Company found guilty of Fisheries Act violation in Lac-Mégantic derailment case
On February 5, 2018, Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Canada Co. (MMA) was found guilty, in the Court of Quebec, of unlawfully depositing or permitting...
Mining company in British Columbia fined for Fisheries Act violations
On January 12, 2018, Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. was ordered to pay $200,000 after pleading guilty, in the Provincial Court of British Columbia, to violations...
Ontario food manufacturer fined for offences relating to discharging process water
On January 17, 2018, Sun-Brite Foods Inc. was convicted of two offences under the Ontario Water Resources Act (OWRA), and one offence under the...
Brownfield applications rolling in for Windsor, Ontario, as land prices spike
Freezing taxes for a decade, paying for feasibility and environmental studies, and chipping in for soil and groundwater testing were a few of the...
Two-town $21.9M wastewater plant underway in Saskatchewan
Westridge Construction says January 2018 will mark the start of construction on Saskatchewan’s wastewater treatment plant for White City and Emerald Park, two towns...
Water-related infrastructure funding announced for Alberta, Quebec
Federal-provincial funding of more than $16.3 million has been announced for four new water and wastewater projects in Alberta.
In the towns of Vermilion, Barrhead and St. Paul, wastewater treatment plant upgrades...
Sulzer acquires JWC Environmental
Sulzer announced today that it has completed the acquisition of JWC Environmental in a $215 million (USD) enterprise value deal.
According to Sulzer, this acquisition...
Unintended consequences of municipal water conservation
Indoor residential water conservation can have unintended consequences in places where wastewater reuse has been implemented, diminishing both the quantity and quality of influent...
Water infrastructure upgrades wrap up in Quebec, kick-off in Nunavut
As the last of three water infrastructure projects nears completion in Asbestos, Quebec, new funding has been announced for two water infrastructure projects in...
Canada’s new $80M oil spill protection investment relies on ocean modelling, joint research
A key plank of a new federal government initiative to protect Canada’s oceans from oil spills involves a $45.5-million program to “leverage collaboration among...
B.C. region selects group for $147M residuals treatment facility project
As construction of British Columbia’s McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant gets underway, a regional government has chosen Hartland Resource Management Group to design, build and...
Water testing laboratory and owners fined for Safe Drinking Water Act violations
Following two investigations, Central Ontario Analytical Laboratory Inc. (COAL) and its three owners were charged and convicted under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)...
KSB to supply pumps for Hamilton sewage treatment plant upgrade
KSB Pumps has been awarded a contract to supply twelve large wastewater pumps for the Woodward Avenue Main Pumping Station in Hamilton, Ontario. Each...
Infrastructure inspection and monitoring company, Pure Technologies to be acquired by Xylem
Xylem to expand its intelligent water services portfolio with its planned acquisition of infrastructure inspection and monitoring company, Pure Technologies Ltd.
On December 11, 2017,...
Ontario releases first-ever infrastructure asset inventory
Ontario’s new plan detailing the government's commitment to invest $190 billion over 13 years in public infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, public transit, roads...
IJC calls on governments to set specific targets to accelerate Great Lakes restoration
In its First Triennial Assessment of Progress under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the International Joint Commission calls on Canada and the...
Using shellfish to clean up excess nutrients and pollution from water bodies
Shellfish aquaculture is gaining acceptance as a method to remove excess nutrients and contaminants from coastal and estuarine waters, says a recent report.
Excess nutrients such...
Drinking water system owner fined for submitting false information to the MOECC
The owner of a non-municipal year-round residential drinking water system has been fined for submitting false information to Ontario's Ministry of the Environment and...
Northern Pulp’s replacement effluent treatment facility under scrutiny in Nova Scotia
A new effluent treatment facility proposed to handle wastewater from a Northern Pulp paper mill is under fire from environmentalists.
Stormceptor EF and EFO achieve ISO 14034 Environmental Technology Verification
Imbrium® Systems announced on November 14, 2017, that the Stormceptor EF and Stormceptor EFO have achieved ISO 14034 Environmental Management - Environmental Technology Verification...
ClearTech introduces Lovibond PVT series of process turbidimeters in Canada
ClearTech announced on November 1, 2017, that it is the Canadian factory authorized service centre and stocking distributor for the new Lovibond PVT series...
Hoskin Scientific introduces the Sommer IDS-20: Ice Detection Sensor
The IDS-20, is used for the reliable and precise measurement of icing in aviation, for wind power plants, high voltage power lines, cable cars,...
Endress+Hauser receives the Swiss Technology Award for the Promass Q flowmeter
Endress+Hauser has won the Swiss Technology Award in the Innovation Leaders category for its Promass Q flowmeter. The Coriolis-based flowmeter, developed especially for applications...
Hemmera Envirochem acquired by Ausenco Engineering
Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc. announced on November 15, 2017, that it is acquiring Hemmera Envirochem (Hemmera), a Canadian environmental consultancy.
Ausenco said this acquisition supports its...
Deschenes Group to acquire Corix Water Products
Deschenes Group Inc. (DGI) announced on October 26, 2017, that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Corix Water Products (CWP), a division of...
Composting facility fined $900,000 plus victim fine surcharges for discharging odour
On October 26, 2017, Orgaworld Canada Ltd. was convicted of nine offences under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA), was fined $900,000 plus a victim...
WE&RF and Ontario WaterTAP announce new partnership
The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) announced a new partnership with the Ontario Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) at the World Water-Tech North America Summit...
Manitoba expands flood-risk mapping project
Manitoba will be adding vital flood information to its flood mapping inventory for three of its priority watersheds in the Assiniboine River and Lake...
Stephenfield water treatment plant completed two months ahead of schedule
Completion of the Stephenfield Regional Water Treatment Plant expansion project, in southern Manitoba, was announced on October 20, 2017, approximately two months ahead of...
SUEZ finalizes the acquisition of GE Water & Process Technologies
SUEZ announces that, together with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, it has completed the acquisition of GE Water & Process Technologies (GE Water)...
Water Research Foundation and Water Environment & Reuse Foundation to merge
The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) and Water Research Foundation (WRF) announced that their respective boards voted unanimously to integrate the two organizations...
Exporter of steelmaking coal fined for Fisheries Act violations
Teck Coal Limited pleaded guilty on October 5, 2017, to three counts of contravening the Fisheries Act. The Provincial Court of British Columbia ordered...
Edson-area coal mine site of Fisheries Act violations
Sherritt International Corporation (Sherritt) pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of Alberta on October 3, 2017, to three counts of contravening the Fisheries Act....
Engineers Canada partners with Germany to expand climate risk PIEVC Protocol
The Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Protocol will be used in 14 new countries to assess climate risks and vulnerabilities across a wide...
Canadian environmental enforcement announcements
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECC) made environmental enforcement announcements earlier this month relating to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Industrial-supply company pleads guilty to...
WSP acquires U.S. based groundwater and environmental engineering firm LBG
WSP Global Inc. announced its acquisition of Leggette, Brashears and Graham, Inc. (LBG), a 150-employee groundwater and environmental engineering services firm based in the...
Newfoundland announces millions for municipal infrastructure
Newfoundland and Labrador have announced $38.8 million for projects that will support improvements in municipal infrastructure. The announcement was made by Newfoundland and Labrador...
Company fined after pleading guilty to contravening dry-cleaning regulations
On August 16, 2017, Dalex Canada Inc., located in Concord, Ontario, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice to one count of contravening the...
New Brunswick announces wastewater infrastructure improvements
Construction on two projects to upgrade wastewater infrastructure will begin this fall in Shediac and Pointe-du-Chêne, New Brunswick.
The projects in Shediac include the renewal...
Jellyfish Filter receives ISO 14034 Environmental Technology Verification
Imbrium® Systems announced that its Jellyfish Filter achieved ISO 14034 Environmental Management–Environmental Technology Verification (ETV), on August 15, 2017. According to Imbrium, the Jellyfish...
Ontario to support municipal GHG reduction projects
Ontario announced it is investing in local projects to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipalities. According to the Ministry of the Environment...
British Columbia orders review of Hullcar Aquifer
British Columbia's Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman announced on August 2, 2017, a new review of the Hullcar Aquifer, with...
International Water Services Flushability Group launches new website
The International Water Services Flushability Group (IWSFG) has launched their website, featuring updates on the collaborative international effort to develop and enforce standards for flushable...
Wastewater and stormwater management investments in Pilot Butte, SK
Federal, provincial and municipal funding to upgrade and expand wastewater treatment facilities and stormwater management systems in the Town of Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, was...
Construction company fined for Ontario Water Resources Act violations
Ontario's Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) announced that Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited (TCCL) was fined $220,000 on July 21, 2017, for...
London dry cleaner fined for environmental offence
Peter’s Drive-In Cleaners Ltd., located in London, Ontario, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice on June 7, 2017, to two counts of...
Some Canadian provinces have already met their 2030 GHG emissions targets
Under the Paris Agreement, Canada committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. However, according to the Canadian...
World Water Day is worth paying attention to year round
World Water Day is an annual awareness project, officially celebrated on March 22, but worthy of our attention all year round.
The Kinsmen Club fined $2,000 for Safe Drinking Water Act Violations
The Kinsmen Club of Stratford Incorporated has been fined for failing to ensure that no drinking water was supplied after a shutdown period of...
Company sentenced to pay $3.5 million for Obed Mountain mine spill
Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC (formerly known as Coal Valley Resources Inc.) pleaded guilty in Alberta Provincial Court on June 9, 2017, to two...
Ontario introduces new water bottling fee
Beginning August 1, 2017, water bottlers in Ontario will pay $503.71 for every million litres of groundwater taken. The announcement was made by the...
Support announced for agricultural water and fertilizer management
The Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food has announced a contribution of more than $2.9 million for two McGill University projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas...
Recent Canadian infrastructure funding announcements
Alberta
The government of Alberta announced on May 29, 2017, more than $131 million from the Water for Life and the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership...
Funding announced for Canadian water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure projects
Funding was recently announced for a number of environmental and infrastructure projects across Canada. Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine has compiled these announcements and...
Contractor fined for discharging sediment to, and impairing water quality in, adjacent streams
2280577 Ontario Inc. (formerly Naylor Renewable Energy Inc.) pleaded guilty to three offences and was fined $600,000 for causing or permitting the discharge of...
Funding announced for upgrades to solid waste management and water and wastewater systems in...
Canada's Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Amarjeet Sohi, and Nunavut Minister of Community and Government Services, Joe Savikataaq, announced over $230 million in joint...
XCG Consulting sells its water group to Cole Engineering
XCG Consulting Ltd. (XCG) announced on May 2, 2017 that it has sold the XCG Water Group, as well as the XCG Training and...
Disperse Yellow 3 dye to be added to CEPA Schedule 1 List of Toxic...
The federal government has made a recommendation to add Disperse Yellow 3 – an azo disperse dye – to Schedule 1 (List of Toxic...
Mining company ordered to pay penalty for Fisheries Act violation in Nunavut
On May 1, 2017, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited pleaded guilty, in the Nunavut Court of Justice, to one offence under the Fisheries Act. The court...
MOECC posts Excess Soil Management Regulatory Proposal
On April 24, 2017, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) released, "Excess Soil Management Regulatory Proposal" - a regulation proposal notice...
St. Margarets, NB receives funding for water infrastructure upgrades
The community of St. Margarets, New Brunswick has received an estimated $2.15 million in funding for upgrades to their water infrastructure.
The project, announced on...
Transport Canada proposing enhancements to Emergency Response Assistance Plans (ERAPs) regulations
Transport Canada released on March 27, 2017, "Enhancing the regulatory framework for emergency response assistance plans (ERAPs)" - a consultation document on proposed amendments...
Back to the future for Fisheries Act
On February 24, 2017, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans tabled its latest report on the 2012 amendments to the...
Experts say Trump environmental budget cuts could be ‘grim’
The public is getting its first look at the Trump administration budget proposal, which includes steep cuts to federal agencies such as the Environmental...
Saskatchewan to strengthen pipeline regulations following Husky spill
Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Dustin Duncan announced on March 23, 2017 that the Ministry of the Economy completed its investigation of the Husky...
Village of Westport fined for Ontario Water Resources Act violation
The Corporation of the Village of Westport pleaded guilty to one offence and was fined $10,000 for operating a sewage treatment plant without adhering...
Petroleum company fined for failing to comply with Ministry order
On March 1, 2017, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a news release stating that Valero Energy Inc. was ordered to pay a...
Whitehorse-based company to pay penalty relating to diesel spill
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced on March 10, 2017, that Air North Charter and Training Ltd. will pay a penalty of $80,000...
Infrastructure funding announced for BC and NFLD
March has seen a number of infrastructure announcements across Canada as 2017 budgets are released. Read on to learn about funding for water, wastewater...
New environmental emergency regulations will require companies to provide more information on substances
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) recently announced that it is in the process of finalizing new federal Environmental Emergency Regulations designed to improve...
MOECC to finalize new Excess Soil Management Framework
Ontario's Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) recently announced its decision to proceed and finalize Ontario’s comprehensive new Excess Soil Management Policy...
GE Water acquired by SUEZ and CDPQ
SUEZ announced on March 8, 2017 that, together with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), it has entered into a binding agreement...
Company fined for violating Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations
On February 9, 2017, Fibrek S.E.N.C. pleaded guilty to two charges, and it was fined $125,000 for violating the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations...
Canadian water and wastewater funding news
Infrastructure funding was recently announced for water and wastewater projects in south central Saskatchewan and Montebello, Quebec.
Saskatchewan funding
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan, along...
Construction company fined $120,000 for Ontario Water Resources Act Violations
Aecon Construction and Materials Ltd. pleaded guilty to two offences and was fined $120,000 for discharging a material into water that may impair the...
Seattle wastewater treatment plant working to resume operations following massive sewage spill
Crews are working to restore normal operations at King County's West Point wastewater treatment plant in Seattle, following an early morning equipment failure on...
Alberta providing support to 31 bioenergy companies
Bioenergy is low-carbon energy or fuel made from agricultural products such as crops and livestock waste. The government of Alberta is committing $60-million to...
Funding for new Saskatchewan wastewater treatment facility announced
The Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan announced funding for a new wastewater treatment facility in the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte...
Wastewater infrastructure funding announced for NFLD
Newfoundland and Labrador announced millions in funding for two wastewater projects in the province on February 13, 2017.
Gander
Over $22 million in joint funding was...
Ecofish Research announces acquisition of ECODynamic Solutions
Ecofish Research Ltd. announced on January 27, 2017, the acquisition of ECODynamic Solutions Inc. (EDS), a environmental construction monitoring firm located in Courtenay, B.C.
A...
GE Water and the University of Guelph collaborate on energy neutral wastewater treatment
GE’s Water & Process Technologies today announced it is collaborating with the University of Guelph on a wastewater research initiative to maximize renewable energy...
SaskWater announces two year rate adjustment
SaskWater announced a two year rate adjustment for customers receiving potable and non-potable water. Rate adjustments vary by system and will take effect in...
Canada’s infrastructure plan is a chance to address urban water issues, report
A new report released by the Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW) urges the federal government to make innovative and sustainable urban water infrastructure...
Filling in the information gap with water system pilot testing
Raw water sources, specifically inland lakes, rivers and groundwater, are site specific and can be challenging to treat. Information from literature and other case...
Marketing news: Print provides highest return-on-investment
By Frank Shoniker
A recent Nielsen Catalina study of 1,400 ad campaigns has found that print advertising provided brands with an average return of $3.94...
Launch of contaminated soils traceability system announced for Quebec
At the Soil and Groundwater Symposium held in Sherbrooke on December 7, 2016, Réseau Environnement announced the implementation of a voluntary system for traceability...
Indigenous Water Forum a powerful event
The purpose of the forum was to bridge people’s knowledge of water through sharing of indigenous ways of knowing, research presentations and demonstrations of practical applications.
Edmonton company fined $500,000 for environmental violation
On December 12, 2016, Acklands-Grainger Inc. pleaded guilty, in the Provincial Court of Alberta, for contravening the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations, 1998 made pursuant to...
CWWA pleased with federal infrastructure plans
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) said it was “very pleased” with the federal government’s commitment to infrastructure renewal.
Niagara meat packers fined for EPA and Ontario Water Resources Act violations
Three directors of Abingdon Meat Packers Limited pleaded guilty to two offences each and were fined a total of $12,000 for discharging odours causing...
UBC wastewater research may help protect aquatic life
New wastewater system design guidelines developed at the University of British Columbia may help municipal governments better protect aquatic life and save millions of...
Veolia wins contract for all Armenian water and wastewater services
Veolia will supply drinking water and wastewater services for the entire country of Armenia in a 15-year $1.14 billion (€800 million) contract, according to...
Blue-Zone granted Canadian patent for central collection of anesthetic gases
Blue-Zone Technologies Ltd. announced that is has been granted an additional patent in Canada for its halogenated hydrocarbon recovery system.
Granted on October 25, 2016, with...
GE to sell its Water & Process Technology business
General Electric confirmed that it is exploring options for selling its Water & Process Technology business in a news release on October 31, 2016.
GE...
Saskatchewan First Nation fined for environmental violation
On October 6, 2016, the Makwa Sahgaiehcan (Loon Lake) First Nation pleaded guilty, in Saskatchewan Provincial Court, for failing to comply with an environmental...
Mining company ordered to pay for untreated acidic wash water release
On October 7, 2016, Nyrstar Myra Falls pleaded guilty, in B.C. Provincial Court, to two counts under the Fisheries Act, as well as to...
YSI partners with leading AUV manufacturer OceanServer
OceanServer Technology, a manufacturer of commercial autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), announced on October 1, 2016, its continuation of a 10-year partnership with YSI (a...
Concrete production facility products certified to ASTM Canada and CSA
The Langley Concrete Group of Companies announced October 18, 2016 that their Chilliwack, B.C. production facility has been certified to two of Canadian Standards...
Exploring innovation in the engineering profession
Engineers from all sectors of the profession recently convened for a workshop in Ottawa to explore engineering's role in progress and innovation.
Held on October...
Quebec merchant fined for Canadian Environmental Protection Act violations
On September 14, 2016, René Jr. Major, a gas-powered equipment merchant, was ordered to pay fines and fees totalling more than $65,000 for violating...
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