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Innovative approach creates fish habitat to compensate for bridge project impacts
Offsetting, which involves restoring or creating fish habitat to compensate for project impacts, is one of the most complex components of the FAA process.
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Ontario provides $1.1M to protect Richmond Hill sewer from erosion
The City of Richmond Hill is receiving nearly $1.1 million from the Ontario government to stabilize an eroding section of Patterson Creek that is...
CELA urges stronger source water protections in First Nations clean water bill
The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) is calling for several amendments to the proposed First Nations Clean Water Act to strengthen source water protection,...
Health Canada proposes guidance to tackle Legionella, lead risks in residential plumbing
Health Canada has released proposed guidance aimed at reducing exposure to Legionella, lead and other contaminants that can emerge or increase after drinking water...
Two excavators recovered from water at Thornbury wastewater outfall project
Two excavators that entered Georgian Bay after a temporary stone berm became unstable during construction of the Thornbury Wastewater Treatment Plant outfall have been...
Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main replacement reaches 80% installation milestone
Approximately 80% of the new Bearspaw South Feeder Main has been installed as Calgary races to complete the replacement pipeline and put it into...
Ontario greenhouse operator faces stormwater fines for high phosphorus levels
A greenhouse operator and its sole director in Leamington, Ontario, have been fined a combined $360,000 after the company exceeded a phosphorus discharge limit...
Endress+Hauser opens energy-efficient campus in France, consolidating operations
Endress+Hauser has opened a new company campus in Cernay, France, bringing together more than 800 employees and consolidating its manufacturing, sales and administrative operations...
Petroleum substance in Halifax sewer system prompts evacuations
A petroleum-based substance discharged into a Halifax-area sewer system prompted the evacuation of residents from about 70 households and an overnight hazardous materials response...
Vanguard Renewables to acquire Generate Upcycle’s North American organic waste-to-energy facilities
Generate Capital is selling its anaerobic digestion platform, Generate Upcycle, through separate transactions involving seven facilities in the U.K. and five in Canada and...
Indigenous-led partnership to advance oilsands process water treatment research in Alberta
An Indigenous-led water treatment venture in northern Alberta has secured a conditional grant commitment from Emissions Reduction Alberta to support commercial trials and testing...
Bringing a technology-provider perspective to AWWA leadership in 2027
When he begins his presidential term next June, T.J. Stroebl will be the rare American Water Works Association (AWWA) president whose career was built outside a utility, or consulting engineering firm.
Ottawa proposes one-year decision timeline for major projects under Bill C-39
Newly proposed legislation Bill C-39 could consolidate environmental assessments and permits, introduce new rules for fish habitat offsetting and allow some developments to be...
Algoma Steel fined $1.2M for oil spill as two Toronto companies face excess soil...
Algoma Steel Inc. has been fined $1.2 million for a 2022 oil spill into the St. Marys River, while two companies in Toronto have...
Canadian organizations asking for help to standardize the definition of ‘flushable’ wipes
By Robert Haller, Jennifer Leno, and Barry Orr
"To flush, or not to flush, that is the question." Now, thanks to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA),...
Lake Winnipeg agreement renewed with $2.8M for nutrient reduction, water monitoring
Canada and Manitoba have extended a joint agreement aimed at protecting Lake Winnipeg for another five years, as the federal government announced more than...
