Welcome to the Fall 2025 edition of News Splash. Watch out! This newsletter is bursting with valuable insights, research, and activity.

Canadian Water Network’s CEO Nicola Crawhall sat down for an in-depth interview with Craig Binning and Andrew Mirabella of Hemson Consulting. The interview highlights the financial instability facing local governments. They also explore strategies to cope with the shifting policy and economic landscape.

Municipal Water Program Manager Nancy Goucher conducted an in-depth interview with Marie-France Witty, the director of strategy and performance for water services at the City of Montreal.

Hear that? That’s the roar of the ‘New Economic Reality’ express train heading your way. Canadians across the country are scrambling to figure out which station it will stop at. Many of us may remain standing at our usual stop, watching helplessly as it flies by.

How can owners deliver critical municipal projects, often ranging from $500 million to over $1 billion, with confidence in cost-effective and reliable outcomes?

Canada’s municipal water utilities are at a critical juncture. Tasked with delivering essential water services, they must do so in an increasingly complex environment marked by uncertainty, risk, and mounting financial pressures.

Canada’s municipal water utilities are at a critical juncture. Tasked with delivering essential water services, they must do so in an increasingly complex environment marked by uncertainty, risk, and mounting financial pressures.

Canadian Water Network has launched the Adaptive Planning Community of Practice — a national initiative designed to support Canadian municipal water utilities in adopting adaptive planning for long-term infrastructure and system-wide water management.

As the globe continues to warm, the Canadian Prairies — home to some of the country’s most productive farmland — are undergoing dramatic shifts in water availability and land suitability. To better understand these changes, Canadian Water Network partnered with the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative and ClimateWest to explore what the future holds for the agriculture sector in the Canadian Prairies.

Canadian Water Network is pleased to announce its commitment to the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business’ Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations program.

We’re excited to welcome Dana Mears and Stephanie Andrade to Canadian Water Network. Together, they will advance the net zero water project that is partially funded by the Government of Canada through its Low Carbon Economy Fund’s Implementation Readiness stream.

We’re sharing a valuable resource from our partners at the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases. We’re also sharing resources from leading global water research institutes that are part of the Global Water Research Coalition, of which Canadian Water Network is a member.

Headquartered in Winnipeg, with regional offices across Canada, the Agency was created to strengthen national leadership and coordination on freshwater issues.