Sunday, July 27, 2025
$350M in federal funding for new electric transit in Ottawa
Mark Sutcliffe, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, is receiving $350 million in federal funding to contribute towards the purchase of 350 zero-emission buses and…
Octaviana Trujillo, Indigenous leader and scholar, to chair CEC’s JPAC
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced that Octaviana V. Trujillo (Yaqui), Ph.D., founding Chair and Professor Emerita in the Department of Applied Indigenous…
A dozen Canadian companies make it on Cleantech’s Global 100
The annual Global Cleantech 100 list was recently released by the Cleantech Group, a San Francisco-based research organization that aims to showcase significant contributions to…
Canada must accelerate commercialization of domestic cleantech to meet climate goals
Canada cannot meet its 2030 emission reduction target and 2050 net-zero goals without accelerated commercialization and adoption of clean technology, according to a new report…
Green construction company now a climate smart certified business
Green construction company Nexii Building Solutions (Nexii) has been successful in its completion of the Climate Smart Certification program. This award-winning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
12 B.C. First Nations communities advancing energy efficiency through CEDR program
Twelve First Nations communities throughout British Columbia are receiving $7.1 million to develop alternative-energy projects and advance energy efficiency through the province’s Community Energy Diesel…
FCM announces winners of 2022 Sustainable Communities Awards
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has announced the winners of the 2022 Sustainable Community Awards. The awards honour the sustainability projects that demonstrate excellence…
10 Hot Trends: Contemplating tech for a climate-impacted future
Almost 99 per cent of more than 15,000 global early technology adopters say that they expect to be proactively using internet and connectivity-based solutions by…
Rayrock mine remediation project awarded to Sanexen Environmental
Sanexen Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of Logistec Corporation, has announced that it has been awarded the contract for the environmental remediation of the former…
Top100 largest infrastructure projects include low emission transit and clean energy
The annual Top100 Projects report, published by affiliate publication ReNew Canada, features the 100 largest public sector infrastructure projects currently under development in the country.…
Hydro One becomes first utility in Canada to publish sustainable financing framework
Hydro One Limited has published its Sustainable Financing Framework, a first for a utility in Canada. The framework allows Hydro One and its subsidiaries to…
How biogas is changing the Canadian energy industry
Investments in Canada’s renewable energy industry are rising and will only continue to grow through the next decade. Though renewable energy sources currently only make…
Alberta-based Sunnynook solar project expands capacity
Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation has announced the expansion of the Sunnynook Project, one of the company’s most advanced projects under development in Alberta. The project solar…
ESG investing matures while markets reel, according to CK report
The Corporate Knights’ annual responsible investing guide provides informed suggestions for responsible investing and conscientious choices for the financial market. The latest guide was produced…
Young professionals launch engagement plan to build clean hydrocarbon workforce
The Calgary, Alberta-based Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN), and five energy young professional associations — Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals (YEIP), Young Women in Energy (YWE), Young Professionals…
North American leaders summit moves the needle on resilience and innovation
Yesterday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and United States President Joe Biden for the tenth North American…
British Columbia expands blue box and recycling depot capabilities
People throughout British Columbia will now find it easier and convenient to recycle a wider array of single-use plastic items and packaging products in their…
Legal action launched for climate change-related damage
What would you do if you were a member of a municipal council frustrated by the lack of government action on climate change and on…
First all-Canadian, zero-emission concept vehicle unveiled
Project Arrow, the first, all-Canadian, zero-emission connected vehicle, designed and built in Ontario, was recently unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, one of the largest…
Trucking Right Along: Unique remediation solutions for a remote First Nations community
Pikangikum First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation community located on the shores of Pikangikum Lake in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario. The community…
Lafarge Canada continues to decarbonize by converting Nova Scotia plant
Lafarge Canada is continuing to advance in their journey to net-zero with the full transformation of the Brookfield Cement Plant’s cement production in Nova Scotia…
Canada submits climate action progress report to UN
Canada must report regularly on climate action. A new report outlines the federal government’s actions to reduce emissions and address impacts at home and abroad.…
GHD selected as contractor for Port Hope project, Canada’s largest active remediation site
GHD, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, along with its partner and project lead, Bird Construction, received a limited notice to proceed with…
New environmental regulations and statutes in force for 2023
The start of the new year is a good time to update yourself on new standards and rules impacting the industry. According to Ontario’s Ministry…