N.W.T. gov’t says it didn’t use ‘best practices’ for lead testing at schools
CBC Less than a week after parents were notified lead samples were found in two Yellowknife schools’ drinking water, the N.W.T. government is saying it did not use best practices […]
York Region using collaborative project delivery mode for sewage works project
Water Canada “The York Region Sewage Works Project is essential to increase water and wastewater capacity for growing communities in York Region and Durham Region, where our population is anticipated […]
Provincial water meter pilot project for Erickson Water System
Water Canada The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) announced that the Erickson Water System in Electoral Area B has been awarded $3,502,332 in grant funding from the Provincial Water […]
Invisible, toxic and slow to break down — forever chemicals are contaminating our food and water. Here’s what we know about forever chemical hotspots in Canada.
CBC Aiports, military bases, former landfills and firefighting training sites across Canada are polluted with forever chemicals – and a CBC News analysis has revealed some of those site could […]
Acceptable fluoride levels in drinking water briefly exceeded in December
Discover Moose Jaw The incident occurred when one of the City of Moose Jaw’s pumps shut down twice during control system upgrades related to the ongoing plant renewal project. Once […]
London’s airport is among Canada’s hotspots for ‘forever chemicals’
CBC In a statement to CBC News, Transport Canada said the risk management plan for the airport site includes “provisions to monitor for contaminant migration and potential impacts to drinking […]
Lax standards more than 50 years ago contributed to Calgary water main break: report
Global News The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta says there’s nothing to suggest malpractice by the city led to the rupture and that it was complying with […]
Reservoir bigger than Gleniffer Lake under consideration for Red Deer River
The Albertan The dam and reservoir, which would be located near Ardley, about 70 kilometres east of Red Deer, is a concept that goes back as far as 1954. The […]
How Halifax Water communicated major boil-water order leaves ‘serious questions to answer,’ says councillor
CBC Just how Halifax Water communicated with residents about the boil-water order was, in part, the subject of two blunt emails a municipal councillor sent to a pair of Halifax […]
Elevated levels of lead detected in water at two Yellowknife schools
Cabin Radio Lead is a toxic metal that can have harmful effects if exposure is sustained over time above certain concentrations. Corroded pipes are a common way by which lead […]