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PROJECTS l POLICY l INNOVATION
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025
VOLUME 25, NUMBER 6
DRINKING WATER
11 The Last-Mile Paradox
Remote Indigenous communities are stuck with
yesterday’s solutions disguised as progress—but it
doesn’t have to be that way.
By Keyvan Maleki
WATER CANADA AWARDS
14 Celebrating Canada’s Water Leaders
Highlights from the 2025 Water Canada Awards.
FLOOD MITIGATION
18 Predicting the Next Flood
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How Canadian cities are turning to
technology to stay ahead.
By Shreejit Shelar
PROJECT FEATURE
22 Strengthening the System
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Editor’s Note
New water main looks to ease pressure in Coquitlam.
By Saul Chernos
The water community is
a welcoming place.
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FRESHWATER
First Drops
26 Lake Erie’s Next Chapter in Water Protection
Lifewater Canada and 昀氀ood
protection in the Yukon.
Is recovery and reuse the solution to
Lake Erie’s phosphorus problem?
By Michael Go昀케n
8 Water Story:
Diving into Uncertainty
How I turned uncertainty into
opportunity—and discovered an
unexpected passion for water.
By Darlene Suddard
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INNOVATION
30 The Program
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Top 50 Update
Peel Region is transforming how water and
wastewater projects are planned and delivered.
By Charlie Evans
WASTEWATER
Second Narrows Water
Supply Tunnel.
33 More Protection in Proactivity
Preventing wastewater hazards through planning.
By Gen Handley
10 Legal Column:
Weathering the Law
Adaptions to Canadian laws amidst
climate-driven extreme weather.
STORMWATER
35 Sustainable by Design
How a sinkhole at BCIT led to expanded
access to nature.
By Erica Bodie and Kristen Ward
By Conrad McCallum
H2OPINION
Take Water Canada
wherever you go
with our digital
magazine
38 Making Swimmable Cities
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How cities safe for swimming become a form
of environmental advocacy to protect ecosystems
and people.
By Henry Challen
ON THE COVER
Metro Vancouver is constructing a new water main in Coquitlam to meet the growing demand for drinking
water in the region. The 12-kilometre Coquitlam Water Main will be constructed between the north end of
Pipeline Road and Mariner Way at Riverview Crescent. Credit:Metro Vancouver
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