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On May 13, 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a streamlined cabinet, reducing the number of ministers from 39 to 29. This significant reshuffle aims to redefine Canada’s economic and environmental strategies, with potential implications for the nation’s water industry, encompassing wastewater, stormwater, drinking water, and conservation efforts.Key cabinet changes affecting the water sector….   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Governance.

Water Canada


The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) acknowledges a significant step forward in the ongoing effort to protect B.C.’s waterways from invasive mussels with the introduction of the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2025. This proposed legislation includes changes to the Wildlife Act that would be an advancement in protecting the province’s ecosystems and economy from invasive mussels.   Click here to read the story.

EurekAlert!


When they [lakes] empty, a flood of water rushes towards the sea,” says Horgan. The researchers proved that such flood events do in fact occur by analysing sediment samples from the ground beneath the ice stream. According to these findings, large flood events occur approximately every ten years. In addition, there may be smaller flood events that the researchers cannot prove using current methods.   Click here to read the story.

Water Canada


The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Ms. Andrée Laforest, announced that $6,806,596 has been granted to the City of Saguenay for the completion of water infrastructure projects.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Water World


Much of what took place under the Biden administration is likely to be scrutinized by the new Trump administration. Regarding PFAS regulations in water and wastewater, here’s what we know.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

CBC


In December 2023, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu introduced Bill C-61, setting drinking water standards in First Nations communities. The legislation would have protected fresh water sources, created minimum national drinking water and wastewater standards and delivered sustainable funding for maintaining water quality. It pledged to lay the foundation for a new First Nations-led water institution to support communities — the First Nations Water Commission.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

EurekAlert!


New laboratory research shows that when viruses attack a species that forms toxic algal blooms, those thick, blue-green slicks that choke waterways and that threaten ecosystems, drinking water, and public health, what results might be even worse than before the infection. The finding questions the long-held theory among scientists that the viruses help regulate the negative effects of these blooms.   Click here to read the story.

CityNews Toronto


Pikangikum First Nation submitted a motion Thursday asking the court to compel the government to provide the emergency funds to deliver adequate water and sanitation services to the community of more than 4,000 people. The First Nation has declared a state of emergency and filed a lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that Canada has failed to fix the water issue and has caused irreparable harm to the community.   Click here to read the story.

CTV News

“This is a failure that reaches into daily life — our economy, our safety, our sense of place,” said Erika Ritchie, NDP critic for the Water Security Agency.” ” Ritchie wants the province’s water regulator to help the Prairie Lily, which she calls a local treasure, along with other users of the river and river valley.   Click here to read the story.

France 24


As more and more people want to stay cool in a planet that is steadily heating up, energy experts point to this kind of water-based system as a good alternative to air conditioning. But in many cases they are hard to set up.   Click here to read the story.

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