Government of Canada publishes state of PFAS report and proposed risk management approach
The federal government is moving to add Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the official list of toxic substances.
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03, 2025
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03, 2025
News Splash – Spring 2025
Welcome to the spring edition of News Splash, with Canadian Water Network (CWN) highlights, interviews, and curated news. View the original email layout here. As a country and as a sector, we are navigating challenging times. In response, CWN is doubling down on generating feasible solutions and strategies. Our flagship Blue Cities event (May [...]
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12, 2024
News Splash – Winter 2024
Welcome to the winter edition of News Splash, with Canadian Water Network (CWN) highlights, interviews, and curated news. View the original email layout here. We’re now leading five national networks to address water challenges and opportunities. This quarter, our team shared key insights through expert webinars, case studies, strategic sharing groupsm and a national [...]
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12, 2024
CEO message for the winter edition of News Splash
Over the past year, infrastructure failures in Edmonton, Calgary, Montreal and Winnipeg made the news, which made our 'brilliantly invisible' water systems much more visible. The issue of aging infrastructure dominated discussions among senior water leaders during our meetings held this quarter.
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12, 2024
Thought Leader Interview – Benjamin Morgan
Canadian Water Network's CEO Nicola Crawhall recently sat down for a conversation with Benjamin Morgan, principal and managing director of the Centre for Crisis and Risk Communications.
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12, 2024
Water Leader Spotlight – Russ Munro, Saskatoon Water
Many of Canada's municipal water leaders are exceptional individuals with diverse backgrounds. To celebrate and elevate their contributions, Canadian Water Network is creating profiles that showcase their career paths and insights on industry trends. For our third water leader spotlight, meet Russ Munro, director of Saskatoon Water.
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12, 2024
Winter update from the Canadian Municipal Water Consortium
This fall, the Canadian Water Municipal Consortium continued to support utility leaders in working toward sustainable, equitable and resilient cities. During this quarter we have focused on strategies to communicate with key stakeholders and the public to enhance understanding of complex urban water systems.
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12, 2024
Winter update from our water and health program area
On September 10 – 12, CWN and NCCID hosted the second National Summit on Wastewater Surveillance in Winnipeg. This year's discussion focused on the future of wastewater surveillance.
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12, 2024
Winter update from our water and climate program area
We are advancing collaboration in the municipal water sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by launching a new project funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada. We have also begun to investigate approaches for integrating adaptation planning into long-term municipal water infrastructure and water management projects.
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12, 2024
International research update on PFAS
At a recent workshop hosted by The Water Research Foundation (WRF) and the Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC), some important research findings for water utilities were shared about PFAS transportation, treatment, and fate.
