Water News

Compare and contrast: Google launches Flood Hub in the U.S., which predicts when rivers will flood and warns people to evacuate

Fast Company
In August, when heavy rain hit parts of Chile, tens of thousands of people had to evacuate their homes as their communities flooded. Many got a warning a couple of days in advance, thanks to a tool from Google called Flood Hub that rolled out in the country earlier this year. Click here to continue reading

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These massive B.C. coal mines are about to get a new owner. Why some are worried about Glencore’s record

The Narwhal
Teck’s plan to sell its Elk Valley coal mines to Swiss mining giant Glencore has raised alarm bells on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border amid negotiations over an international inquiry into extensive water contamination from the mines. Click here to continue reading

Quebec, feds to protect waterways around Anticosti Island with new marine park

CBC
Federal and provincial officials committed on Friday to the creation of a marine park to protect the waterways around Quebec’s Anticosti Island. Click here to continue reading

Runoff spill reported at Suncor’s Fort Hills oilsands site

Global News

A spill of surface runoff from a containment pond at Suncor Energy’s Fort Hills oilsands site may have spanned more than a year, the Alberta Energy Regulator has announced. Click here to continue reading

Compare and contrast: The government’s Murray-Darling bill is a step forward, but still not enough

The Conversation – Australia

This week, the Australian Senate is debating changes to Australia’s most important water laws. These changes seek to rescue the ailing A$13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan to improve the health of Australia’s largest river system. Click here to continue reading

Ontario COVID wastewater signal hits one-year peak: ‘Your chance of being exposed is very high’

Toronto Star

In a sign that COVID-19 continues to affect the lives of Ontarians, even if the virus is far from the minds of many, both the province’s wastewater signal and nationwide hospitalizations for the virus have reached one-year highs. And they’re on their way up. Click here to continue reading

Province tells N.S. business owners they applied for non-existent flood relief

CBC

The province has apologized to some small business owners in Bedford, N.S., who were affected by July’s floods, after they applied to a relief program that was posted online in error. Click here to continue reading

Canada and British Columbia invest in wastewater upgrades for Sea to Sky Country

Water Canada

Communities in Sea to Sky Country will see upgrades and replacements to aging wastewater infrastructure that will accommodate future growth, thanks to a combined investment of more than $11.1 million from the Government of Canada, the Government of British Columbia, the District of Squamish, and the Sunshine Coast Regional District. Click here to continue reading

Manitoba Living Lab takes new direction

The Western Producer

The Manitoba Association of Watersheds is hammering out specifics for the next five years of Living Labs work. It s the successor to Living Labs Eastern Prairies, established as part of a multimillion-dollar commitment from the federal government in 2019. The idea was to provide common ground for researchers, farmers and other stakeholders to develop and test sustainable agriculture practices. The Nov. 15 announcement came with another $9.2 million in funding over the next five years. Click here to continue reading

Irrigation modernization moves ahead in Alta.

The Western Producer

It’s full bore ahead for the nearly $1 billion Alberta Irrigation Modernization program launched more than two years ago that will see hundreds of kilometres of open canals converted to underground pipes, improved infrastructure and expanded reservoir capacity. Most of the work is expected to be complete by the 2028 deadline. Click here to continue reading