B.C. risks billions if new homes are built in the path of fires and floods
Canadian Climate Institute A new report from our team at the Canadian Climate Institute shows that, unless policy changes are made, B.C. could face an additional $2 billion in average […]
Compare and contrast: Plummeting Great Lakes water levels to be below average for boating season, Corps predicts
The Detroit News Water levels of the upper Great Lakes are expected to drop to near or significantly below their historical summer averages for the first time in nearly a […]
Water Security Agency launches Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy with $1 million research initiative
Water Canada The Water Security Agency (WSA) announced a finalized Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy, a key piece of Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Water Management Program. Click here to read the story.
Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed Study Board opens public comment on draft plan
Water Canada The International Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed Study Board (Study Board) is inviting public comment on its draft Plan of Study until February 17, 2025. The finalized plan will outline the […]
Lake beds are rich environmental records — studying them reveals much about a place’s history
The Conversation – Canada Canada has more lakes than any other country in the world, with a huge diversity of lake sizes, depths, shapes, water chemistries, underlying geologies and hydrologies […]
Leave it to beavers to save farmland from drought in the face of climate change
CBC A beaver’s dam is an unmistakable engineering marvel. A humble structure of logs jammed together blocks the mouth of a creek or stream, totally transforming the land around it. […]
Coal mine pollution: international inquiry details plan to investigate Canada, U.S. contamination
The Narwhal After decades of pollution from B.C. coal mines, the International Joint Commission is proposing a plan to explore data and propose solutions to issues like selenium contamination from […]
Watersheds Canada promotes the importance of wetlands on World Wetlands Day
Water Canada As we come together to celebrate World Wetlands Day on February 2nd, it is important to reflect on what makes these areas the wonders they are. Brimming with […]
Zhiibaahaasing First Nation celebrates groundbreaking of new water treatment plant
ReNew Canada “Every sample of wastewater is full of information that can potentially help public health officials understand what is happening the community”. The project will focus on refining analytical […]
Federal government invests in improved flood protection in the Village of Tahsis
Water Canada This project involves constructing two flood walls and an earth berm along the North Maquinna Drive from north of Rogers Street to Head Bay Road to safeguard the […]