Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Seprotech Acquires Envirosearch
Seprotech Systems Inc., a provider and operator of pre-engineered water and wastewater treatment plants, has closed the purchase of Envirosearch Operations Incorporated, a private company…
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Tetra Tech Acquires Wardrop
Tetra Tech, Inc. has acquired Wardrop Engineering, Inc., a Canadian firm that specializes in resource management, energy and infrastructure design. Wardrop has about 1,200 employees…
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…
Ont. Communities See Funds for Potable Water Projects
Twenty communities will benefit from grants under the Ontario Potable Water Program (OPWP), announced MP Guy Lauzon today. The total financial support is $3,739,153. The…
Feds Reinvest in Sustainable Infrastructure Research
Universities, municipal governments, and companies in Saskatchewan will be able to work together to develop innovative solutions to assess, maintain, develop and renew vital public…
2009 Mineral Industry Awards Announced: PDAC
The exciting restoration of the old Britannia mine on the Sea to Sky Highway between Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia is recognized in this…
Manitobans Can Save Money, While Using Less Water: Melnick
An instant rebate as part of the WaterSmart Manitoba initiative will be offered at participating retailers on the purchase of high-efficiency, dual-flush toilets for one…
Annapolis Valley to Undergo Groundwater Survey
Farmers and other groundwater users in the Annapolis Valley are being asked to take part in a study that will help to improve water-use planning.…
Sask. Water Supply Project EA Continues as Study
Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced today that a comprehensive study is the most appropriate type of environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Saskatchewan Landing…
Alberta’s Major Water Users Make Commitment
Some of Alberta’s largest users of waters are taking action to develop and implement water conservation, efficiency and productivity plans as part of the province’s…
US Water Infrastructure Spending Falls: Report
America’s water and wastewater sector looks set to decline further in 2009, as capital expenditure on crucial infrastructure projects is cut back by 12.9 per…
Wilderness Area Protects Amherst’s Water
The Town of Amherst’s drinking water supply is now better protected with the designation of watershed lands as a provincial wilderness area. Nine-hundred and seventy…
Leaking Legacy: Report
Though Alberta’s government has proclaimed it false, a new report from issued by Environmental Defence claims that over four billion litres of contaminated tailings water…
Guelph Approves New Water Rates
Guelph City Council has approved new rates for pumping and treating Guelph’s water and wastewater. Effective March 1, 2009, the new water rate will be…
Guelph Turns Wastewater Gas into Energy
Recent upgrades to the cogeneration facility at the City of Guelph Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will allow the city to save money by producing energy…
Canada Moves to Protect Arctic Waters
Transport Minister John Baird has introduced legislation in the House of Commons to enhance Canada’s sovereignty over Arctic waters and protect them from pollution. Under…
Toronto Council Approves Bottle Ban
Toronto Council has voted to ban the sale of water in plastic bottles at City Hall and civic centres. This new policy (and two other…
New Edge: Water and Wastewater at Whistler Olympic Park
An EPCOR-led team has completed the design and construction of both the water supply and wastewater facilities for the Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park. An EPCOR subsidiary…
Water Favourite Beverage of Canadians: StatsCan
A new study about beverage consumption by children and adults reveals that at all ages, water is the beverage consumed by the highest percentage of…
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…
EcoWater Canada Receives Zerofootprint Certificate
EcoWater Canada has received a Certificate of Emissions Compliance from Zerofootprint. This analysis looked at the carbon footprint of the water softeners and Reverse Osmosis…
Cobourg Applies for Water Plant Upgrade
Cobourg council has pushed through a federal grant application for the last $1.3 million in upgrades to the water pollution control plant, reports the Northumberland…
The Future of Bottled Water is Unclear
California’s Calistoga Beverage Co. (parent company is Nestlé Waters North America) has cut 78 per cent of its workforce, citing a “softening in demand for…
Poor Results in Water, Waste and Greenhouse Gases Worsen Canada’s Environmental Ranking
Canada’s environmental record is one of the worst-standing 15th out of 17 developed countries- according to the latest Report Card on Canada: How Canada Performs:…