After a three-year hiatus, CWN's flagship Blue Cities 2023 conference was bigger and better than ever. Drawing 200 participants from across Canada, the event unfolded at the Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto. The conference focused on topics related to municipal water management and public health protection. Notably, 70 percent of Blue Cities attendees held [...]
Welcome to the December 2023 edition of Canadian Water Network’s (CWN) News Splash. What a quarter it has been – CWN is firing on all cylinders! Most exciting has been the return to our in-person Blue Cities conference, where we hosted 200 water and public health enthusiasts, held two national dialogues on pressing issues [...]
Canadian Water Network (CWN) is delighted to announce that GHD, Stantec, and Xylem have become the first companies to join CWN’s new Innovation Partner Sponsorship program. About the Innovation Partner Sponsorship program The Innovation Partner Sponsorship program bridges the gap between private-sector innovation and public-sector needs. More specifically, it: Promotes the thought [...]
Canadian Water Network (CWN) is thrilled to announce a new initiative as CWN joins forces with the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (University of Regina) and Climate West. Thanks to the generous support of RBC's Tech for Nature program, we are embarking on a transformative journey aimed at enhancing our understanding of climate change impacts [...]
By Michele Samuels, strategic accounts manager at Xylem As utilities implement digital solutions, we often hear how technology helped ‘turn on the lights,’ allowing utility managers to see their operations more clearly, without the shadows of outdated systems, unconnected data and information silos. Technology provides an essential bridge between data and decision-making, delivering transformative [...]
Over the past six months, an exciting and dynamic partnership has been flourishing between Canadian Water Network (CWN) and the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID). This partnership has resulted in the development of the Wastewater-based Surveillance (WBS) program, an initiative that has been orchestrating captivating discussions aimed at helping our public health [...]
This thought leader interview features Dr. Monica Emelko, Canada Research Chair of Water Science, Technology and Policy and Scientific Director of the forWater Network at the University of Waterloo. She shares her expertise and experience in researching the impact of forest fires on drinking water source quality and treatability. Can you share some reflections [...]
We are pleased to present the latest update from Canadian Water Network’s (CWN) Canadian Municipal Water Consortium, a national network of utility leaders who share a common goal of advancing municipal water management. Presence in the Canadian water industry The Canadian Municipal Water Consortium continues to maintain a strong presence in the Canadian water [...]
Welcome to the Fall 2023 edition of Canadian Water Network’s (CWN) News Splash. It's been quite a summer, and let's start with the good news. The pandemic is finally receding, and people are embracing the return of travel and in-person events. For this reason, we're thrilled that CWN's flagship event, Blue Cities, is making [...]
We are happy to share that Talia Glickman has joined the Canadian Water Network (CWN) team as an engagement and knowledge mobilization specialist for our Wastewater-Based Surveillance (WBS) Program. CWN is undertaking this program in collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID). “We are delighted to welcome Talia to the Wastewater-based [...]