Canada’s first National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) was released at the end of November. Its main conclusions will sound familiar to anyone working in water, wastewater, or stormwater at the local level.
Long-term infrastructure decision makers have always faced the challenge of forecasting a future they cannot accurately predict — estimating the timing and location of the arrival of that anticipated future. In more stable times, these challenges were manageable. You might have built slightly over or under capacity, but everything eventually balanced out with linear growth. Those times, however, are behind us.
Canadian Water Network is headed to Victoria, B.C. next week for the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association’s national conference. There, our team will lead discussions on critical issues shaping Canada’s water future.
Many utilities across Canada are looking to start their net zero journey, but are often met with familiar challenges: deciding where to start, gaining buy-in from Council, and securing funding. The good news? You don't have to figure it out alone. Canadian Water Network (CWN) recently launched a new Community of Practice to help [...]
Is your municipal water utility looking to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Canadian Water Network (CWN) is here to help! This September, we’re launching two Communities of Practice streams as part of our net zero water project. These communities are designed to bring together utility leaders, technical experts and innovative solutions to help you make real progress [...]
As wildfires increase in frequency and intensity across Canada, their impact goes far beyond scorched forests and smoky skies. They’re quietly threatening one of our vital resources — clean, safe drinking water. On July 21, 2025, Canadian Water Network (CWN) hosted a webinar to explore how communities can increase resilience to climate shocks, with [...]
CWN'S project, Charting the Course to Net Zero Water in Canada, was launched in November 2024. We are pleased to share our progress, which includes new resources to accelerate progress on reducing GHG emissions in municipal water, wastewater and stormwater services.
CWN’s Blue Cities conference is just one month away! The program is now complete, with 60 speakers confirmed. Discussion will focus on the strategic management of risk in uncertain times. Ten interactive sessions have been planned around urgent municipal water sector challenges: managing risk in uncertain times; future trends; finance and investment; adaptive planning; [...]
2024 was a banner year for Canadian Water Network (CWN)! We grew our networks and our program areas, welcomed new members and received an award for our Wastewater-based Surveillance program. You can read about our accomplishments throughout the year in our annual report. The report’s theme is Igniting Interest. Inspiring Action. It captures CWN’s [...]
Register for the final webcast of the wastewater process emissions series, Opportunities for process emissions reductions, on December 12 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Learn about strategies for reducing N2O and CH4 emissions at wastewater treatment facilities and how to implement them in your professional role. Abatement of CH4 will focus on preventative maintenance and [...]
