Canada updates guidelines for iron in drinking water
Water Canada While iron is not considered a health risk at typical concentrations found in drinking water, elevated levels can lead to undesirable aesthetic effects, including discoloration, metallic taste, and […]
For 60 years, this Canada-U.S. treaty governed money, power and a river. With Trump’s threats, what now?
CBC Provisions expired in September. A three-year interim agreement is in place to allow continued operations of flood control and some components of a new agreement, but the renegotiated, modernized […]
Trump’s musings on ‘very large faucet’ in Canada part of looming water crisis, say researchers
CBC Water sharing between Canada and the United States has long been a contentious issue. Aging infrastructure and changing climate could put pressure on long-standing treaties. Click here to […]
Water Security Agency releases preliminary runoff report
Water Canada While much of Saskatchewan experienced below-normal precipitation, leading to dry conditions at freeze-up last fall, overall conditions improved compared to last year. Most major reservoirs in southern Saskatchewan […]
City removing commemorative trees to make way for flood barrier along Memorial Drive
Calgary Herald Removing some of the trees along Memorial Drive is necessary to prepare for a berm being built along the north shore of the Bow River. The 2.4-kilometre barrier, […]
Dry January and lower snowpack levels in B.C. raise summer water concerns
CBC The B.C. River Forecast Centre says that a historically dry January in many parts of B.C. means snowpack levels across the province were lower in February than at the […]
Province commits $3.8M to study groundwater amid growing demand
Discover Airdrie The Alberta government has announced a $3.8-million investment to study and map groundwater resources in southern Alberta. This area faces increasing water demand due to population growth, economic […]
Microplastics are settling into Ontario cottage country lakes
The Narwhal New study looks at the movement of microplastics in freshwater systems, and finds many of them are sticking around. Click here to read the story.
30 years under longest boil-water advisory in Canada, Neskantaga First Nation pushes for new treatment plant
CBC The community’s water treatment plant was built in 1993. The boil-water advisory was issued by the First Nation and federal government two years later because the facility was testing […]
*CORRECTED: More funding helps update irrigation infrastructure
Government of Alberta Irrigation helps farmers increase yields, grow more diverse crops and improve productivity and crop quality to put more food on tables in Alberta and around the world. […]