Calgary-based rapid water testing technology firm, FREDsense, has closed a USD $7 million Series A funding round in relation to a new commercially available field-based PFAS detector. The funding round for the device, which allows customers to get results in hours rather than weeks, was led by HG Ventures with participation from Emerald Technology Ventures. […] The post Calgary’s FREDsense secures $7M to scale rapid PFAS water testing device appeared first on Environmental Science & Eng...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
The long-awaited 12.5-kilometre Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project has taken another step forward, with the railway operator officially submitting its application to the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), and moving the Quebec project into the assessment phase, closer to construction. The projected $133-million bypass project has been a priority since the disaster in 2013, when a train […] The post Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project advances with federal application filing appeared first o...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
The Ontario Land Tribunal has conditionally approved the City of Kingston’s proposed tannery development, a major residential and commercial project planned for the city’s Inner Harbour. The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) ruling, released in August 2025 following a five-week hearing earlier in the year, clears the way for a scaled-down version of the development to […] The post Tribunal ruling allows Kingston’s revised Tannery brownfield redevelopment appeared first on Environmental Scie...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
Mine water treatment and management firm, BQE Water Inc., has discharged more than 600,000 m³ of treated water into the environment under its contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., the court-appointed receiver of Victoria Gold Corp., for emergency treatment at the Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon. The heap leach failure and landslide occurred at the Victoria Gold […] The post BQE Water reaches remediation milestone at Yukon mine impacted by cyanide appeared first on Environmental Science & Eng...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
Information Services Corporation (ISC) has entered into an agreement with Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to deliver a new digital records portal that enables 24/7 self-service access to Ontario environmental property records that aim to improve response times for requests related to soil, water, and contamination. Following an initial build phase expected […] The post Ontario forms digital portal deal for environmental property records appeared first on Envi...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
Nova Scotia has announced that a former Dartmouth gold mine, which began production in 1865, will undergo remediation after a combined government investment of more than $33.4 million. While production ceased at the Montague Gold Mines in 1940, it remains contaminated with mercury and arsenic, particularly in a roughly 147-hectare tailings disposal area, according to […] The post Nova Scotia plans mercury, arsenic remediation at Montague Gold Mines appeared first on Environmental Science & ...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
Several individuals and corporations in Burlington, Ontario, have been fined a total of $46,000 in connection with environmental violations that arose more than two decades ago from soil and groundwater contamination linked to perchloroethylene (PCE), a chemical commonly used in dry cleaning. The most recent convictions compounded from the original contamination and stem from a […] The post Ontario dry cleaner’s PCE soil, groundwater contamination leads to failed order compliance appe...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
City officials in Hamilton have announced the temporary closure of Birch Avenue Leash-Free Dog Park, effective June 13, 2025, following soil analysis that found exceedances for contaminants, including heavy metals, relative to Ontario’s parkland standards. Hamilton’s director of environmental services recently relayed the soil sampling and analysis results to city council, which had received complaints […] The post Hamilton dog park closed for further testing after contaminated soil...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine