News and Events

Steve Hrudey wins AWWA’s 2012 A.P. Black Award

Award highlights outstanding research contributions to the water community
Denver, CO, April 17, 2012 — The American Water Works Association announced today that Dr. Steve E. Hrudey will receive the 2012 A.P. Black Award. Established in 1967 in honour of Dr. A. P. Black, the prestigious award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding research contributions to [...]

CWN’s Dr. Grahame Farquhar: Technology to help solve Ontario’s water infrastructure challenges

Dr. Grahame Farquhar, advisor with the Canadian Water Network and a co-chair of the network’s Canadian Municipal Water Consortium, was interviewed by the Financial Post for a special article on Ontario’s water infrastructure challenges and the role new computer technologies can play to solve them.
As reported in the Financial Post‘s April 13, 2012 article, IBM [...]

Waterlution Calgary Hub Earth Day event

[ April 22, 2012; 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm. ]
Waterlution’s Calgary Hub is hosting a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2012 called Our Blue Earth: Tapping in to Local Leadership.

This engaging afternoon includes a screening of the documentary Tapped, an examination of the big business of bottling and commodifying water. Following screening of the film, Waterlution’s Calgary Hub will hold an [...]

Call for expressions of qualifications for research: Managing wildfire risk to municipal waterworks systems in Alberta

Manage forested catchments subject to wildfires to mitigate risks to downstream drinking-water systems

Northumberland Strait Watershed Workshop

Share and experience issues related to watershed management in the Northumberland Strait.
Engage in discussions with graduate students and young professionals from a variety of water disciplines.

Virtual Events — Connecting students & young professionals with dynamic speakers

Join Jean-François Barsoum on May 8 @ 2 pm as he talks about water technology & innovation in Canada.

Assessing pathogen fate, transport and risk in natural and engineered water treatment

Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta • Abstracts deadline extended to April 20, 2012 • Registration open

New research team joins CWN’s Source Source Waters Consortium

Canada’s source waters to become more secure thanks to $1.8 million CWN investment
Funds matched by project partners, launching Secure Source Waters Consortium

Two new research teams join CWN’s Canadian Municipal Water Consortium

Funds invested in innovative municipal water research projects within Canadian Municipal Water Consortium
CWN funds matched more than 2:1 by partners within four new projects

Canadian Water Network joins the Global Water Research Coalition

The Canadian Water Network has joined 12 other world-leading research organizations that have established an international water research alliance known as the Global Water Research Coalition.
“We’re honoured and enthusiastic to be members of the Global Water Research Coalition,” said CWN Scientific Director Kelly Munkittrick.
“The research agendas of the Canadian Water Network and GWRC share much [...]