Metro Vancouver has joined the Smart Water Networks Forum’s (SWAN) annual conference as the Lead Utility Partner. The 14th annual SWAN conference will be held in Vancouver from May 20-22, 2024. This year, the theme of the global smart water event is Bridging Water Realities: Embracing Collaborative Innovation. As the Lead Utility Partner, Metro [...]
Utilities need to navigate the delicate balance of providing water services to all customers, including those needing bill payment assistance, while also recovering service delivery costs.Utilities can provide customer assistance programs for customers who need help with their bill payments. When designed effectively, rate structures can also help address the challenges low-income households face.Join CWN [...]
Canadian Water Network (CWN) is excited to welcome Alicia Wang for a four month co-op term as a communications and marketing student. She is joining us from the University of Waterloo, where she is in her third year of the honours arts and business program. Over the next four months, Alicia will be supporting [...]
Water utilities face the complex task of incorporating climate adaptation into their long-term strategies. A recent webinar hosted by Canadian Water Network (CWN) and GHD tackled this issue. Greg Finlayson from GHD Australia and Ryan Brotchie from GHD Canada introduced the Adaptive Pathways Planning (APP) framework as a solution. This approach is gaining traction [...]
In March 2024, Canadian Water Network (CWN) convened the second meeting of the stormwater management Strategic Sharing Group. Eighteen leaders from 11 water utilities heard from the City of Calgary about its 2023 Stormwater Strategy. Frank Frigo highlighted that the strategy rests on four pillars: fostering community resilience, ensuring proactive asset operation and maintenance, [...]
Canadian Water Network (CWN) interviewed Peter Gleick, author of The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future. What prompted you to write your book The Three Ages of Water? I've worked on water issues my entire career. With the Pacific Institute, we’ve been looking at water and [...]
Over the past two decades process intensification has emerged as a major trend in wastewater treatment and is the key to sustainable wastewater treatment. It is smaller, cleaner, safer and more energy-efficient than conventional treatment. So, what exactly is process intensification, and why is there so much focus on it today? Is it just a [...]
The Government of Canada is investing $59.6 million over five years to amplify and expedite research initiatives that will help ensure communities have the knowledge and guidance needed to adapt to climate change impacts. “The research and data delivered through this investment will strengthen communities and help them better protect the homes, businesses and [...]
By Terry Duguid, parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister and special advisor for water There are few things more important to life than clean water. With 20 percent of the world’s freshwater and more inland water than any other country, Canada’s freshwater is both a tremendous responsibility and essential resource. Unfortunately, many lakes and [...]
The Government of Canada created the Canada Water Agency within Environment and Climate Change Canada in June 2023 with a mandate to improve freshwater management by providing leadership, effective collaboration federally, and improved coordination and collaboration with provinces, territories, and Indigenous Peoples to address freshwater challenges and opportunities. The Government of Canada introduced legislation in [...]