Thursday, July 3, 2025
Researchers demonstrate effective method for managing toxic mine waste
Abandoned mine waste may make ripples in the environment, leading to dead trees and ponds with no signs of aquatic life. This is the result…
environment
New Alberta-based $1 billion fund created to invest in energy transition
The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) recently outlined its approach to climate investing and introduced its Energy Transition Opportunities Pool (ETOP), which is a $1…
New cleantech uses pulp and paper waste to scrub emissions
Researchers at McGill University have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and…
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund updates its funding offer
Scott Pearce, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced today that its Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is revising its core funding to enhance its flexibility and…
An iconic Vancouver building achieves zero carbon building standard certification
KingSett Capital, Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd. (in joint venture with Vestcor Inc.) and Reliance Properties Ltd., co-owners of Arthur Erickson Place on West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, recently…
Canadian Brownfields Network conference issues call for abstracts
The Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) is issuing a call for abstracts for presentations at its 2024 national conference. The CBN is a knowledge-based national network…
Public engagement launched on Canada’s GHG reduction target
Environment and Climate Change Canada has launched a public engagement process to hear the opinions of Canadians and Indigenous peoples across the country to inform…
Clean Energy Contracting II: Managing environmental risks for Canada’s largest renewable energy projects
How can Canadian contractors overcome construction challenges and manage environmental risks for clean energy projects? We recently gathered a group of leading experts in the…
Forty-two Indigenous-led conservation projects receive federal funding
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has announced approximately $66 million in funding to support 42 Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country. These projects…
Feds invest into clean hydrogen production in Gatineau
The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has announced an investment of more than $3.3 million in Gazifère Inc. for a clean fuels project in…
Historic land and natural resources agreement for Nunavut
Since Nunavut’s creation as a territory close to 25 years ago, the Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut, and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated have worked…
Trace Associates Inc. acquires XCG Consulting, expands geographic and service offering
Calgary, Alberta-based Trace Associates Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire the assets and employees of XCG Consulting (XCG), an environmental science and engineering consulting…
Environmental engineering and consulting executives share expertise at CE3C
The Canadian Environmental and Engineering Executives Conference (CE3C), a premier event in the Canadian environmental engineering and consulting sector, successfully convened in Vancouver on January…
Ontario supports plan to refurbish OPG’s nuclear station in Pickering
The Ontario government is supporting Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to proceed with the next steps toward refurbishing Pickering Nuclear Generating Station’s “B” units (units…
Environmental consultants come together for SMART remediation
Approximately 250 environmental professionals involved in the remediation sector recently gathered at the Lionhead Golf Club & Conference Centre in Mississauga for this year’s Toronto…
Clean Energy Contracting: Managing environmental risk for Canada’s largest renewable energy projects
With net zero targets on the horizon and a race to global decarbonization, the Canadian energy transition — and the critical clean energy projects that…
Policy POV: Ontario’s electrification and energy transition panel report
The final report of Ontario’s Electrification and Energy Transition Panel was released on January 19, 2024. The report is expected to help achieve collaborative and integrated…
Tree Canada launches carbon tracker app to empower Canadians
With one of the highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the world, many Canadians are looking for ways to live a greener lifestyle this…
Interdisciplinary report indicates air pollution expected to worsen with climate change
Air pollution is the main environmental cause of early death, and new research from experts in Canada and the United States finds that, in about…
U of T decarbonizes with tallest academic mass timber building
How big is the mass timber market in Canada? Not nearly big enough, according to those in the know. The demand for more sustainable construction…
Report on preparing the market, public and infrastructure for hydrogen
The hydrogen market in Canada represents a growing opportunity for the clean energy transition. According to Natural Resources Canada, hydrogen made through Canada’s clean and…
Pilot project planned for circular collaboration with grocers
Canadians have a plastics problem. We throw away more than four million tonnes of plastic waste every year and recycle less than 10 per cent…
First comprehensive report on market outlook for onsite solar in Canada
The sun is shining on the solar energy industry. Canada’s solar industry has rapidly expanded over the past several years, with capacity growing exponentially over…
Feds grant funds for climate resilience research to strengthen infrastructure
New funds from the federal government are going to help Canadian communities – including the infrastructure that supports them – as they experience the impacts…