B.C. and Alberta cleantech water projects funded by SDTC
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Fashion and textile industries need greater focus on water pollution, report warns
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EPCOR, Alberta First Nations sign water agreement in ‘spirit of reconciliation’
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Lake Diefenbaker takes spotlight in new report that touts benefits of expanded irrigation
A new report is endorsing a series of irrigation projects that would see multiple users competing for resources available through Saskatchewan’s Lake Diefenbaker.
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School districts discover Legionella as stagnant water systems recommissioned
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Michigan settles Flint lead water crisis, assures nearly $600M going to affected children
A new $600-million preliminary civil settlement announced in Flint, Michigan, will see the state pay some 80% of the money to children who were...
Microplastic pollution in Atlantic Ocean exceeds earlier findings
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Cities may find watering restrictions not as effective as assumed, study says
When researchers at the University of Waterloo analyzed more than a decade of data from 10 mid-sized Canadian cities that restrict outdoor water use...
Stantec leads digital study to help water utilities explore technology upgrades
A new global collaborative study helmed by consultant engineering firm Stantec aims to help water utilities identify aspects of their practices that may be...
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IBI acquires Cole Engineering to form ‘significant’ infrastructure engineering team
Toronto-based IBI Group Inc. has acquired the assets of Cole Engineering Group Ltd., one of the largest independent civil engineering firms in Ontario with...
