Wednesday, April 23, 2025
H2O Innovation Signs $9.4 Million Contract
H2O Innovation Inc., a Canadian company specializing exclusively in water technology, has won a bid launched by Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc. on behalf of Fort…
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Draft Boron Guidelines Available for Review
A draft version of Canadian Water Quality Guideline for the Protection of Aquatic Life – Boron, based on a scientific criteria document contributed by Ontario…
WWF: Canadians Using Three Times Share of Global Resources
Human demands on the world’s resources have reached nearly a third more than planet can sustain, according to the latest edition of WWF’s Living Planet…
Montana to Acquire PWS
Montana Mining Corp. has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Produced Water Solutions, Inc., based in Calgary. PWS has designed,…
Water Undervalued: ECO Report
“The Ontario public needs and deserves to be confident that our environmental protection systems are actually doing the job – but there are clearly areas…
Whitehorse Gives Takhini North $1M Tab for Upgrades: CBC
Residents in the Takhini North neighbourhood of Whitehorse will have to fork over at least $1 million to help cover a $9-million upgrade to its…
Toronto Boosts Water Rates
The City of Toronto might boost water rates by nine per cent on January 1, the fourth straight year of nine per cent-plus fee hikes,…
Calgary Water Hike: Herald
A plan to hike Calgarians’ water bills by 25 per cent over the next three years is on its way to council after a city…
$7.7M Contract for Havelock Wastewater Plant Awarded
On Tuesday, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen’s council has awarded the contract to build the municipality’s new wastewater treatment plant to Brighton-based Peak Engineering and Construction, reports The Community…
Alberta, GE to Improve Water Use at Oilsands
The Alberta government is partnering with General Electric to improve water treatment and reuse in the province’s oilsands projects, which consume enormous volumes of fresh…
Team Led By SickKids Scientist Develops Water Safety Strategy
The drinking water of Bangladesh, known to be contaminated with toxic agents, can be addressed, according to an international team of volunteer researchers, led by…
Region of Peel Lauded for Water Efficiency
The Region of Peel has been awarded a 2008 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)-CH2M Hill Sustainable Communities Award in the Water category for its Water…
Ike’s Effects Linger in Great Lakes
Although Hurricane Ike is long gone, its impact lingers more than a thousand miles from where it made landfall. Runoff from tributaries dumped massive amounts…
ATCO Group Announces Launch of ATCO Water
ATCO Group today launched ATCO Water, a company focused on designing, building and operating water and wastewater infrastructure and facilities for both industry and municipalities.…
Osoyoos to Apply for Water Twinning Grant
The Osoyoos Times reports that councillors have given approval for TRUE Consulting, the Town’s engineering firm, to apply for a $6,190,000 grant to begin the…
Alberta Water Council Weighs in on Wetlands
The Alberta Water Council submitted a comprehensive wetland policy and implementation recommendations to the Alberta government yesterday, aimed at helped the province develop and finalize…
Waterloo Region Sends Message to Water Bottlers
Toronto, Ont.-Waterloo Region is the next in the growing list of municipalities taking steps to reducing bottled water use. Yesterday, the Planning and Works Committee…
RBC Makes Donation to LOW
Toronto, Ont.- RBC has made a donation of $200,000 to the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper (LOW) to fund its ongoing work for community-based water quality projects.…
Canada and Yukon Fund Water Supply System in Haines Junction
Whitehorse, YT- Last week, the federal government announced funding for improvements to Haines Junction’s water supply system in Yukon. The Village of Haines Junction will…
Deadline Extension for Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Fund
Due to overwhelming interest to help protect Lake Winnipeg, the deadline for project submissions to the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Fund is being extended from September…
SDTC Seeking Clean Water Projects
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is actively seeking applications for technology innovations in all areas of sustainable development that deliver clean water, clean soil, clean…
Weekend Water News
Funds A wastewater treatment plant in Cambridge, Ont. is getting a $21-million upgrade: the aim is to “dewater” the sludge held in its digesters. Meanwhile,…
‘Blue Gold’ Report: MEI
Though some people fear harmful exploitation or even the drying up of water resources, Marcel Boyer, the author of a research paper published by the…
New GM for NSF’s Beverage Quality Program
Christopher Dunn, a 30-year veteran of the beverage industry, is now the general manager of NSF International’s Beverage Quality Program. The beverage quality program tests,…