Will we ever be able to drink water from the moon? This Waterloo company thinks so
CBC A Waterloo, Ont., water purifying company is inventing a way to extract and purify water on the moon. The Canadian Space Agency has chosen WaterPuris as one of the […]
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 […]
Irrigation must take soil needs into account: specialist
The Western Producer Len Hingley, an irrigation specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, urges irrigators to consider proper rates based on soil media. Click here to read the story. […]
Transforming municipal wastewater facilities into sustainability hubs
Water Canada Canada has to replace, refurbish or build a sizable proportion of its vital municipal environmental infrastructure to accommodate demands for new housing and meet its climate change commitments. […]
First Nation calls for removal of mining firm from managing Yukon disaster site
The Canadian Press The Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation in Yukon wants the company that owns the gold mine where a massive ore slide and cyanide spill occurred in June […]
‘Incredibly disappointing’: Ontario halts wastewater testing for COVID, other viruses
The Canadian Press Ontario is officially ending its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program as of Wednesday in a move some public health experts say is shortsighted. Click here to read […]
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 […]
Blue-green algae found in Pigeon Lake, Half Moon Lake
CTV News Alberta Health Services is advising visitors and residents of Pigeon Lake and Half Moon Lake to take precautions because of blue-green algae found in their waters. Blue-green algae, […]
