Canada’s water governance and management systems threaten the country’s water supply
The Conversation – Canada Canada has been largely immune to the issues of water scarcity, quality and accessibility affecting billions around the globe – issues that are only growing in […]
Waterworks bylaw changes require meters for new developments
Water Canada To help further reduce water waste in the City of Cranbrook, BC, and to improve leak detection across the entire water system, changes are coming to the enforcement […]
Compare and contrast: Calls to curb invasive species spread via untreated water transfer
Science Daily Development of cities and the demands of agriculture mean that huge volumes of untreated water from lakes, reservoirs and rivers are now routinely moved large distances, across countries, […]
‘Water everywhere’: Crews respond to water main break in central Edmonton
Global News A local utility provider advised drivers to avoid the area around a central Edmonton intersection on Tuesday morning as crews responded to a water main break. As of […]
N.W.T. regulator starting process that could grant Imperial Oil emergency water licence
CBC An N.W.T. regulator is moving ahead with a process that could grant Imperial Oil an emergency three-year water licence. Imperial Oil’s current water licence is set to expire in […]
Funky water woes in Westlock almost resolved: Mayor
Global News “You can taste kind of like a mouldy taste,” she said, adding it isn’t even that bad at her house. Wade said she already drinks bottle water at […]
Prorogation puts Indigenous water bill at risk of being left in ‘legislative wasteland’: experts
Parliament Today A bill that would have granted First Nations authority over water and wastewater infrastructure died on the order paper when the House was prorogued. Click here to […]
New year, new power: Ford government can now overrule conservation authorities
The Narwhal As of Jan. 1, the Ontario government has new rules for how and when it can permit development that oversteps the organizations tasked with watershed protection. Click […]
First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters
The Narwhal Six years ago, Rocky Bay First Nation an Indigenous community of more than 1,000 people just north of Lake Superior began to study the health of their food […]
West Nipissing water bill rising 5.6 per cent
Bay Today Alisa Craddock, West Nipissing’s treasurer, clarified that on average, “The increase is $86 per year for those with both water and sewer.” That amounts to just over seven […]