Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Call for abstracts for 2025 Excess Soils Symposium
The Excess Soils Symposium, which is taking place on September 25th, 2025, is opening up opportunities for program content in the form of individual abstracts,…
Ontario government proposes amendments to the brownfields regulation
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Environnement, Protection de la nature et Parcs has just released proposed amendments to the Brownfields…
Humber Polytechnic on track to be the first higher education institution to hit net zero
Taking action in response to the climate crisis, Humber Polytechnic is significantly accelerating its sustainability goals, advancing its net-zero carbon target by more than two…
Historic partnership to protect nature on Indigenous lands in NWT
Safeguarding nature against climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution requires collective efforts and a shared commitment to environmental conservation and stewardship. Through partnerships with Indigenous…
GHD awarded federal contract to support net-zero fleet goals
GHD, a global professional services company operating in the water, transportation, environmental and energy markets, announces a strategic project with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to…
ALTRA | SANEXEN wins Brownie Award for groundbreaking arctic remediation projects
ALTRA | SANEXEN, in partnership with Qikiqtaaluk Environmental, has been awarded the esteemed Brownie Award for their exceptional work in decontaminating multiple high-priority sites across…
Brownie Awards: Celebrating 25 years of blazing the way for brownfields
It was a special celebration last night at the 25th Anniversary of the Brownie Awards, as a sold-out crowd of 300 environment industry colleagues came…
How to procure with purpose in the carbon removal market
Carbon Removal Canada released a new policy report, “Procuring with Purpose: Canada’s Opportunity to Shape the Carbon Removal Market,” advising how the government can build a…
Market Watch: Indigenous partnership to power clean energy
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada reduced its target interest rate on October 23, 2024, landing at four per cent. The Bank is continuing…
Unlocking brownfield opportunities beyond dig and dump
An upcoming webinar promises to shed light on “Unlocking Opportunities: Beyond Dig and Dump,” presented by the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN), a national network for…
Canada’s 50 most investible cleantech ventures revealed
Foresight Canada, the nation’s largest cleantech accelerator, has announced its annual list of Canada’s 50 most investible cleantech ventures. This year’s Foresight 50 honourees are…
DUC highlights nature-based solutions to protect communities from climate-related disasters
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) recently used the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) to highlight the essential role of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) in protecting communities…
Environment Minister announces major Canadian-led climate finance platform at COP29
To kick off his participation at the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Steven Guilbeault,…
Sustainable Buildings Canada welcomes new executive director
Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC) has announced the appointment of Brynn Nheiley as its new executive director, effective November 12, 2024. A visionary leader dedicated to…
Rapid growth in AI-enabled cleantech unlocking opportunities, according to EDC
Export Development Canada (EDC) has released its annual clean technology (cleantech) report, On the cleantech frontier: How AI is impacting innovation, which takes an in-depth…
Research project launching on novel and innovative remediation technologies
The International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) is launching a new four-year Coordinated Research Project (CRP) to identify novel and innovative low-cost environmental remediation technologies. A…
CitiesAlive 2024 puts the spotlight on green infrastructure
CitiesAlive 2024, celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2024, presented an exceptional event experience. The multi-disciplinary conference, hosted by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the…
Greenwashing or Groundbreaking? The realities of low carbon cement
Before you buy in, find out which solutions are worth your trust—and your investment. By Randy Gue Can you name the most used material in…
City of Toronto awards Veolia contract to operate anaerobic facility
The United Nations and other global organizations have recognized emissions from food and other organic wastes as a leading contributor to unacceptable levels of greenhouse…
Cleantech market to triple to more than $2 trillion over next decade
The rapid uptake of clean energy technologies offers major opportunities for countries looking to manufacture and trade them but also presents challenging decisions for governments,…
Geothermal energy powering a net-zero future at Valhalla Village
Wondering how to achieve affordable housing while supporting sustainable infrastructure design? The new Valhalla Village in Toronto is building the blueprint. To address the urgent…
Feds release draft regulations to cap pollution and Alberta’s premier is “pissed”
The oil and gas sector is Canada’s largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, and emissions from part of the sector continue to grow. As…
Collaboration to Overcome Complexity: The remediation of the Lorado Uranium Mine
Discover how Milestone Environmental Contractors and PBN Nuna Contracting leveraged local collaboration to overcome environmental, logistical, and radiation-related hurdles in Northern Saskatchewan to restore a…
Rogers net-zero targets approved by SBTi
The globally recognized Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved the net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets proposed by Rogers, Canada’s leading communications and entertainment…