High-tech ocean plastic cleanup device brought ashore for repairs
An ambitious $360-million venture to remove plastic from the notorious garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean hit a second hurdle last week after a...
Walkerton Clean Water Centre increases its pilot testing capacity
Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has announced that fluidized bed ion exchange has been added to its line-up of pilot-scale testing technologies.
AquaTECTURE announces investment in Real Tech
Water and wastewater investment company aquaTECTURE announced on November 13, 2018, an investment partnership with Real Tech Inc., a real-time sensor and monitoring company...
Halifax Water workers on verge of second strike in three years
Three years after its last strike, following 12 days of bargaining, the 230 workers at Halifax Water have voted in favour of a strike...
Lystek wins multi-year biosolids contract with the City of Guelph
Lystek International announced that it had formally executed a multi-year (up to 10) biosolids management contract with the City of Guelph, Ontario, on October...
Latest Husky oil spill may be Newfoundland’s largest ever
Husky Energy officials say a gap in the pipe at its SeaRose floating platform, 350 kilometres southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland is the likely...
Millions in water infrastructure funding flows across Canada
It’s been a busy week of green and water infrastructure funding across Canada, particularly in terms of wastewater treatment upgrades and improvements for stormwater...
Enviropod and Imbrium release LittaTrap to tackle plastics and trash in Canadian waterways
Enviropod and Imbrium Systems recently introduced the Enviropod LittaTrap™ to tackle the issue of plastics and trash in Canadian waterways.
LittaTrap is a low-cost catch...
AI company EMAGIN announces agreement with United Utilities
EMAGIN announced it has secured a Framework Agreement with United Utilities (UU) to deploy its artificial intelligence (AI) technology across the North West of...
PEI water tech firm to install wastewater sensors across Canada
Prince Edward Island company Island Water Technologies has secured a $470,000 federal government contract to install nine bio-electrode wastewater sensors that will monitor wastewater...
Transport Canada awards $17M for final remediation of former paint company site in BC
Transport Canada has awarded a $17.6-million contract to a joint venture through QM/JJM Contracting to remove contaminants from the ecosystem around Laurel Point Park...
New Ontario ECO report questions provincial cuts to GHG reduction programs
As Ontario’s new government begins cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs such as cap and trade, and Drive Clean, the province’s Environmental Commissioner is...
Alberta landfill operators face environmental charges
The Alberta government has laid charges against the Town of Whitecourt and Woodlands County, which operate the the Whitecourt Regional Solid Waste Management Authority,...
Infrastructure announcements for northern Canadian communities
The Government of Canada recently made a number of infrastructure announcements under the Small Communities Fund, for northern Canadian communities.
Northwest Territories
The community of Behchokǫ̀...
Singapore students win Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2018
Caleb Liow Jia Le and Johnny Xiao Hong Yu won the 2018 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for producing reduced graphene oxide, which can be used to purify water
Alberta levies fine, charges in PCB and pesticide leaks
On August 15, 2018, the Provincial Court of Alberta fined FortisAlberta Inc. $300,000, following the major electricity provider’s guilty plea for violating PCB Regulations...
Wastewater funding set for upgrade projects in three provinces
A series of new funding announcements were issued last week for wastewater systems across Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
In New Brunswick, $1.3 million...
Harmful grey water dumping in Canadian Arctic to double by 2035, new WWF study...
The amount of untreated grey water dumped in Canadian Arctic waters is projected to double by 2035 if left unregulated, according to a new...
Huber Technology relocates its North American headquarters to Lincoln County, NC
Together with the Lincoln County Economic Development Association, HUBER Technology, Inc., a water and wastewater equipment provider, announced the relocation and expansion of its...
City of Baltimore votes to ban sale of water utilities to private market
Baltimore is poised to become the largest city in the U.S. to ban the privatization of its sewer and water utilities to lock them...
New water mains granted funding for Quebec City region municipality
An investment of nearly $1.2 million will be used to replace water mains in the Quebec City region of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, according to a new...
BC Water & Waste Association making headway on strategic plan
The British Columbia Water and Waste Association (BCWWA) says it’s on track to meet the outcomes of its three-year strategic plan, according to its...
Federal funding announced to restore and protect the Lake Winnipeg basin
The Government of Canada announced today that it is contributing $3.8 million in funding over four years to protect and restore the health of...
Nexen Energy fined for violating Canada’s Migratory Birds Convention Act
On July 13, 2018, Nexen Energy ULC was ordered to pay a total penalty of $290,000 in the Provincial Court of Alberta, after pleading...
Wastewater projects funded, completed in Quebec and New Brunswick
As the federal government releases new funding for water and wastewater projects in Quebec, officials in neighboring New Brunswick have announced the completion of...
Gander awards $18.7M wastewater treatment plant contract
The Newfoundland Town of Gander has awarded an $18.7-million tender to Pomerleau Inc. for the construction of its new wastewater treatment plant.
According to a...
Blue-green algae blooms plague Canada’s lakes this summer
Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, can be toxic and highly resistant to treatment. It is being found in water bodies across Canada this summer.
Endress+Hauser Canada partners with Westburne in Ontario and Saskatchewan
Global process measurement and instrumentation company Endress+Hauser announced it has concluded an agreement with Westburne, an electrical distributing company, to become its latest Authorized...
ADS announces new office locations in Canada
ADS Environmental Technologies, a full-service sewer flow, level, and rainfall monitoring and data management company, announced the opening of two new Canadian offices in...
New funding for water and wastewater systems in Newfoundland and Labrador
Requests for proposals related to at least three water and wastewater infrastructure projects in St. John’s, Newfoundland, will be issued in short order now...
Saskatoon facing $1.5M remediation bill for contamination of fire hydrants
The City of Saskatoon is facing a $1.5 million remediation bill to address the discovery of hydrocarbons found in at least two neighbourhood’s fire...
Armtec’s drainage division to rebrand as Aqua Q
Aqua Q announced the launch of its new corporate brand on July 4, 2018, marking what it says is a fresh direction for the infrastructure company Armtec.
PEMAC chosen to provide municipal asset management training
The Plant Engineering & Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) announced on June 28, 2018 that it will be working with municipalities to improve infrastructure...
What’s happening at Singapore International Water Week
Singapore International Water Week is a leading platform to connect the water industry for innovative solutions and sustainable urban water management.
Inspired by nature, this bionic robot swims like a fish
Imitation of nature represents a new technology that can be perfected and adapted to create autonomous robots for use in process sectors.
Construction begins on Samson Cree First Nation wastewater plant
Construction is underway at Samson Cree First Nation, about 100 kilometres south of Edmonton, where the reserve is getting a new $32.5-million pumping system...
Water, energy and GHG projects among $36M under Alberta-Ontario Innovation Program
The Alberta-Ontario Innovation Program (AOIP), a cross-provincial collaboration between Ontario and Alberta, has announced 20 new projects valued at more than $36 million through...
Terrapure wins environmental award for used oil recycling program
Terrapure Environmental received an Environmental Leader Award for Product of the Year for its circular-economy approach to managing used lubricating oil.
Terrapure collects used oil...
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,...
Small Ontario town split over mayor’s plea to create wastewater plant
To keep pace with population growth and business demands in the Town of Erin, located 80 kilometres northwest of Toronto, local officials are vying...
Construction underway for Thompson, Manitoba’s new SBR wastewater treatment plant
The foundation is laid and construction is underway for the City of Thompson’s new $36.5-million single centralized wastewater treatment facility, featuring a sequencing batch...
NTWWA ponders Iqaluit’s water shortage and developing new wastewater standard
The Northern Territories Water and Waste Association’s (NTWWA) annual conference was held in Iqaluit, Nunavut, from November 6 to 10, 2017 at the Frobisher Inn.
World’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence now available in Canada
Global water technology company Xylem, announced that has developed the world’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence. This new smart, interconnected wastewater pumping...
B.C. plant-based foods manufacturer fined for Fisheries Act violation
On February 19, 2018, veggie food producer Garden Protein International Inc. (Gardein), pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of British Columbia to one count...
How will climate change affect extreme rainfall in Newfoundland and Labrador?
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador recognized in its 2011 Climate Change Action Plan that climate change is a long-term challenge for the province, with significant environmental, economic and social impacts.
AECOM releases first global report on infrastructure
Examining the investment gap in infrastructure, resilient infrastructure and workforce needs, engineering and infrastructure firm AECOM released a global research report titled The Future...
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...
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