CWN releases 2025 annual report
Hot off the press! Take a look at Canadian Water Network’s (CWN) 2025 annual report to find out how we supported Canada’s water sector and decision makers.
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01, 2026
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12, 2025
Reflections: Is Canada on the cusp of taking its public infrastructure deficit seriously?
Canada’s first National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) was released at the end of November. Its main conclusions will sound familiar to anyone working in water, wastewater, or stormwater at the local level.
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10, 2025
Reflections: In long-range infrastructure planning, expect the unexpected
Long-term infrastructure decision makers have always faced the challenge of forecasting a future they cannot accurately predict — estimating the timing and location of the arrival of that anticipated future. In more stable times, these challenges were manageable. You might have built slightly over or under capacity, but everything eventually balanced out with linear growth. Those times, however, are behind us.
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10, 2025
Join us at the National Water and Wastewater Conference
Canadian Water Network is headed to Victoria, B.C. next week for the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association’s national conference. There, our team will lead discussions on critical issues shaping Canada’s water future.
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09, 2025
Is your utility looking to start its net zero journey?
Many utilities across Canada are looking to start their net zero journey, but are often met with familiar challenges: deciding where to start, gaining buy-in from Council, and securing funding. The good news? You don't have to figure it out alone. Canadian Water Network (CWN) recently launched a new Community of Practice to help [...]
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09, 2025
Reflections on water: Navigating Canada’s new economy
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.
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08, 2025
Canadian water utilities: Your roadmap to net zero emissions starts here
Is your municipal water utility looking to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Canadian Water Network (CWN) is here to help! This September, we’re launching two Communities of Practice streams as part of our net zero water project. These communities are designed to bring together utility leaders, technical experts and innovative solutions to help you make real progress [...]
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07, 2025
When wildfires threaten our water – Increasing resilience in a changing climate
As wildfires increase in frequency and intensity across Canada, their impact goes far beyond scorched forests and smoky skies. They’re quietly threatening one of our vital resources — clean, safe drinking water. On July 21, 2025, Canadian Water Network (CWN) hosted a webinar to explore how communities can increase resilience to climate shocks, with [...]
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06, 2025
Net Zero Water: Made-in-Canada solutions for municipal utilities
CWN'S project, Charting the Course to Net Zero Water in Canada, was launched in November 2024. We are pleased to share our progress, which includes new resources to accelerate progress on reducing GHG emissions in municipal water, wastewater and stormwater services.
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04, 2025
Blue Cities is 1 month away
CWN’s Blue Cities conference is just one month away! The program is now complete, with 60 speakers confirmed. Discussion will focus on the strategic management of risk in uncertain times. Ten interactive sessions have been planned around urgent municipal water sector challenges: managing risk in uncertain times; future trends; finance and investment; adaptive planning; [...]
