Feds contribute $7.5M for Ontario water and wastewater projects
Thirty-six new water and wastewater projects across Ontario are approved for federal funding approaching $7.5 million, Infrastructure Canada has announced.
The projects mainly occur in...
BC pulp mill fined $900K for untreated effluent discharge into lake
The British Columbia-based Mackenzie Pulp Mill Corporation has pleaded guilty in provincial court and been fined $900,000 for improperly treating wastewater effluent before discharging...
Small Quebec town fined $100K for PCB violation
The small northwestern Quebec Town of Amos has been fined $100,000 and entered into the federal Environmental Offenders Registry after town officials pleaded guilty...
New proposed regulations on excess soil management
On April 16, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) posted brand new proposed regulations to address the management of excess soils...
Canadian Brownfields Network conducting a survey of the brownfield landscape
The Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) is launching several initiatives to revisit and update the 15 year old National Round Table on the Environment and...
Tap Ontario water technology to cut GHGs, says new report
By David Nesseth
As reliable water sources dwindle, and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions becomes critical, WaterTAP, Ontario’s water-technology champion, says in a...
BC may fine village after two decades of wastewater non-compliance
British Columbia’s Village of Cumberland, which just received more than $100,000 from the provincial government for tourist projects, may be giving cash right back...
Trailer park and owner fined for Ontario Water Resources Act violations
An Ontario trailer park business and its owner were fined $19,000 for failing to comply with an Environmental Compliance Approval relating to a sewerage...
Conference report: Aboriginal Water & Wastewater Association of Ontario
Toronto hosts a successful 23rd annual Aboriginal Water & Wastewater Association of Ontario’s Conference and Tradeshow.
Held February 27 – March 1, 2018, in downtown...
Study finds involving the public in water policies is key to successful municipal water...
Informing residents about local water issues and involving them in local water policies are the keys to building healthy and resilient city water systems,...
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