Nicole Hancock
Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony ...

Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.

Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony to heal Chedoke Creek

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Niagara Tap Water Named Best Tasting in Ontario

Niagara Tap Water Named Best Tasting in Ontario

For the second year in a row Niagara's tap water has been named the best in the province. As part of the Ontario Water Works Association's Annual General Meeting Niagara entered the Taste Test Competition for tap water. The competition allows delegates to sample water from across the province and cast their vote. Niagara's sample taken from the Rosehill Water Treatment Plant in Fort Erie helped the region capture the top spot for the second consecutive year. Joe Tonellato, Director, Water-Wastewater Services says "Congratulations to the Water and Wastewater team at Niagara Region, and those at the Rosehill Water Treatment Plant for being selected as Best Tasting Tap Water. It validates the tremendous work being done by our staff at Niagara Region." The Region will now be compete at the American Water Works Association Best of the Best Test in Toronto in June. 

'This is a legacy thing': Irrigation could be the solution to Niagara's surprising water-scarcity problem

'This is a legacy thing': Irrigation could be the solution to Niagara's surprising water-scarcity problem

Pipelines could be coming down the pike as a coalition of farmers, industry experts, and local politicians are attempting to construct an irrigation network across Niagara to stave off the worsening effects of climate change. Finding a solution to water scarcity has become more and more pressing as climate change has led to an increase in droughts across the Niagara region.

Tatham Engineering names leader for water and wastewater team

Tatham Engineering names leader for water and wastewater team

Jun Liu, P.Eng., has rejoined Tatham Engineering at its office in Collingwood, Ont., as group leader for the firm’s water and wastewater engineering department. Liu has more than 20 years’ experience and has contributed to water and wastewater projects across Ontario. He previously worked at Tatham from 2005 to 2007 as a project engineer. He continued in that role for the city of Barrie, then worked as a water and wastewater process engineer for the regional municipalities of Niagara and York. Most recently, he was a senior engineer with Indigenous Services Canada.

‘It’s a sustainability journey’: Bench Brewery’s mission to reduce wastewater and become carbon neutral

‘It’s a sustainability journey’: Bench Brewery’s mission to reduce wastewater and become carbon neutral

Brewing beer is a thirsty business. On average, it takes around eight litres of water to brew a single litre of beer. But one Niagara brewery is on a mission to half that. When Bench Brewing opened its brewery in Beamsville in 2018, the team was eager to make sure the operations wasted as little water as possible.

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