We had an opportunity to connect with Don Iveson, former mayor of Edmonton and co-chair of the Taskforce on Climate and Housing. He shares his thought leadership on Canada’s colliding crises, the housing crisis and the climate crisis, and shows a positive way forward. You co-chair the Taskforce on Climate and Housing with Lisa [...]
Through our water and climate program area, we’re undertaking a two-year project to understand the impact of climate change on water availability across the Canadian Prairies. This project is being undertaken in collaboration with our partners ClimateWest and Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC), and support from the RBC Foundation through RBC Tech for Nature. [...]
At the recent Blue Cities conference in Toronto, which typically focuses on water utility concerns, Canadian Water Network extended invitations to individuals from the public health sphere. This infusion led to new health-related topics, such as increased wastewater surveillance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The extensive spread of COVID-19 demanded immediate action [...]
The Government of Canada is making the regulatory process for navigable waters easier and more efficient in response to requests made by local communities. More specifically, the process for asking the federal government to restrict the use of boats on lakes and rivers is being streamlined for all orders of government. The announcement was made by [...]
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 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 [...]
