Welcome to the summer edition of News Splash. I was pleased to welcome many of you to Blue Cities last month, which was a great reminder of the exceptional talent that exists in the Canadian water sector, as well as the enormous challenges that we face collectively.

Carl Yates concludes his term as Chair on June 20, 2025. We thank Carl for his deep commitment, wise counsel and leadership during his many years of service. We are pleased to announce executive appointments for the roles of Board chair, vice chair and treasurer.

Carl Yates was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Blue Cities 2025. CWN thanks Carl for his many years of service to CWN as Board chair, director and founding member of the Municipal Water Consortium.

Members from CWN’s Municipal Water Consortium met in May to discuss the escalating cost of water infrastructure projects, a widespread and persistent challenge impacting utilities across the country. CWN has captured these insights in a new report.

Organizations need to understand (to the degree possible) known unknowns and unknown unknowns to create effective risk mitigation and resiliency plans. Water utilities around the globe are turning to adaptive planning.

Our peer learning program on wastewater-based surveillance wraps up with six additions to the public health Knowledge-to-Action series. CWN thanks the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases for their collaboration.