Most recently, a new report from the Fraser Institute says that Canada should look at…
Report Looks at Water-Energy Link
The POLIS Water Sustainability Project has released a new research report that looks at the link between water and energy use. The report, entitled Ontario’s…
Demand for Treatment Products to Reach US$59B by 2013
World demand for water treatment products is projected to increase 5.7 percent per year to US$59 billion in 2013, well above the rate of economic…
Alberta Requires Water Allocations Improvements, Says Report
As the province begins closing some of its basins to new allocations, the Alberta Water Council is calling for improvements sooner than later to better…
National Groundwater Report Due Next Week
On May 11, the Council of Canadian Academies will release a report entitled The Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Canada. In 2006, the Council was…
B.C. Ombudsman Releases Drinking Water Safety Report
In a report released June 18 titled Fit to Drink: Challenges in Providing Safe Drinking Water in British Columbia, the province’s ombudsman Kim Carter issued…
Staggering Food Waste Places Water and Land Resources in Distress: SIWI, FAO, IWMI
As governments struggle with a sudden crisis in the price of food, a companion crisis in availability of water also threatens billions of people. To…