Residents worry about waterways 10 years after Mount Polley spill
CBC The tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine, about 231 kilometres north of Kamloops, B.C., failed that day, sending toxic mine waste into nearby lakes and streams. It is […]
Evacuations ordered in B.C. as water flows over landslide that dammed Chilcotin River
CTV News The B.C. government says it’s “extremely unsafe” to be near the banks of the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers both upstream and downstream from a massive landslide after water […]
Flash floods ‘imminent’ after Chilcotin landslide: officials
CBC The Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) has declared a local state of emergency after a landslide blocked the Chilcotin River in British Columbia’s Cariboo region. The announcement came Thursday afternoon […]
Wildfires devastated Jasper. The soot and ash are putting Alberta’s glaciers at risk, scientists warn
CBC Ash is darkening Athabasca Glacier, causing it to absorb more solar heat and hastening glacier melt. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more […]
B.C. on lookout for floods after landslide blocks Chilcotin river, forces evacuations
National Observer A government statement says the landslide Wednesday blocked the river that feeds into the Fraser River, and a sudden release of water “may cause rapid rises in river […]
New Living Lakes Canada report sheds light on importance of lake foreshore conservation
Water Canada Living Lakes Canada undertook a four-year lake study from 2019-2023 to understand how lake foreshores in the B.C. Columbia Basin region are changing due to urbanization and development. […]
Sea to Sky communities to receive water infrastructure upgrades
Water Canada Pemberton will make upgrades after a combined investment of more than $8.1 million from the federal and provincial governments, and the Village of Pemberton. This project will construct […]
Teck Coal is headed to court on water pollution charges — again
The Narwhal Teck Resources was warned over a year ago about a federal investigation into pollution from one of the Elk Valley coal mines it just sold to Glencore. […]
Canada, U.S. reach important agreement-in-principle on Columbia River Treaty
Water Canada The Government of Canada and the United States have taken an important step in the modernization of the Columbia River Treaty by reaching an agreement-in-principle (AIP). Today’s milestone […]
Only one bidder for initial contract in $10B Iona sewage plant replacement
Water Canada Metro Vancouver’s largest capital project ever, the replacement of the Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant, is about to begin now that the initial contract is set to be awarded. […]