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Strong Utility Focus at IWA’s World Water Congress
There is a misconception out there that the IWA is “all academic”. This ‘may’ have been ‘mostly’ true many years ago, but over my 12 year involvement, I have seen the focus on utilities and utility management grow significantly. The theme of the last World Water...
Taking Back One of My Rants
Every now and again, I use this column to vent some frustrations. Those rants are usually the most popular, bringing the most reaction from readers. Several months back I expressed my disappointment with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) – suggesting their 5-year...
Maintaining Public Trust in Tap Water
This is my overriding concern in all of the advocacy work we do. How do we address all the challenges, in an open and transparent way, while maintaining public trust in their local tap water? We exist as a professional association to share knowledge and to tackle...
The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!
But so are the Danes and the Japanese and Australians and more! It’s actually 2024, which means IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition is THIS year! Canada will host a world of water experts in Toronto, August 11-15. We began the process to win the hosting...
Federal Watch
Lots of hype and political discussion about the big cabinet shuffle, but it didn’t really change much for our water sector. Minister Guilbeault stayed in Environment and Climate Change, Minister Hajdu stayed with Indigenous Services and Minister Leblanc in Public...
It’s time for a new Federal Infrastructure Program
I know…it’s seems no matter how much money the federal government allots for infrastructure programs, it’s not enough. But municipal infrastructure has a limited lifespan, is expensive to replace, and Canada’s tax structure really doesn’t support us to handle it all...
The Window that Was
As we look back at the Window on Ottawa event, just two weeks ago, I was going to title this piece “Rear View Window”, but that is the complete opposite of the Window on Ottawa concept. The “Window” is always a reference to the front windshield – looking forward to...
Partnering with the World
While CWWA was established to be the voice of Canadian water utilities at a national level, we have also become your representative to the world. Our very structure is designed to ensure a relationship with our American partners at the Water Environment Federation...
The Window is Back…with the Water Canada Summit
Long before we created the National Water & Wastewater Conference to run each November, we have been hosting our famous “Window on Ottawa” event. This has always been CWWA’s signature event, drawing our members to Ottawa to focus on federal water policies and...
What do YOU think of Natural Infrastructure?
Do you think of natural infrastructure at all? How well do you understand the concept? Is your utility doing anything in this area? What are the challenges you face? These are the simple questions we are asking Canadian water leaders in our latest national survey....
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