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New ‘I Don’t Flush’ campaign launched in Ontario
The Ontario Clean Water Agency and the Clean Water Foundation have teamed up with six Ontario municipalities for a public service announcement (PSA) campaign...
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New report finds Canada’s public infrastructure ‘at risk’
A recent report from a number of infrastructure-related associations shows a significant amount of public infrastructure in Canada is aging and in poor condition....
City of Ottawa announces WWTP upgrades as sewage overflow project marks major milestone
Ottawa has now completed all six kilometres of tunneling for its Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel project, which aims to significantly reduce overflows when wastewater...
Vancouver-based study measures extent of aquatic pollution from microfibers in laundry
Laundry machines in Canada and the U.S can release upwards of 878 tonnes of microfibres to the aquatic environment each year following wastewater treatment,...
UBC students win WEF award for airport de-icing runoff treatment system
Four students from the University of British Columbia are winners of the Water Environment Federation’s 2019 Student Design Competition for their Vancouver International Airport...
City of Brandon’s $18.5M upgrades set to begin at water treatment plant
The first phase of a multi-year $18.5-million upgrade for the City of Brandon’s municipal water treatment facility in Manitoba is set to begin next...
Study finds ‘Goldilocks’ resolution for presenting flood risks on large-scale models
A new study claims to have found that moving from a low resolution to an optimal resolution for presenting flood risk information on large-scale...
Nunavut-based mining company fined $50K for effluent violation
A Nunavut-based mining company has been fined $50,000 for depositing a harmful effluent into a creek at its gold mine 685 km northeast of...
City of Kitchener wins water award for four conservation projects
The Region of Waterloo has presented the City of Kitchener with a Water Efficiency Excellence Award for four water conservation projects undertaken from 2015...
City of Ottawa moving forward with rebate for lead pipe replacement program
City of Ottawa homeowners with lead water pipes that connect to non-lead city pipes are now eligible for a rebate of up to $1,000,...
Winnipeg aims for cost-sharing to aid $909M wastewater centre upgrades
Four major capital infrastructure project proposals totalling just shy of $1 billion will come before the City of Winnipeg’s Executive Policy Committee later this...
New PFAS report urges lawmakers to clean up polluted sites to protect Great Lakes
A new National Wildlife Federation report in the U.S. is calling on lawmakers to step up water protection against contamination from the large group...
Canadian wastewater treatment provider signs agreement to eliminate pharmaceuticals in wastewater
On-site industrial wastewater treatment provider Axine Water Technologies announced the signing of a multi-year service agreement with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer to treat wastewater...
Ontario First Nation celebrates new water systems on Manitoba border
First Nation residents of Ontario-based Shoal Lake 40 are celebrating the groundbreaking of a new water treatment and distribution system that will end seven...
Unserviced portion of North Okanagan to build $36.9M wastewater system
A wastewater recovery system for British Columbia’s North Okanagan district will soon prevent septic system contaminants from leaching into Swan Lake, now that a...
Canadian water policy yet to emerge from most parties as election nears
With Canada's federal election less than two months away, more questions are being asked around parties’ environmental policies, and in particular, their policy plans...
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